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Cicadas hold particular meaning for me. We hear them a lot more often than we see them, so I took the unusual opportunity for a photograph today. This one was lying dead on the bicycle path, somewhat the worse for … Continue reading
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Creating a Life Worth Living by Carol Lloyd (1997) is a classic in the self-help genre for artists, providing a pattern for career design.
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My garden this year has shifted focus from vegetables to flowers. This morning’s offering include a new lover, the California poppy, and an old boyfriend, ‘Abraham Darby’ rose.
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After posting a daily photo journal on Flickr for more than seven months in 2008 I seemed to burn out for one reason, and then another. Over the next few years I often took photos but did not process or … Continue reading
A new study of chimpanzees and gorillas offers clues about how diet may affect human disease.
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There are different kinds of gratitude: spontaneous joy and the simple practice of appreciating things.
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Mindfulness is a great tool for emotional well-being, but alone it can’t treat depression. Here’s my experience, and why it’s important.
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Drawing water from a spring inspires reflection on where this essential resource comes from.
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Always remind yourself: somewhere, someone else has it worse. … Continue reading
Bees attract attention. Even if you’re not afraid of them, when there’s a bee around, you take notice. Besides the fact that they sting, bees have been in the news because of their decline due to the mysterious colony collapse … Continue reading