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Archive for the ‘Living Slow’ Category
So Simple, So Unusual
Posted in Life, Living Slow, Meaning in Life on July 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Dilemma
Posted in Learning Vacations, Living Slow, Orvieto Experiences, Orvieto Italy on May 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The dilemma of trying to blog in Italy
Slow Dance
Posted in Living Slow, Meaning in Life, Slow travel vacations on April 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A dieing child’s poem inspires an understanding of life’s value.
Anticipation
Posted in Living Slow, Orvieto Experiences, Small group travel Italy on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bill Steiner with Adventures in Italy explains what he anticipates about returning to Orvieto.
Paying Attention
Posted in Living Slow, Meaning in Life, Orvieto Italy, Slow travel vacations, Technology on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eckhart Tolle in “A New Earth” points out that “A short attention span makes all your perceptions and relationships shallow and unsatisfying. Whatever you do, whatever action you perform in that state , lacks quality, because quality requires attention.”
I’ve written often here about the intangibles of our trips to Italy. In fact, one of the [...]
Loving Italy
Posted in Learning Vacations, Living Slow, Meaning in Life on February 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am reading “Living in A Foreign Language” by Michael Tucker. It is about his moving to an area near Spoletto in Umbria. In it, early on before he has actually made the move, he describes a lunch at an agriturismo near Spoletto.
What amazed me was that I could easily picture the scene. I could [...]
Doing Nothing
Posted in Learning Vacations, Life, Living Slow, Meaning in Life, Orvieto Experiences, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is a wonderful daily e-mail note on Italy called the Italian Notebook. It provides little insights into all kinds of things Italian. If you love Italy, or the thought of it, you might want to subscribe.
Today’s note was about doing nothing – niente in Italian. It is about Lake Bracciano in the winter, and [...]
Slow Travel
Posted in Learning Vacations, Living Slow, Meaning in Life, Orvieto Italy, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy on January 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Slow travel is what Kristi and I do. We find it so much more satisfying. We have talked to people who have been to Orvieto briefly. It’s what most people do – see the Cathedral, which is spectacular, walk around a little bit and leave. What is so sad, is how much they miss.
Fast is [...]
Slowing Down
Posted in Learning Vacations, Living Slow, Meaning in Life, Orvieto Italy, Slow travel vacations, Small group travel Italy on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
American actor and songwriter Eddie Cantor said, “Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” This from a man who died in 1964 before the crazy pace of today.
His words are so apt today, [...]
Life is Tough
Posted in Living Slow on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mark Twain made this comment. He said, “Life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time, all your weekends, and what do you get at the end of it? . . . Death, a great reward.”
That’s one way to look at it. As Christmas winds down and we learn that our consuming way [...]
