It’s been a while since I mentioned The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter. It was my favourite read of last year. Every now and then something that Easter mentioned in the book pops into my brain. Like the fact that our ancestors, the hunter gatherers, were extremely fit. Not only were they fit, but their…
I forget where I first read about the Japanese concept of forest bathing. They call it shinrin-yoku. And it’s basically taking time to walk in the forest. Being surrounded by trees. And it doesn’t need to be an actual forest. But the trees are important. It’s about taking some time in nature. For us urban…
For four years, I had a gratitude practice. I would list 5 things that I was grateful for. Daily. They could be big things or little things. There were repeats, obviously. But it made me think about and be appreciative for what I’ve got. I started being less consistent in listing my gratitude in the…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how I had been practising mindfulness, but I wasn’t sure that there were any concrete benefits yet. This weekend, I was involved in a fender bender. A driver in the right line decided he wanted to make a ninety degree left hand turn without checking to see…
For years, I’ve been hearing about the benefits of meditation. I’ve heard it from multiple sources, many different times. I kept telling myself I’ve got to try it, But I never got started. I tried it a couple of times but it didn’t stick. One of the benefits of doing the Miracle Morning SAVERS is…
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