Walking along the street toward work in the morning darkness, I watched the seconds on my phone stopwatch slowly tick toward 8:15am. Only 45 seconds to go. I was ready to make the call. Careful to keep my footing on the icy pavement, I watched the seconds creep by…tick…tick…tick. But what was it I had …
Month: December 2019
I read that doctors in Scotland are prescribing a walk in nature to people afflicted with mental illness, diabetes, heart disease, and stress, amongst other conditions. Science says that going for a walk in the wilderness is good for us. And there are plenty of stories about people who find, to their surprise, that it’s …
*Photo by Julian Idrobo, Creative Commons I used to live in Australia’s tropical north where it’s so hot and humid that you long to swim in the dazzling blue sea. But you’d be wise to resist the temptation unless you wish to share the experience with saltwater crocodiles. What I didn’t realise, until I flew …