As we navigate this wild and very dark time, we find ourselves finding wisdom in unexpected sources. Here are two that have given us a feeling of expansion and re-orientation.| Improvised Life
Although we've walked many, and have made a few ourselves, we only recently heard the expression 'desire paths' to describe unplanned trails created by human desire. It got us thinking about about what is really at play in their making...| Improvised Life
Forced by a virus to endure a long convalescence in bed, it was impossible for Elisabeth Tova Bailey to imagine a future; “All of life was out of reach.” Only it wasn't. A forest snail that took up residence on her nightstand, living in a pot of violets, would change her life and become the impetus for a remarkable book.| Improvised Life
In our long life, we've learned a great deal about New Years resolutions from abandoning them so many times that we finally got with the fact that they generally didn't work. We relate mightily to this wise, funny little video we found in Instagram...| Improvised Life
Lately, we've been hearing about glimmers, tiny moments of awe and beauty that spark joy, calm, well-being and help our nervous systems feel relaxed and balanced (the opposite of stressors and triggers.) Glimmers can be the seemingly ordinary things, as well as very unexpected ones.| Improvised Life