On a Thursday morning in mid-February, writer Donna Ashworth woke up in lockdown in Scotland, and something felt different. “You could feel the collective quiet,” she said. At night, her neighborhood no longer came to life with raucous cheers and clapping for health care workers. Her phone was no longer buzzing with messages from group…
Working to Become More Trustable
As a husband, father, and man, one of the things I crave most is for my loved ones to trust me. It’s something I want with my team, my readers, my coaching clients, and the members of my Sea Change and Fearless Training programs. And I’ve worked hard over the years to become more trustable….
Handshakes and Hugs Are Good for You
When was the last time you shook someone’s hand, or kissed them on the cheek to say hello? The pandemic has put a stop to these simple gestures, while social distancing and strict hygiene practices have become part of our everyday lives as a necessary way of minimizing the spread of the virus. But should…
Loneliness Is Killing You (Yes, Even You!)
Commentary Loneliness is poison. It is deadly. Loneliness is literally killing us. And if you just rolled your eyes, I’m especially talking to you. Over the past couple of decades, researchers have repeatedly found a direct link between loneliness and a host of physical and psychological problems, like heart disease and mental illness. Loneliness slowly dissolves us…
Shepherding Love: On Poussin’s Poetic Landscape
April 17, 2021
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Sitting on a high rock, he would sing as he gazed out to sea. … In this way Polyphemus shepherded his love with singing. —Theocritus, “Idyll XI,” trans. Neil Hopkinson Serenity rules over the meadows, peace over the sea. Clouds part as white gulls hover among rocky peaks and rich leaves. It’s in this bucolic…
Paris’s Historic Fan-Making Museum Desperate to Stay Afloat Amid Threat of Closure
The Paris Fan Shop, known in France as Musée de l’Eventail, is registered as a historical monument. It’s now being forced to close its doors permanently due to rent arrears of 117,000 euros (about $139,200). Workshop owner and fan-maker Anne Hoguet explains that “in the past few years, the museum had been managed by an…
Praise the Graze: Where Angus Cattle Roam Free
Back to Nature The best things in life remain as they have for generations; no new technology or innovations in science can compare to the authenticity of nature in her truest form. Conscientious ranchers across the United States have increasingly set out to bridge the gaps between nature, animals, the environment, and people, by raising…
Five Essential Starter Gardening Tools for Beginners
Gardening is a fun and inexpensive hobby with the potential of offering hours of fun and entertainment. What better way to enjoy the fresh air this spring than by trying your hand at growing some new plants? You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on purchasing supplies. This article will introduce you to the…
Sacred Smoke: The Benefits of Smudging
The practice of burning sage in one’s surroundings, or “smudging,” is an ancient Native American ritual that is increasingly popular across cultures. Beyond associated spiritual beliefs, there is growing scientific reason to consider that the smoke from sage and other herbs could have a positive impact on one’s physical environment as well as their physiological…
Golden Age Illustrator Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale’s ‘Famous Women’
April 15, 2021
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Born in Surrey, England, in 1871, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1871–1945) was a well-respected illustrator and painter of her day. In 1896, she created a lunette titled “Spring,” which was used in the Royal Academy Dining Room. In 1902, she had the honor of becoming the first female member of the Institute of Painters in Oils. She…
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