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Lying on a frozen pond

April 29, 2022 Leave a comment

view of the trail from the middle of the frozen pond

Lying on a frozen pond, trusting the ice will hold me, feels akin to the decision-making that took me away from the solid ground of the familiar. (read more or listen, 7:13 minutes)

Read more stories about Listening to your inner wisdom, Wayfinding

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)

Read more stories about Connecting with the land

Cocoons and liberation

August 2, 2021 Leave a comment

Northern Casemaker Caddisfly larvae on a wooden bridge

When I found a Northern Casemaker Caddisfly larva, I began to think about my own portable cocoon. (read more or listen, 7:25 minutes)

Read more stories about Navigating change

Geese and indigo: Thoughts on wonder

May 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Walking by the beaver pond with Asha, expecting to see Canada Geese but finding the pond empty of birds, prompted me to consider wonder, both noun and verb. (read more or listen, 5:35 minutes)

Read more stories about Being present

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West Stockbridge, Massachusetts

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