Category Archives: Healing Ourselves and the Planet

The Preciousness of Friendship

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

I saw my best friend from childhood, S., last year. It did not matter that we are now middle-aged and that we have missed decades of each other’s lives. We talked for hours about the years that shaped us and … Continue reading →

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Our Wild Food Heritage

Posted on May 20, 2017 by

By the time spring comes around to our mountain world, colorful birds provide the sound backdrop each morning and wildflowers and their garden-tame cousins bloom in profusion and spread heady perfumes. The birds and the flowers would be plenty to … Continue reading →

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This Sweet Earth

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

I am dedicating this post to Earth Day 2017 – may the Earth continue to support and sustain us while we find a way to honor Her and all of creation. If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise … Continue reading →

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Resistance and Re-Purposing our Lives

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

I cannot remember the last time I participated in a demonstration – before the Women’s March in Washington, DC, that is. It must have been decades ago. What is it that drove me and millions of others (women AND men) … Continue reading →

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A Resilient and Creative New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

I found my theme for the New Year:   Resilience and Creativity. Hurricane Matthew, on its path up the Atlantic coast back in October, must have swept this large tree branch onto this South Carolina beach.  The hurricane caused quite a … Continue reading →

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