I watched, from my eastern window this morning, as hundreds of birds arrived at the tallest maples in the area. They carefully arranged themselves along the branches, creating space for one another. It was a grand spectacle. What are they gathering for? I wondered, and was immediately answered with a knowing- to witness the sunrise,…
Meet my quarry friend, Hugo. Isn’t he adorable? We spent a good while today being present in each other’s company. I chatted with him (telepathically, of course, as I’m certain my loud human voice would’ve startled him). We found ourselves in a conversation about fear. I told him that many people are afraid of spiders,…
I wanted to document this for my own remembrance, but thought I’d share it with anyone who might like to sit down and have a little listen…For the past five or six weeks I’d been experiencing a mild yet persistent cough and a bit of chest congestion. I tried all of my usual natural remedies…
Settling into the seasons… Whether it be the seasons of nature or the seasons of life, there is a time of sowing, birth, and growth and there is a time of harvest, reaping, and hibernation. These seasons can be experienced for months, weeks, days or even from moment to moment so, settle in, and make…
This has been a hard lesson for me to learn over the years (I’m getting so much better) as I like to be “helpful” and “supportive”. But… Giving of yourself to family, friends, work, when you don’t have the capacity to give is not heroic and can be straight-up harmful. Harmful to your health and…