I created Living ROI as a passion, to share my experiences and support others who want to live more authentic, joyful and fulfilling lives.
Dear Friends,
If someone told you that by doing a particular activity you could:
- Boost your energy
- Make exercise feel easier
- Support your vision
- Help mitigate pain
- Boost your immune system
- Help you feel calmer and more relaxed
- Enhance your creativity
- Lessen seasonal affective disorder
- Increase your vitamin D
- Restore your focus
- Help you remember what is important in life
…would you be interested? Those are the benefits that scientific studies have found occur when we spend time outside.
I consider myself an outdoors person, but, in truth, I spend much more time inside than I’d care to admit.
Colin, my husband, and me walking in a snowstorm. It was cold but felt great to get outisde!
Every time I go camping, I am reminded of how wonderful it feels to spend so much time outdoors. Yet my life seems to draw me inside more and more.
How many days have I gone from my home to my car to my office and back again without as much as a walk around the block? Too many to count.
Now that I’m spending more time in the mountains, I’m determined to get outdoors for at least an hour a day, if not much more. Even during a snowstorm.
Do you also want to get outdoors more often? How can you make that happen?
Wishing you the beautiful benefits of time outside,
Barbara Fagan-Smith
CEO, ROI Communication
Chief Catalyst, Living ROI
P.S. Have you heard of forest bathing? In Japan it is known as shinrin-yoku which means “taking in the forest.” It’s a specific practice of getting outside to reduce stress and connect with nature. You can learn more about it here.
