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Connecting with the land

Walking through doubt

April 5, 2023 Leave a comment

barren landscape that October morning

Two walks, two months, one place: When doubt, grief and anger became a key that unlocked wonder. (read more or listen, 6:07 minutes)

Read more stories about Connecting with the land, Stepping into enoughness

Mary Oliver at the beaver meadow

December 4, 2021 Leave a comment

“Norma,” my inner critic, visited while I lingered at the beaver meadow. Mary Oliver’s poetry helped me reclaim my enoughness. (read more or listen, 6:05 minutes)

Read more stories about Connecting with the land, Listening to your inner wisdom, Quieting your inner critic, Slowing down, Stepping into enoughness

When ‘heart’ becomes a verb

September 20, 2021 Leave a comment

How journaling the phrase “headed into the woods” turned “heart” into a verb. (And what happened next.) (read more or listen, 6:29 minutes)

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‘Hello, Black Birch!’

March 29, 2020 Leave a comment

black birches

The reason I say ‘Hello’ by name to the trees as Asha and I make our way through the woods — and what is changing walk by walk, name by name. (read more or listen, 6:42 minutes)

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The art of walking

December 17, 2019 Leave a comment

A serene beaver pond along the trail

Why I devote attention and time to exploring the qualities of both satisfying and unsatisfying walks. read more or listen, 5:50 minutes)

Read more stories about Being present, Connecting with the land, Slowing down

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