Category: LOCATIONS
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MAKING MY PEACE … with nature as the antidote
MAKING MY PEACE … with nature as the antidote … feeling overwhelmed? … this poem gets it … In a world where noise is constant and truth is blurry, the poem “For Sanity Press Pause” by Kathryn von Bergen, offers a rare thing: a poetic exhale. The poem questions modern contradictions — where good is mocked, effort goes unrewarded, and digital noise drowns our intuition. Instead of…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with tranquility
MAKING MY PEACE … with tranquility … all I am saying is give peace a chance … and it can be mapped … Do you remember bean bags? I think it started with a purple bean bag in the corner of my bedroom. From a large family and noisy activity in the home, it was my…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the superpowers of reindeer
Making My Peace … with the superpowers of reindeer Reindeer can help human learn more about depression, say scientists. Is that so? What I do know is that reindeer seem magical to me. In 2019, the New Scientist LIFE magazine wrote about the superpowers of reindeer. Do they really have superpowers, like unlocking…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with World Mental Health Day 2023 in Cambodia
Making My Peace … with World Mental Health Day 2023 in Cambodia October 10 was World Mental Health Day 2023 with the theme “Mental health is a universal human right.” I was in rural Cambodia, talking with 19-22-year-old university students. The Covid-19 global pandemic affected school-aged students everywhere, placing mental health firmly in…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with seasonal sadness
Making My Peace … with seasonal sadness Like the last scene of a riveting adventure movie on a cold night, you know that it will end, that you’ll don your coat over the pretty dress that you really wanted everyone to see, and contemplate the way home. Cheaper by bus, quicker by taxi,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with the end of summer vacation
Making My Peace … with the end of summer vacation It is September as I write: the long, summer August vacation in France is over. For me, I did not take a month-long vacation as the French do; instead, I took two, short, 4-day trips – remaining in France, no more than two…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with limited love and light in Paris
Making My Peace … with limited love and light in Paris Three times in Paris I have fallen in the street. Last week, I tripped on the pavement as I was navigating my way around restaurant tables, and bruised my calf. An elderly French gentleman helped me up. Another time, I tripped on the…