Articles related to "Solitude"



Alexander Pope's 'Ode on Solitude'
The young speaker romanticizes the existence of the farmer, as he creates a utopian scenario that is beautiful but unrealistic.
• alexander pope • ode on solitude • romantic movement • farmer • idealism

...And just a Smidge More Solitude
I love people. I like crowds like the 84,200-some-odd at the recent Auburn-Vanderbilt game. I maintain a healthy e-mail correspondence, have an abundance of friends, and usually strike up a conversation with the stranger in front of me in line. But I also love solitude—that pulling away by myself (or more often, with my husband) to experience a few moments of quiet reflection.
• martine g. bates • alabama • travel • southeastern u.s. • beach

A Little More Solitude
We talked last time about <b>when</b> to go to beach for maximum solitude; this time, we'll look at <b>where</b> you can still enjoy the surf all by yourself.
• beach • travel • alabama • florida • gulf coast

Looking For a Little Solitude
Tired of all the crowds every time you go to the beach? Here are some hints for picking times when you're less likely to be crowded--but you can still expect to have a good time.
• alabama • florida • beach • travel • martine g. bates

Paddling the Upper San Juan River: solitude at last
Sure, the Sand-Island-to-Clay-Hills stretch is a great and scenic ride, but can you stand the company?? A quick primer on running this free-flowing desert river - with the solitude you crave
• san juan river • rafting and kayaking • utah river running • blm rivers permit guidelines • desert rivers

Silence, Solitude and Sadness
• esperanto • origins

Solitude
Developing healty relationships with people are important, no matter what risks you have to take.
• love • life • men • women • relationships

Solitude Among the Faeries
For solitude among the faeries, find a wonderful spa.
• solitude • spas • hot tubs • relaxing

Backcountry Camping
A person has more to give after getting away for a few days in the wilderness.
• wilderness • backcountry • camping • renewal • beauty

Colorado Backpacking
A summary of backpacking in Colorado with my 21-year-old daughter. Despite complaints about the rain and mosquitos and hard climb, we had a memorable time.
• backpacking • dogs • hiking • wilderness • children

Hiking the Continental Divide
I am going to the high country tomorrow, to experience the silence, freedom, beauty, and mystery of the wilderness. Here are some thoughts before heading up.
• solitude • wilderness • backpacking • dogs • companionship

What is Tranquility?
Choosing tranquility over turmoil and conflict brings calm and peace of mind to life. Includes suggestions for achieving tranquility.
• tranquility • tranquil • how to be tranquil • avoid turmoil • health benefits

5 Ways to Improve Your Spiritual Health
The third in a four-part series, this article provides five methods for improving your state of spiritual health.
• spirit • human spirit • spirituality • solitude • time management

Cultural Gardening
When we view the cultures of the world, is there a different way to view your garden or yard?
• world • view • culture • garden • yard

Get Out There - Backpacking 101
Backpacking is living deliberately, discovering the wisdom of wilderness, and can result in a rich and authentic life.
• backpacking hiking camping wilderness trail mount

In It for the Long Haul
Backpackers tend to be mentally and physically fit, even-witted, and self-reliant
• backpacking self-reliance wilderness mountains exe

Practising stillness
Being still is difficult, even conflicting with the way most of us live. Review the benefits of stillness, and learn an enjoyable exercise for bringing it back into your life.
• stillness • quietness • quietude • nature • meditation

The Giving of Thanks
An essay on giving thanks from the point of view of one individual who doesn't celebrate Thanks Giving.
• thanks • giving of thanks • solitude • reflection • seclusion

On the Top of the Whale
Review of the Raul Ruiz's movie 'On the Top of the Whale'
• raul ruiz • on the top of the whale • gabriel garicia marquez • 100 years of solitude • hundred years of solitude

Spiritual Sisters
By creating a safe space for us to bond as women, to exchange our stories of survival, to extend a healing hand to each other’s wounds, we become spiritual sisters. We open a major door to our empowerment.
• solitude • freedom • strength • connection • thread of understanding

Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Often quoted, Wilcox's poems have not stood the test of time for the literary scholars, but she was a popular poet whose influence is undeniable.
• ella wheeler wilcox • a popular writer • robert wilcox • solitude • the queen’s last ride

Famous Spanish Poet - Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado - 1875 - 1939 - A popular Poetry Writer in the pre-Civil War days.
• the life of antonio machado • biography of popular spanish poet • frederico lorca • fields of castilla • spain poets

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Honoured
This week Cartagena's streets are packed with artists, musicians and writers all here participating in and attending the IV Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Espanola
• gabriel garcia marquez • 100 years of solitude • congreso de la lengua espanola • bill clinton • alvaro mutis

