she said, “Your body is sending youa message.” I pressed pause and wondered. Did she think my body and mind had become so separated that they required messages? “Hello! This is your wakeup call.” Photo: Anna Shvets

Like black-shelled turtles emerging from underground tunnels,they hide their heads from the rain, scurry to their assigned dry places, shake off water, disappear – but for one blue shell that…

HIROAKI (Shotei) ‘Shrine in snow at sunset’ I don’t know that winter is so very different in other parts of the world that have a similar climate to Paradelle.  I’m sur…

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You thought the December holidays were over, but the end of the Norse holiday season is tomorrow, January 12th. That day is Jólablót , or Yule Sacrifice. The period between the Winter Solstice and Jólablót is referred to as Yule or Jól, which is a festive three weeks that partially began as a way to pass the nights during the darkest and possibly somewhat more boring part of the year.

HIROAKI (Shotei) 'Shrine in snow at sunset' I don't know that winter is so very different in other parts of the world that have a similar climate to Paradelle. I'm sure that winter in Hawaii and winter in Maine are different, but I am thinking more about the mental idea of winter. I encountered a few things this past week that made me think about Japan.

This used to be one of my times of the year to be unplugged. When I was at a university, we were between semesters, and I took some time off. Some years, I was away from home for a few days too. It always seemed like a good time to unplug from news and from online social media and maybe even take a break from email.

I read a post back in 2016 by Parker J. Palmer called "Notes from a Week in the Winter Woods," and I was a bit jealous of his week away. This past week has been tough, and despite me not being a fan of winter, escaping to a cabin in the woods on a silent, solitary retreat sounds very good. …

I've been trying to empty my boat, but the river is so very crowded and more people want to climb in. I don't feel I can leave them out there in that broken, icy water. And people are watching me from shore. And other boats are drifting towards me downstream as I try to row upstream. Not knowing if anyone is in them.

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Humanity's furthest traveler is the tiny but mighty Voyager 1 probe. This year, it will hit a milestone that is somewhat incomprehensible to most of us. If all goes according to plan, Voyager 1 will reach the incredible distance of one light-day from Earth on November 15, 2026. Voyager 1 Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech Now, what exactly is a light-day? Well, when you’re measuring the vastness of the cosmos, you have to throw out your normal miles and kilometers.