Resilience in Nature

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I’ve been blessed in my daily walks with inspiration and a repair of my spirit. This quote from Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, really speaks to me. “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature…the assurance …

Solvitur Ambulando: It Is Solved By Walking

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The Latin phrase “Solvitur Ambulando” means “It is solved by walking,” and is attributed to Diogenes. Walking? “What problems have ever been solved by walking?” you may ask. Walking is decidedly low-tech and not particularly glamorous. Nothing could be more simple for those of us lucky enough to be ambulatory. Walking is so boring that the word for a person …