The quest for happiness and joy is as old as humanity itself, or possibly far, far older, depending on how much self-awareness you believe is needed to appreciate these things. Either way, it’s been kind of a long time. Which makes you wonder why we don’t already have a huge world surplus of both of … [Read more...] about The Search for Happiness and Joy 1
New Sort of Direction for Slow Dude
I’ve decided to make a few changes to Slow dude to help me refine its focus and look at particular areas in a more detailed and real way. So far, it has largely been a collection of travel, health, productivity and personal insight type posts, basically whatever was foremost in my mind when I sat … [Read more...] about New Sort of Direction for Slow Dude
So, I Like Walking in Stormy Weather…
Since writing my post about later day walking, I’ve also confirmed that I really like walking in the rain, particularly stormy type rain. But even ominously darkening skies are good. I think the main appeal of walking later in the day is the world becomes calmer and more coherent. There is basically … [Read more...] about So, I Like Walking in Stormy Weather…
More Thoughts on Who You Really Are
Since I wrote my original post about the power of asking yourself who you are, at a core, heart kind of level, I’ve had some really useful feedback and also reexamined the idea myself from a few different angles. Mostly the feedback was along the lines of how should I start to answer that, can I … [Read more...] about More Thoughts on Who You Really Are
So Just Tell Me, Who Are You Really?
A couple of days ago, I was reading a blog post in which the author described how he chose the tasks that were most important for him to focus on each day. His core guideline for this was to prioritize the activities that had the most positive impact on his life “as a writer.” It probably seems like … [Read more...] about So Just Tell Me, Who Are You Really?
Later Day, Twilight and Moonlit Walks
I understand it may be a little unusual, but I love walking in the late afternoon, evening and, when possible, night. It might be an introvert thing but the light softens, the world slows and grows a little quieter and you can enjoy some sense of solitude. Being in motion outdoors is good pretty … [Read more...] about Later Day, Twilight and Moonlit Walks
