Archive for November 15th, 2010
Staying in Touch
Ii is remarkable how hard it is to stay in touch with family and friends. The techno-age certainly offers a variety of means to do so, but they can be challenging in and of themselves. It really seems to boil down to time and the demands of time.
A sure-fire indication of how stressed and pressed for time Americans are is in the lack of time we have for connecting with family and friends. For me, both gardens are rather large and I find myself either ahead or behind in tending them. Yet, when I do spend time in the gardens, I come away refreshed.
I was reading this morning about women and stress in the workplace and the subsequent increase in heart attack associated with such stress. Finding a few precious quality moments to spend in the garden can certainly go a long way to helping reduce this kind of stress.