Tag Archives: earth

Gifts of root and wing

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Kathy

I’m sitting in this little house in the woods month after everlasting month growing fat sturdy roots into the earth.  Down, down, down, go my roots.  Past the fading couch, past the basement with its wood stove, past the clay … Continue reading →

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Living as gift

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Kathy

I have been pondering the act of giving, and how we can live more as a gift to ourselves and others.  Instead of living in the commodity mode of exchange our culture fosters, how can I give of myself more … Continue reading →

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Quiet spring meditation in the woods

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Kathy

It sometimes takes a long time–a truly long time–maybe even years, or decades, or a lifetime–for one to learn how to truly become quiet in the woods. So quiet, so still, that there is no difference between you and the … Continue reading →

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Oh, you, nature child

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Kathy

Oh, you, nature child, running free upon the earth, peering at frogs and snakes and puppy dog tails and wildflowers…I speak to you. Oh, you, grown-up person, all facts & figures, all planning & obligations, all trying to figure out how … Continue reading →

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By the shores of Gitche Gumee, by the shining Big Sea water…

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Kathy

Thanks for the amazing support for yesterday’s story about My Enemy.  You readers know how to make this wanna-be storyteller feel good! Today we’ll change the pace. I’ll show you some pictures from a magical wonderful delightful hike that my … Continue reading →

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The last place on earth, honest

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Kathy

Karma, over there at Karma’s When I Feel Like It Blog, sometimes tempts us with photo hunts.  I’m usually not participating in photo hunts these days, but she truly peaked my interest when she announced her challenge “The End of … Continue reading →

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Preciousness of life

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Kathy

Sometimes the world seems like a dismal place, a sorrowful place, a filled-with-suffering place. Tornados roar and hundreds die.  Wars gun down thousands.  Hurricanes strike.  Earthquakes rumble and swallow.  We humans bemoan health care or politics or dozens of other … Continue reading →

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Heaven on earth (Good Friday & Earth Day musings)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Kathy

When you look up Heaven on earth It’s an overcast morning.  The skies are gray with weeping clouds.  (Although the clouds have been overwhelmed by a rising sun and the sky looks orange behind that eastern spruce tree outside the … Continue reading →

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The earth says Happy Valentine’s Day to its 6,775,235,741 children!

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Kathy

                     

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Heaven touches earth…

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Kathy

You think I’m going to be talking about life and death again, don’t you?  Cemeteries and ancestors and honoring life? Well…yes.  And no. I am actually going to discuss Touching Our Toes. How many of you can touch your toes? … Continue reading →

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