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“Patience is also a form of action.”
~Auguste Rodin
Living Near The Beach is Good For You
A new study conducted at the University of Exeter found that there were numerous health benefits to spending time near the ocean. When a person goes to the beach, ‘It’s not going to be any great surprise to you that people relax,’ said study researcher Michael White. The more complex question was how being near […]
Hiking the Great Wall of China
12/5 Art: Artist cultivates magical worlds with miniature bonsai trees
The spiritual and cultural significance of growing miniature bonsai trees derives from a thousand-year-old horticultural tradition in Japan, representing a careful, contemplative and Zen-influenced relationship between humans and nature. Taking up this time-honoured practice of cultivating trees, Japanese artist-architect Takanori Aiba gives his bonsai an unusual twist by adding on miniature, realistic structures like bridges, stairs and intricately detailed […]