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People-watching in Venice has been an entertaining backdrop this week.
The longest living people in the world share these 9 traits:

1. Move naturally
2. Have a larger purpose
3. Manage stress
4. Eat until they are 80% full
5. Have a plant-forward diet
6. Moderate alcohol consumption
7. Find community
8. Stay close to family
9. Maintain a fulfilling social life


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"It's just left a really strange feeling with me since that day. You can't explain it," Anderson says. "And, you know, no one else has been able to explain it."

'Not One Drop Of Blood': Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated In Oregon

We can all agree that this is strange yes? Click to read.

 
"Nancy Drew herself is only identifiable as a Depression-Era archetype because she models a kind of bootstrapping spirit relevant to the decade but gratuitous to the booming, alternative universe in which she lives. This gung-ho spirit is also checked by other social factors, though, causing her to embody diverging understandings of feminine identity, ability, and power. As much as she is “a thrill-seeker” or “adrenaline junkie,” in the words of Caroline Reitz, a scholar at CUNY, she is also a paragon of domesticity, social conservatism, and virtuous womanhood. She may be a badass, but she’s construed as one through a paternalistic, constraining gaze, as always being slim, attractive, and neat—always being a “good girl.” 

The long overdue cultural review of Nancy Drew
 
"But by-golly those are decisions about you. They are not decisions about what other people can do." -Elizabeth Warren
I take comfort in the fact that a school teacher who says "by golly" and loves all the children of the world wants to be the next president. I'll take smart with a kick of sass over cruel lunacy any day of the week.
Taking a week off from the beloved podcast picks to bring you a list of my favorite ear reads this year, thus far.

If Women Rose Rooted (The Journey to Authenticity and Belonging) by Sharon Blackie

This book was so good that I bought the book in addition to the audio and fell asleep with it on my pillow.

Sacred Instructions (Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change) by Sherri Mitchell & Larry Dossey
An absolute lesson in human compassion, understanding, and history. 

The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin
Meryl Streep narrates the darn thing, I mean come on. So good.

The Hidden Life of Trees
Be prepared to have your mind blown. I am quite serious.

Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
Of course anything by Ronson is worth an ear-read. Although a little out of date (2012), Them follows the rise of the extremism we see center-stage now. He spends time with leaders of the KKK, various conspiritists, and right-wing radio hosts. He really gets to know them. It is an inside look at what it takes to normalize fanaticism and dictate fear. It's as informative as it is funny and terrifying.
Do you see the bird? Sometimes the earth feels so still here. Even the birds refuse to move. I hope you find a quiet mind moment this weekend. Sending you stillness. XO-N
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