For beating stress and calming anxiety, two of the best things you can do are to, one, stay active – especially if you choose an activity that will be meaningful beyond your day-to-day life. And, two, get outdoors. The fresh air and natural beauty can heal your soul and help …
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Major Dan Moss of the U.S. Air Force says he would never compare himself to Santa Claus. But it’s hard not to. After all, he’s the Mission Commander for Operation Christmas Drop, which airdrops bundles of humanitarian supplies to impoverished islanders across the Pacific Ocean, every year at Christmastime. The …
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Review of Memoir of a 2G: Story of Secrecy and Resilience by Patricia C. Bischof Patricia Bischof is an artist and teacher in Tucson. She teaches art at Marana Middle School, creates mixed-media and found-object artworks, and collects vintage women’s accessories. She’s also a “2G”: the daughter of two Holocaust …
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Admitting you’re wrong can be one of the best ways to look good and impress people. Years ago, I was talking to my boyfriend, John, on a cordless phone, while a summer storm thundered outside. He told me we should hang up because I might get electrocuted if lightning struck …
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I have executive dysfunction. When I was a kid, my friends called me “wishy washy” because I never had a preference about how to spend our after-school time. Growing up, I never actually chose a career — the decision seemed so complicated. I went to college as an “undecided” major, …
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The Director of ‘Mystery of Now’ talks about her journey as a film maker. For Audrey Buchanan, creating art began when she was a little girl, with the joy of imagination. “I come from a family of storytellers,” she says, “and from a young age my imagination was my favorite …
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Harriet Tubman, the American abolitionist and activist, said it before I did: “Don’t ever stop. Keep going.” Tubman was speaking to escaped slaves she was helping get to the North via the Underground Railroad. “If you want a taste of freedom, keep going,” she said. Tubman had escaped from slavery …
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It’s inevitable that in your development as a human being, you will come to believe things you don’t currently believe. And you will stop believing things that you currently do believe. You will change your beliefs about yourself, your life, the world, other people, your relationships, your job and work, the universe — practically every aspect …
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I’m writing this from a hotel room in Peel, a tiny town on the west coast of the Isle of Man. This morning I had breakfast watching the Irish Sea wash the beach just steps from the hotel’s front porch, and tonight I plan to sit on a bench on …
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Even Arizonans know that when the weather turns cool, it’s time to pull on warm clothes and start eating more hot foods and warming drinks – it’s a natural instinct that keeps us healthy. When I lived at Reevis Mountain School with Peter Bigfoot, I learned to use herbal teas …
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