#15 Pumpkin Spice, & Everything Nice

So, many times in these Wildfulness episodes, I tackle meaningful and substantive topics. . . at least, I try to. But today's episode is purely along the lines of edutainment, and maybe not even that, maybe just pure silliness. But with the state of the world, and amount of angst and pain we are seeing … Continue reading #15 Pumpkin Spice, & Everything Nice

#8 Your Brain on Nature: Mountains vs Internet & SmartPhones

"It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air, that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit." —Robert Louis Stevenson Do you ever get the feeling that as much as you love your … Continue reading #8 Your Brain on Nature: Mountains vs Internet & SmartPhones

#4 Got Escape Valve? Try a Hammock.

Everybody needs a place to hideaway sometimes. It is primordial. When animals are sick or dying, they go into hiding. When things get to be too crazy for us humans, instead of hiding our crazy, sometimes it's easier and more effective to just hide ourselves, if we have a place to go. And with today being National Hammock Day, it's time to recognize the iconic rope swing, that brings with it a back-to-basics approach to finding just a little bit of quiet and repose, away from the tumult and the tyranny of the everyday. Read more . . .