Ecosystems are not only "nature" and separated from us. People are an active part of them, and more. Homes themselves are ecosystems in their own right, and living in tune with our surroundings - and with ourselves – has never been easier.
Read MoreWhen is it the best time to take a look at your life and make it better? NOW! One of the key factors is art, and that is the subject of this July's Culture piece. Neuroaesthetics is the fancy name for the scientific field that proved what we long suspected: that beauty and its artful representations are good for our souls.
Read MoreEthereal, I lift from the ground up, my parts loosening up, floating away, like off a spaceship out in the universe, as I spread myself thin in the air of my home. I land on familiar surfaces that hold me gently. My fingers on the paint of the walls, my foot slightly touching, my mind, decomposed, recomposed skimmed out thin like jam on hardwood floors, for others to step onto, and as I learn their knowledge, my mind hardens and reshapes itself above, gulping down everything and spitting it out again. Making and remaking myself every day.
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