What Works: Solo playdates
In my column about nonnegotiables, I talked about Julia Cameron’s concept from The Artist’s Way of the “artist date” — where you make a playdate…
walk in the park
Take your risks now, as you grow older you become more fearful and less flexible. And I mean that literally. I hurt my knee this week on the treadmill, and it wasn’t even on. — Amy Poehler
FAST from unnecessary transportation today — walk and take the stairs when you have the chance. PRAY for an appreciation of your age and stage…
If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles. — C. S. Lewis
Take a “prayer walk” today. Take a small walk outside that you do not normally do and realize God’s hand in the beauty of nature.
So we saunter toward the Holy Land; till one day the sun shall shine more brightly than ever he has done, shall perchance shine into our minds and hearts, and light up our whole lives with a great awakening light, so warm and serene and golden as on a bank-side in Autumn. — Henry David Thoreau, from “Walking”
Today, take a slow walk and appreciate the natural surroundings.
Recession-Proof Summer Fun
Get in Touch with Nature: Go for a hike It doesn’t matter if you live near the mountains — going for a hike, or a…
Romance in a Recession
Tim is an unmarried 29-year-old with a master’s in statistics. He’d like to meet a great woman, get married and start a family, but he…
What Works: Sun Worship
Summer is upon us, and the other day when I read Therese Borchard’s post in Beyond Blue on Beliefnet about how lack of sun exposure has led to a Vitamin D deficiency crisis across this country, it struck me: Our bodies are designed to need sun. Is that a hint or what? We are built to be outside.
Relationship Strategies in an Economic Downturn
This morning, I appeared live on “The Early Show” on CBS to discuss dating and relationship strategies during an economic downturn. Watch the show here…
Pure Sex, Pure Love
According to our recent BustedHalo survey, respondents said they went on their first date, on average, at age 16. But what if you’re in your…
