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The Poetry Box

It was a sunny Tuesday afternoon. I was practically giddy with excitement, having successfully installed my new, hand-crafted poetry box* in front of our house near Asheville, North Carolina. In…

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October 18, 2024
Earth Cycles, Everyday Gratitude, Reflections on the Living World

Winter’s Small Splendors

“Walk through the garden’s dormant splendor. Say only, thank you. Thank you. Ross Gay, from his poem, “Thank You”

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January 31, 2022
Earth Cycles, Quotes to Inspire

Wisdom

“Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of…

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May 1, 2020
  • Quotes to Inspire

    Snow Kiss

    Kathy / December 8, 2018

    “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently?  And then it covers them up softly, you know, with a white quilt, and perhaps it says,…

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  • Reflections on the Living World

    Beyond Words: The Aroma of Autumn

    Wendy / November 28, 2018

    There is no better therapy than a walk in the woods as nature prepares itself for winter. Everything around me is gently drying, decaying, or settling into soil. Oh, the heady scents of…

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  • Same Time Next Year

    Thanksgiving

    Wendy / November 22, 2018

    “We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth, for she gives us all that we need for life. She supports our feet as we walk about upon her. It gives us joy…

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  • Guided Meditations

    Bringing Your Inner Child Home

    Kathy / November 19, 2018

    This guided visualization invites us to re-remember and re-experience our deep connection to Mother Earth: Walk through the forest.  Feel the spongy moss, hear the crunch of leaves,

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  • Same Time Next Year

    Election Day

    Wendy / November 5, 2018

    “Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we…

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  • Earth Ceremonies

    There’s a Ceremony for That

    Wendy / November 1, 2018

    So, how should we begin this blogging journey, this open-hearted search for ways to honor our sacred connection to Mother Earth? Ceremony comes immediately to our minds. 

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  • Creative Action

    Confirmed by Birds

    Dede / October 18, 2018

    “I pray to the birds. I pray to the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward. I pray to them because I believe in their existence, the…

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