Here is a poem that I noticed while staying at the Wolf Den Cabins (near Algonquin park) this past week. I thought it was beautiful.
Its called “Advice from a Tree”:
Advice from a Tree, By Ilan Shamir
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Category Archives: Living Simple
The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver
If I Had My Life to Live Over, by Nadine Stair
“I would like to make more mistakes next time.
I’d relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I had been on this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.
Success On My Terms….
This is an article I wrote in response to a request by my former business school, who asked some women alumni to write about their priorities ….
This is what I wrote:
Some Tips for Everyday Mindfulness, Madeline Klyne
- When you first wake up in the morning, before you get out of bed, bring your attention to your breathing. Observe five mindful breaths.
- Notice changes in your posture. Be aware of how your body and mind feel when you move from lying down to sitting, to standing, to walking. Notice each time you make a transition from one posture to the next.
LIIFE ON PAUSE
A selfie, like any photograph, interrupts
experience to mark the moment. In this, it
I Miss Landlines
I miss the time when we all had landlines. Where you could go out, free of cell phones and gadgets; no one could reach you and there were no interruptions by flashing little red lights, buzzes or beeps to draw you away from what you were doing or seeing.