Be Wild Blog
Get Wild: How Being Outdoors (Even in Winter) Can Improve Your Health and Happiness
I was interviewed for a blog by my friend Bev Bachel, with Retirement Wisdom. She was hoping to encourage more people to get outside “even in winter.” So, with the good fortune of being in northern Minnesota right now, where we still have over 2 feet of snow on the [...]
Work/Life Equity
Work/Life Equity Equinox is upon us. That time, just twice a year, when daylight and darkness are equal. Ahh, the balance of it all. And it happens only twice a year. Even our planet seems to understand that perfect balance just isn’t intended to happen all the time. So many [...]
From zooming sled dogs to Zoom meetings, how do we keep and hold people’s attention?
From zooming sled dogs to Zoom meetings, how do we keep and hold people’s attention? As I write this, I am deep into planning the Healing the Healers Dogsled Days -- the day trips my mushing partner and I have envisioned and discussed and imagined and created over many, many [...]
What if we lightened up a little bit?
What if we lightened up a little bit? I was trying to decide how I would approach a speaking engagement in which most attendees were going to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask. For me, there was no question that I would wear one (or maybe two), but I [...]
Solstice is a powerful teacher
Solstice is a powerful teacher: the trickster who invites you to go out sledding on a moon-less night. Daring you to take a risk, to lean in, to stay with what is uncertain and unseen. She whispers in your ear as the sled starts to move, “Your vision limits you [...]
The Cure for exhaustion
The cure for exhaustion As we enter this time of winter solstice—the shortest days and longest nights—it feels like a time ripe for reflection. It’s been a challenging year world-wide as we continue to wrangle with a pandemic that has left no one and nothing untouched. And I have yet [...]
