Questions to Get You Out of the Quarantine Slump

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH The days seem to blend together in this Groundhog Day that is COVID-19 quarantine. I would like to suggest six questions that will cause introspection and perhaps prompt you to certain actions that will lift your spirits.  Hi, again. It’s me, still in quarantine. How are you doing? Hanging in there? I […]

#optoutside

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright.” ~ Walden by Henry David Thoreau Summer is nigh upon us! Stores nationwide have their swimsuits and outdoor pools at the forefront of their aisles. Most places in the United States […]

Outdoor Therapy: Nature’s Cure

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH When Stacy Bare returned from his deployment to Baghdad in 2006, he struggled with alcoholism, a cocaine habit, and suicidal thoughts. In 2010, a fellow veteran took him rock climbing and things began to turn around. “If I hadn’t started climbing, I’d probably be another sad statistic. The focus it gave me […]