FOR FAST-ACTING RELIEF, TRY SLOWING DOWN*

It seems to make the walk go faster, when you’re on a treasure hunt at the same time. The air is warm and the sky is the sort of mottled white and blue that means it will probably be overcast by evening, though it was sunny for awhile this morning. People are out walking, with their dogs or their walking sticks or their baby carriages. We saw a family bicycling and children out playing soccer in the schoolyard. Martin’s list today consisted of: a flag something yellow a woman in a garden something that’s not the color it used to...