Some tell me that they read my blog daily to vicariously enhance their lives. From an issue of Time magazine I am now reading by Angela Haupt: YOU DON’T NEED TO BOOK A FLIGHT to see the northern lights or watch a total solar eclipse to experience awe. All you have to do is look up at a sunset, down at the veins of a leaf, or deep into your morning coffee. Experiencing just a few minutes of awe a day is linked to less stress, anxiety, and depression; lower inflammation; less loneliness; and more generosity and connection, researchers have found. “I don’t think there’s anything you can do that’s better for you than a few minutes of awe,” says Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. Awe is the feeling you get “when you encounter things that are vast and beyond your frame of reference,” Keltner says, shifting ...
Nothing much has changed since my reportage yesterday of the Iran, Ukraine and Gaza Strip Wars, the uncontrolled wildfire in British Columbia and weather. To continue our Azamara Journey cruise, I last stopped after lunch on Day 1. The good news is that all is well on this ship. Dinner was okay, late night dancing fine and I had a terrific night of great sleep. Dinner was at the Windows Cafe buffet, and we coincidentally sat at the same table as lunch. A whole section of sushi, with a Heineken and chardonnay. Went for after dinner drinks in The Den, where Jose was on the keys, Then onto the show for the evening in the Cabaret Lounge, where Vinyl Records was the feature. The time was around 11PM, and the only place open was the Living Room for late night dancing. Shore Thing, a band from the Philippines played loud and fine. Like the music. Did some dancing. Chatted with their leader, and he promised to play Anak tomorrow night. I featured this s...