Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
reframing our understanding of how we achieve the “good life” and…
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Mia Birdsong • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
From this new perspective, it becomes possible to see that preparing nutritious meals for your children might matter as much as anything could ever matter, even if you won’t be winning any cooking awards; or that your novel’s worth writing if it moves or entertains a handful of your contemporaries, even though you know you’re no Tolstoy. Or that vi
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
The pandemic rubbed our noses in that reality by taking away so much that we’d taken for granted. Of course, impermanence has always been the norm. Friends move away. Family members die. Social media communities dissolve. We leave our hometowns for school or better jobs. As our communities repeatedly splinter, we’re forced to engage in a lifelong r
... See moreSteven Rinella • Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature
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