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Save Our Selves, Save Our Planet

May 13, 2021  by Dr. Suki Munsell

How obvious it seems to me now.

Saving ourselves through right action including diet, exercise, expressing gratitude, and other positive acts, are the very same actions that improve life on our planet.

"A deep awareness of the gifts of the earth and of each other is medicine," writes Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants.

A Call to Joyful Warriors

April 15, 2021  by Dr. Suki Munsell

During these challenging times of planetary, political, and cultural disruption, I find inspiration in quotes. This one is from Kamala Harris’ autobiography.

“My daily challenge to myself is to be part of the solution, to be a joyful warrior in the battle for the soul of the country. My challenge to you is to join that effort. Let’s not throw up our hands when it’s time to roll up our sleeves.”

Your Wisdom Years

March 25, 2021  by Dr. Suki Munsell

If you are noticing age related decline, then your initiation into your later years has begun. It is an invitation to rethink your life. Perhaps this re-think began during the pandemic, as mine did. Being forced to slow down, I realized how tiring it had been to keep my life in constant motion, staying up with the lifestyle a younger me had chosen.

The Upside and Downside of Walking

February 17, 2021  by Dr. Suki Munsell

In 2020, with the closure of gyms, many people switched to walking.  Even hard core exercisers learned to love walking, one male writer dubbing it “the superior form of exercise”. Walking is Covid-safe, hassle free, and expands to fit the time you have. Fitness, therapy, entertainment, and transportation rolled into one.

Happier New Year

January 19, 2021  by Dr. Suki Munsell

As I watched Greta Thunberg in conversation with the Dalai Lama last weekend, I heard him say  “Our enemy is our greatest teacher.” Although I’ve heard this before, it struck deeply.

My mind leaped to the news reports of our county’s political convulsions, violent images, bodies clashing.

I feel a visceral reaction – confusion, anxiety, anger. Washington, D.C. is my home town.

Bring on 2021 – Grow into the Light

December 28, 2020  by Dr. Suki Munsell

My hand slipped off the wet edge of the hot tub this morning. I tumbled to the ground. 
 
My ribs weren’t happy with me. “Why didn’t you look where you were going?” they admonished me. “It’s important to pay attention, especially in transitions.“