The Often Overlooked Critical Component to Survival
It was 2004 or so when I first heard of the Slow Foods Movement. Started in Italy, Slow Foods was a reaction to, you guessed it, fast food. The … Read More
Wooly Eyes and Bright Illumination
July 6, 2020
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Sarah B
From the start of the pandemic (or really, our attention to it here in the States), I’ve been fascinated by how it’s worked as a sort of highlighter or illuminator. … Read More
When the Doing Follows the Being
June 8, 2020
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Sarah B
I’ve been in the midst of a very slow-rolling project of scanning and organizing all of my photographs for some time now. During a recent dive into a folder, I … Read More
Raising the Dialogue, Part 1: Listening Past Words
May 11, 2020
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Sarah B
For some time now, it’s felt to many of us as though public dialogue has devolved into different sides shielding themselves behind stone walls while lobbing opinions at one another. … Read More
Time Travel for the Sake of the Now
April 13, 2020
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Sarah B
While I’m an advocate for and practitioner in living as much in the present moment as possible (an ever-imperfect attempt, for me, at least), there are historically two ways I’ve … Read More
Laughter in a Locked Ward
March 23, 2020
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Sarah B
There’s a moment from a handful of years ago that I think I will remember my whole lifetime. A deeply courageous, very pregnant woman I knew was experiencing a … Read More
Opening the Book on Aging
February 24, 2020
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Sarah B
My mother – Dr. Cheryl Greenberg, The Age Coach – was the picture of Parisian style when she spoke to my coaches group the Friday before last: Her sharply-styled … Read More
An Ordinary No?
February 17, 2020
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Sarah B
Two words keep repeating in my mind since I heard them in a podcast a number of weeks ago: Ordinary no. The podcast is The Secret Live of Black … Read More
When Netflix Nurtures and When It Numbs
December 9, 2019
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Sarah B
I cancelled dinner with friends on Saturday. I spent the morning feeling gross in a way that I’m pretty sure had to do with a combo of sinus pressure and … Read More
3 Untrue Things
August 25, 2019
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Sarah B
Untrue things we, as a society, like to believe: Fairness exists, including reward for merit and punishment for misdeed. With enough work, we can banish all of our negative feelings … Read More