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Field  Notes & Stories: Befriending uncertainty

A wayfinder’s tale

April 7, 2024 Comments

Map the woman drew after her walk

I made a map that tells a story – about where I’ve walked (and about getting to know wooded paths and trusting how I find my own way). (read more or listen, 7:11 minutes)

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Tagged with Befriending uncertainty, Connecting with the land, Listening to your inner wisdom, Making space for the unknown, Wayfinding

Stepping into the fog

August 7, 2020 Comments

When I start to get lost in uncertainty, I turn to this comforting lesson from a foggy morning walk.
(read more or listen, 4:23 minutes)

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I miss what was

May 21, 2020 Comments

a pond developing as beavers build a dam under the bridge

Sometimes being with sadness is all that’s asked of us. (read more or listen, 4:11 minutes)

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Tagged with Befriending uncertainty, Navigating change

Approach, retreat, bark

January 21, 2020 Comments

Asha encounters a turtle crossing the road

What Asha’s instinctive reaction to the unknown shows me about greeting my own fear and uncertainty. (read more or listen, 4:38 minutes)

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Tagged with Befriending uncertainty, Making space for the unknown, Opening to discovery

Don’t let the bears get in the way

October 15, 2019 Comments

bear crosses a neighbor's yard

How the prospect of crossing paths with bears seen wandering in the woods where Asha and I walk helped me deal with the “bears” wandering in my mind. (read more or listen, 4:03 minutes)

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Tagged with Befriending uncertainty, Coming when called, Opening to discovery

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