Tag: nature and sanity
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MAKING MY PEACE … with walking in rural France
MAKING MY PEACE … with walking in rural France … walking into stillness … There are journeys we take not to arrive quickly, but to slow down. My trip to Romilly in Normandy, France, was one of those journeys. On a recent trip north of Paris, I boarded a regional train and rode out toward Romilly for 90 minutes,…
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MAKING MY PEACE … with photographing flowers
MAKING MY PEACE … with photographing flowers … sensory immersion in bloom … Flowers soothe the soul, don’t they? Whether it’s wandering through the grand displays of the Chelsea Flower Show or simply spending time in Aunt Jeanne’s flower-filled country garden in France, I’m reminded again and again of the mental health benefits flowers give to me. Being among…
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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…