Hiking Socks
Dry, comfortable, socks which keep your feet from blistering rates up there with a warm, dry, sleeping bag, as far as essential gear.
• backpacking socks • socks • hiking socks • insulating socks • wool socks

Simplicity of Backpacking
When you are backpacking you shed all the technology, lights, business, and distraction of your normal life, and see how beautiful a day on this earth really is.
• backpacking • wilderness • simplicity • strength • training for backpackign

Utah Ski Resorts
Utah Ski Resorts include Park City's Deer Valley, Park City Mountain Resort, and The Canyons. Visitors will love to ski or snowboard at any of Utah's more than ten resor
• utah ski resorts • ski utah • snowboard utah • park city resorts • solitude

An apple memory day
One beautiful September morning I went looking for elderberries but found apples. The beauty of that day has shown me how memories provide balance in times of crisis.
• elderberry • elderberries • apples • applesauce • memory

Cultural Journeys--The Retreat
Pilgrimage and vision quest are two types of cultural journeys, or quests. A third type is the retreat...
• retreats • vision quest • retreat • folkways • mores

Going It Alone
Backpacking alone is not recommended because of the danger involved. For those that accept the risks, it can be a rewarding experience.
• backpacking alone solitude mountains wilderness ni

Montana Backcountry
A backpacking vacation is the best kind - You become so absorbed in beautiful scenery, staying safe and warm, and well fed, and wondering what may come wandering by at night, that your normal life seems like from another world. (which it is).
• backpacking vacation montana grizzly dogs wilderne

Sunday Mornings
Some find the divine in a church on Sunday mornings. Others find it lone on a high ridgetop, in the midst of wild nature
• wilderness church forest holy hymn divine backpack

The Faerie Shoemakers of Ireland
The Faerie Shoemakers of Ireland are, of course, the leprechauns. Follow their rainbow to its end and there you will find them, and their pot o' gold. Well, don't be too sure.
• st. patrick's day • elves • ireland • leprechaun • faerie

Walking meditations
A daily walk can help restore inner health and peace. Here are some active meditations to heighten your experience.
• sacredness • lilac • river • sacred • inspiration

Woodland solace
Dreading the reunion of extended family, I savour the brief precursor of solitude as forest encloses me.
• cottage • family • reunion • solitude • forest

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Brief biography of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous for his book One Hundred Years of Solitude.
• gabriel garcia marquez • garcia marquez biography • colombian novelist and short story writer • garcia marquez magic realism • colombian nobel prize in literature

May Sarton Biography
Life and works of writer May Sarton, one of 20th century's best journal-keepers, famous for Journal of a Solitude and Plant Dreaming Deep.
• may sarton • may sarton biography • works by may sarton • sarton poetry • sarton american author

St Seiriol and Penmon Priory
Seiriol left a life of privilege as a member of the Welsh royal family to become a hermit on a remote island. His fame spread far beyond his humble hermit's cell.
• st seiriol • medieval welsh hermit • welsh royal family • foundation of penmon priory • beginnings of christianity in wales

Backpacking with Dogs II
Taking a young dog along on a backpacking trip can cause one to see things long taken for granted.
• border collie • backpacking • dog • life • mountains

Create an indoor sanctuary
Just because it's winter doesn't mean you can't potter in your garden. Whether you're a backyard refugee or a landless apartment-dweller, bring nature into your home with an indoor sanctuary.
• garden • nature • sanctuary • sacred • meditation

Develop your observation skills
For a more profound experience of the environment, we must learn how to clear our heads of clutter. Here are some exercises to develop your observations skills.
• observation • nature • environment • mind • clutter

Fibromyalgia &amp;amp; Those Stinging Comments Made by Others
Fibromyalgia and stinging comments made by others. Becoming assertive, setting boundaries, and taking time out.
• fms • fibromyalgia • cfids • fm • comments made by others

Orthodox Stupidity and Slobodan Milosevic
Review of the film Byzantine Blue, work based on the stories by Milorad Pavic
• milorad pavic • byzantine blue • wedgewood's tea set • slobodan milosevic • lazar ristovski

Pilgrimage, Retreats, and Sojourns
Seniors on the move, let's talk of pilgrimages, retreats, and sojourns. . .
• pilgrimage • retreat • sojourn • virginia marin • dubh sidhe

Percy Bysshe Shelley, Brief Bio
Life and Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of England's greatest poets, a contemporary of John Keats, and husband of Frankenstein's creator, Mary Godwin Shelley.
• percy bysshe shelley • english romantic poet • mary shelley • john keats • english poet


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