Tag: health

  • Holiday superpowers

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, December 20, 2024 “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” – Albert Einstein Almost 40 years ago during off-season, before it was monitored or had many — if any — rules or restrictions as a climbing area, we pulled into the Indian Creek Campground, about three hours…

  • Simplicity itself

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, December 06, 2024 “Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.”  -Henry David Thoreau When my daughter was about six years old, a neighbor had a few girls over for a playdate and did something so brilliant it became a touchstone for me: With nothing to offer in the way…

  • Fight for light

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, November 22, 2024 I don’t know the precise science behind the effects of holiday lights on the human brain, but this time of year, I know it’s more than just early Christmas displays that get me veering toward ropes and ropes of tiny bulbs that hold the promise of more sparkles…

  • Fiber fan club

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, October 25, 2024 “Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.” — Erma Bombeck There was an iconic moment 28 years ago, as the mother of a toddler, when I witnessed a parent friend hand her two kids under…

  • Bittersweet

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, October 11, 2024 I adore pomegranates – the sweet arils and their bitter seeds, and everything these bursts of goodness can add to a salad, a dessert, a smoothie bowl, or just a messy, stain-making hand-to-mouth experience. Growing up, we’d see them relegated to sad displays of exotic grocery store fruits,…

  • Stresslaxing (Yes, it’s a thing)

    Telluride Daily Planet, Friday, September 27, 2024 “For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” — Lily Tomlin Growing up, I don’t remember much relaxing around our house. Honestly, there was my mom smoking and listening to Mozart, which was the closest thing she had to a daily mindfulness meditation. And I can recall exactly one image…