lex and the city

I just googled something and I noticed at the top of the page before the results are even displayed, Google puts the approximate number of results (usually in the millions) and the time it took to get those results (usually a number of seconds).  That's insane. Not the number or the time span (which is pretty impressive) but that Google puts that first on the page. A subtle brag or a representation of how our society only values results. I recently read an essay about slowing down and enjoying nature called "The Invitation" by Barry Lopez. It inspired me to take a step back and recognize that being productive every single day is not the goal of life, or at least it shouldn't be.  Every night I go to bed thinking about all the things that I didn't get done that day and never the things that I did. I don't want to brag, but I can be a pretty responsible, productive member of society when I want to be. Except that I have never felt like I was in my life. Every we...