The article At Capacity by Melissa Kirsch (copied here) appeared today in my morning New York Times newsletter and it really resonated with me. Her struggles are painfully familiar. I am also an avid reader who has trouble remembering what I’ve read, especially if I read it on my Kindle, where everything seems transient and ephemeral. It’s different with hardcopy books; every time I pick them up, I see the title and the cover and those visuals seem to help…somewhat. Sadly, books aren’t the only things I wrestle with. Continue reading
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Iceland in Winter? Yes, Please.
Iceland—a small country, the size of Ohio, hanging just under the Arctic Circle between Greenland and Norway—has become a very popular tourist destination. No surprise! Deservedly called the Land of Fire and Ice, it has 32 active volcanic systems sitting above a mantle hot spot and 269 named glaciers, including Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest. It also boasts about 10,000 waterfalls and is a highly ranked place to catch the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). But would you want to go there in winter when there is very little daylight and the weather is less (a LOT less) than balmy? I did…and loved it!
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New Year Resolutions: the Worst, Best, and Latest
New year, new you!!
Ah… if it was only that easy. New Year resolutions are a common way to set an intention and work toward it….at least for a while. My friend John once posted “I’m opening a gym called ‘Resolutions.’ It will have exercise equipment in it for the first two weeks and then it turns into a bar for the rest of the year.” It is funny because it rings true. Statistics vary, but most show that a very small percent actually fully achieve their goals and many quit trying within a month or two. I have often been among this group.
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