1-1 Premeier Issue FINAL PROOF.pdf Mar. 2014 | Page 10

LIVING H

By Christiine C. Yerby ND

Chatham County Travels at the ‘Speed of Nature’

H

ow n i c e
it was to
return
home to Chatham County after a high-speed,
white-knuckled
trip to Dallas,
where all you
see is the back of
laptop computers
and the tops of
people’s heads as
they focus nosefirst into their
IPhones!

I couldn’t wait to return to my Chatham front porch rocking chair. I could now
slow down and think again - and enjoy the
cool early days of autumn calmly, face-to-face
again, with neighbors and friends.

We have a special pace here in
Chatham County that is both healthy and
friendly, should we prefer this choice. I
call it the ‘Speed of Nature’. It is the world
into which we were born – not one technology has unnaturally forced us into.

Although the ever-changing technology of the Research Triangle is accessible within just a stone’s throw away, in
Chatham County we can choose to take it
a little slower – spending time in our gardens, taking our walks in the parks, and
smiling at neighbors as we pass them on
the sidewalks.

We will, perhaps, live longer as
well. Recent research shows that people under the stress of too many deadlines, lack of
quality sleep, and no time fo