Work Life Balance for Charlottesville Women
As those of you who follow the show know, I lead a pretty busy life. Between family and work and Real Life and my spiritual practice and working out and running and volunteer work and…well, you get the idea. As a result, I don’t often have time to just surf the web. Not that I object to it. Sometimes you find really, unexpected and wonderful things. Like a Stradivarius stuck in an old … [Read more...]
Writer Francine Russo is no stranger to the way a family dynamic can inhabit every part of the way we live, even when we believe we've left that family dynamic behind. A prolific author and journalist on the topic of family life and the baby boomer generation, Russo's work has appeared in Time Magazine, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and The Village Voice, among other places. The … [Read more...]
When things are going well in life it's easy to pause and saying a little prayer or mantra of thanks for what I'm receiving or encountering. I've tried to incorporate gratitude practices into my daily existence and recognize the moments when I'm feeling happy, light, in tune with things and basically riding on wings of joy. It doesn't take a lot to get there. Yes, a fabulous relationship, a … [Read more...]
All appears to be quiet at the University of Virginia in the short weeks since the forced ouster and then reinstatement of university President Teresa Sullivan. She's back at work, and even backstage plotter Helen Dragas, head of the U.Va. Board of Visitors, has been reappointed as rector, putting her in a position to continue pressing for the changes she sought with Sullivan's surprise … [Read more...]
Many a column or essay in the past half century (or more) has begun with the phrase, "In today's fast-paced society..." This implies that it's simply a given that modernity requires such a state of frenzied busyness that no alternative way of life can be considered. We should all, the assumption goes, expect to be going at 150 miles an hour whether on the highway or in our personal lives. The … [Read more...]
There are so many things about life, about being human, that are simply basic to our condition as conscious beings. Take for example, our needs. From the universal and everyday — the need for food, shelter, warmth, and sleep — to the more lofty — pursuing happiness, being loved and included, gaining knowledge and education, feeling safe — needs are one of the most ordinary aspects of … [Read more...]
Click the link above to Listen Live on Saturday mornings from 8:00-9:00 EST as we stream Real Life with Jennifer Till from Charlottesville, Va. … [Read More...]