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The Sun Wolf

In a retelling of a wise Cherokee fable, Grandmother, the village peacemaker, has helped two adults resolve a fiery dispute. Now it’s evening and the children gather around Grandmother. The tension of the day still in their bodies. ā€œGrandmother, but why did they fight?ā€ asks one child, eyes sharp. ā€œWell…

Engage

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The Sun Wolf
The Sun Wolf
Engage

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Entwined Forests, Interwoven Spirituality

Life connects even when we don’t see it — Have you ever thought about the life of a forest? How it connects in a beautiful tapestry of mycelium below? And when you turn your eyes skyward, how it weaves a vast canopy of countless treetops in all the shades of green. …

Spirituality

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Entwined Forests, Interwoven Spirituality
Entwined Forests, Interwoven Spirituality
Spirituality

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The Lark

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The Life in Every Breath We Take

A poem in celebration of earth day — We may have forgotten now, but we are the stores of ancient wisdom, passed from bones to bones. The rhythms of this world, so intricate and so complete, beat our steady hearts. The life of Gaia, not just scientific theory, is a spiritual truth we’ve sought so long Did you know? The air is alive with the magic…

Eco Spiritual Poetry

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The Life in Every Breath We Take
The Life in Every Breath We Take
Eco Spiritual Poetry

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This Unexplained Life

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My Mother, the Miracle Maker

A story I wanted to tell for a long time — In 1944 or 45, a young married couple visited the woman’s tiny hometown in central Germany. The young husband was bold and brazen. He joined the village’s secret Hitler resistance. His fellow revolutionaries gave him leaflets, exposing Hitler for the monster he was, to distribute wherever he could. …

Spirituality

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My Mother, the Miracle Maker
My Mother, the Miracle Maker
Spirituality

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the Challenged

Ā·15 hours ago

Ten Ridiculous Answers to Questions

Linda Ng’s Challenge — 1ļøāƒ£ After using something around the house, do you put it back or leave it lying around? Back, unless it goes into the sink or washer. After decades of ā€˜Spatula, Where Art Thou?’ I’ve turned a new faucet. 2ļøāƒ£ Do you squeeze toothpaste from the end or the middle? I…

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Ten Ridiculous Answers to Questions
Ten Ridiculous Answers to Questions
Humor

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the Challenged

Ā·1 day ago

Tomatoes Baked with Chopped Shallots and Sprigs of Thyme

Writing Prompt for September 25th — In answer to Lynn Alexander’s writing prompt: Chef, chauffeur, or housekeeper, which would you choose? Chef, all day long! I like to drive and the house is tidy enough. But as someone with T2 diabetes, eating right is essential to living a long and good life. …

Foodies

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Tomatoes Baked with Chopped Shallots and Sprigs of Thyme
Tomatoes Baked with Chopped Shallots and Sprigs of Thyme
Foodies

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The Daily Cuppa

Ā·2 days ago

This morning, I awoke upset. To bed too late, and up an…

My beloved understands me without words

Love

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The Fruits of Good Communication
The Fruits of Good Communication
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Change Your Mind Change Your Life

Ā·3 days ago

Silence Is Not Golden — The Happy Body Meditation

Stillness is noisier than you think — As I learn more about meditation, I am coming across what seems a version of the old saying, speech is silver, but silence is golden. The ideal appears to be to ā€œobserve perfect silence from start to finish.ā€ No music. No verbal guidance. Nor om-ing. …

Life

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Silence Is Not Goldenā€Šā€”ā€ŠThe Happy Body Meditation
Silence Is Not Goldenā€Šā€”ā€ŠThe Happy Body Meditation
Life

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The Daily Cuppa

Ā·3 days ago

My Kitchen Cinderella

Visualize it and it will come true? —

Visualization

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My Kitchen Cinderella
My Kitchen Cinderella
Visualization

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The Daily Cuppa Grande

Ā·5 days ago

Being Inspired to Gratitude Feels So Different From a Gratitude Practice

Itzhak Perlman, you break my heart (open) — I did something radical this week. ā€œWhat the heck are you doing, Henry?ā€ I asked myself. ā€œIs that the kind of thing you want to spend the remaining evenings of your life on?ā€ Since I inherited a Roku from my beloved a few years ago, I got back into watching…

The Power Of Music

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Being Inspired to Gratitude Feels So Different From a Gratitude Practice
Being Inspired to Gratitude Feels So Different From a Gratitude Practice
The Power Of Music

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