To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House

"I realized a few years ago that my level of happiness is directly correlated to how much time I spend outside." And one of the things that I say, is we wake up... Most of the time in modern life, we wake up in a box, we get in a box, we drive to a box, to sit in a box and stare at a box. And there's something about being outside, like even just so

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The physician and writer, Oliver Sacks, explains the value of gardens:

“As a writer, I find gardens essential to the creative process; as a physician, I take my patients to gardens whenever possible. All of us have had the experience of wandering through a lush garden or a timeless desert, walking by a river or an ocean, or climbing a mountain and f... See more

We can spend so much time in our homes, cars, offices, and shopping malls that we feel removed from nature and separate from each other and even ourselves. With our world so circumscribed, we become cut off from a natural vitality and connection with life. We may feel numb, flat, or simply disconnected from a sense of purpose. Spring flowers and wi

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