Spring Into Action

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 14:28

Several years ago I participated in a personal growth retreat. The retreat consisted of exercises, some in groups and others individually oriented. During one of the group exercises, we were given a map, several tools and told to head out and setup camp when we arrived. The group I was in spent considerable time planning how we were going to arrive at the appropriate location. The other groups were long gone before we finally decided we should quit planning and start moving.

A Leap of Faith into Massage

Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 23:32

Sitting at our dining room table, I can look out across the neighbors yard at two large birch trees that stand well over 30 feet. They are far enough apart their limbs do not touch and there is a definite space between them. Many times I have watched the squirrels playing in the trees. In the winter, you can easily see them scurrying up, down and across the trees. Often, they will run right out to the edge of one tree, the limb drooping under their weight and then with one swift move, they leap to the other tree. I am always amazed as they effortlessly land in the next tree.

Connections

Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/11/2010 - 10:50

The energies are swirling around me, pushing me to growth and change. And, I am uncomfortable.

I am taking an herbal class on herbal energetics. The goal is to learn to communicate with plants through our senses, primarily through taste. One of the first lessons is about the need to connect with nature and to be open.

I have also signed up for a two week challenge by Kamana to spend time in nature each day for 15 days giving thanks. Part of this process is about being in a sit spot which is a place to observe and connect in nature.

Awakening

Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 23:45

Certainty, absolute certainty
Yet the timing isn't right
Ripeness comes in its own time
Hints of the fruit
Yet one must wait
Knowing with certaintiy
Of the fruit that is to come.

LIfe unfurling

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 10:13

I can feel the energy of spring pushing through the surface of my mind. Like the first leaves unfurling from the dormant plant, my being seems to be awakening. It's been a long winter, lasting several seasons for me but I feel this excitement about life that hasn't been there for a long time.

Drench your body in lotion

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 21:00

Today, I made "Rosemary's Face Cream". The general recipe is pretty famous in herbal circles because it is so wonderful. I recently saw a video on HerbMentor.com by Rosemary Gladstar showing how to make this great cream. I had made it before but it was interesting to see her approach.

The Insidious Nature of Anger

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 10:06

I am recovering from a urinary tract infection. While I was reading articles deciding how I wanted to treat the infection, I found several referring to the emotional state of being "pissed off" and how it may be related to the infection. At first I thought I really wasn't angry about anything and moved on to other articles.
But, this morning, all of the anger has surfaced and I wonder which piece or pieces may have contributed to the infection...

Take a walk

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 09:58

I've spent the last two weeks sick with the latest flu going around. Last evening I talked with my son and he had been sick as well. The main difference is it only lasted a few days for him. As we talked, I was thinking about why he would be healthier than me, besides age. In the course of the conversation he told me about several of his friends who had been ill. The common theme that seemed to run throughout how long someone was sick had to do with walking.

Connect with nature

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 12:45

We've all heard the expression to "stop and smell the roses". It really only takes a moment to look around us and breathe in the beauty of nature. It may be a flower, the snow, cloud formations and crystal blue of the sky. Take a moment out of each day to appreciate the gift of this great planet we live on.

It is so easy to get focused on where we are going, what's next. But that moment of taking in nature, reconnects us to the present moment and the ability to remember our connectedness.

The Awakening of a Nation

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 08:59

We watched the movie,Talk to Me, last evening about radio and television personality, Petey Greene. I was taken back watching the scenes of what occurred when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. I would have been almost ten years old at the time and I don't remember anything about the shooting. I have very clear memories of President Kennedy's funeral five years earlier, so I know it wasn't a matter of not remembering something at that age. It made me wonder what the worst form of bigotry is - looking down on someone or simply pretending they don't exist.

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