I am honored to win the 2016 Community Media Rika Welch leadership award for community impact; a testimony to the Guests who shared their stories on MidLIFE Matters. In addition, an 2018 interview I did with Judith Altmann, a Holocaust Survivor, won an award. In 2020 and 2021 two other awards acknowledged the content of interviews dealing with Child Sex Trafficking in CT and Non-Profit leadership. In 2023 MidLIFE Matters won First Place for a Profile Talk Show.Find an "Undisclosed Location?"
Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 08:55AM Is being busy an addiction? A way to avoid self-reflection? Something we sign up for without reading the list of possible side effects? In his NYT article, "The Busy Trap", Tim Kreider suggests the answers to these questions is "yes." (07/01/12).
Without scolding, Tim warns us about missing out on our lives. As we frantically over-book our calendars, we fail to nuture friendships and favor screen savers over savoring the natural world around us. This hollow effort to avoid anxiety comes at our own peril: Idleness is as "indispensable to the brain as Vitamin D is to the body." It invites inspiration, and daydreaming renews our souls.
I recently read that some researchers think nightmares are the body's way of waking us up because we are not supplying sufficient air to the brain - often due to sleep apnea. Soldiers are getting sleep kits to help them get much-needed rest when 'in country', to increase their chances of coming home again. And it is thought that day dreaming can help rewire repititive flashbacks and PTSS nightmares.
Can YOU find an 'undisclosed location' to work from, even occassionally? It is essential for workers, as well as warriors, to "unplug" -- and not just on vacation.
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