Walk the plank
Feel the fear, and do it anyway. –Susan Jeffers The water in the pool at my YWCA is a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit. I imagine it is kept at that temperature for all the AARP members, like me, who have aches and pains brought on by strenuous activity like breathing. …
Using the Net for good
I leave for the Oregon coast to stay at the best B&B in the universe (working hard, of course) and 37days gets in the news. Perhaps I should travel more often. Smile. Here’s a surprising and cool mention of 37days in the Christian Science Monitor that someone emailed this morning. Many …
37days playing with the cool kids
You’ll note a new icon in the right column of 37days, with a bright red seal. Thanks to Guy Kawasaki for including 37days in his new venture, Alltop.com. According to their website, they "help you explore your passions by collecting stories from ‘all the top’ sites on the web." It’s …
We are our most powerful at our most ordinary
What a lovely surprise to find my happy self on AOL Canada’s Lifestyle page today. Perhaps you will enjoy the interview Sarah Treleaven did with me–on the topic of happiness, and life being a verb, after all. Thanks, Sarah! Is there any greater joy than hammock life?
What does freedom really feel like?
On this day of celebration in the U.S., it is too easy to take for granted the freedoms we enjoy here. Let’s pause–amidst the rambunctious grilling of soy burgers and the shopping for extra long jersey knit sky blue dorm room sheets–to list the freedoms we have. Go ahead. I’ll …
Dance, dance, wherever you go
To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak. – Hopi saying A reader named Allan must know me well. "I think you might enjoy this video," he wrote. Of course, I LOVED it. As I watched it, I wanted to BE Matt. I wanted to dance. I wanted …
Name your pig and your chicken
If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it. -Brendan Francis To the naked eye, this might look like picture of a little plastic pig and a little plastic chicken. But it is not. In fact, you could not be more wrong. This isn’t a …
Trust yourself
It is by logic we prove. It is by intuition we discover. -Henri Poincare Recently, I was asked to speak to a class of seniors at my alma mater, Guilford College. After the class convened, we set out across campus and hiked a short distance into the woods on campus. …
I’ll be looking for you. I’ll know you when I see you.
A quick little "mark your calendar" for readers in the Asheville area. Or in any area, really, in case you’ve been hankering to visit Asheville and this might fit into your travel plans…! (Subliminal message: Come! Come!) Just confirmed a September 20th book launch, reading, and signing at the fabulous …
Don’t end up simply having visited this world.
It was late when we got there, to Mary Alice’s house. A visit that was years ago now, so the details don’t remain with me in deep clarity, but the sense I had of that space is still so strong–from out of a dark night we entered into color. It …
