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I make an effort to not pay too much attention to the numbers; 108, 111, 118, 120…. It’s all just dam hot. In Arizona, it is easy to be discouraged with the summer; the unforgiving heat manages to drain motivation and oppress the excitement that summer is supposed to bring. I often wish my kids had the grace of Montana summers when everything seemed so simple; creek side play, walks to ice cream shop, sling-shots, building bikes, spending the day…
One day I decided to give the boys some home lessons on American plants and animals that are endangered and on the brink extinction. We learned about the American chestnut tee (and its revival), the Texas Golden Gladecress, the Crimson Hawaiian Damselfyl, The Grey Wolf, American Bison, the West Indian Manatee, we even discovered the debate regarding redheads going extinct. As we tumbled through National Geographic’s, World Wildlife books and Nature Conservancy sites, I was explaining what it meant to…
As we step a month deeper into 2013 may we be inspired to step deeper into the Sacred Feminine within all beings. This is the year when the feminine energy is remembered, reawakened, and honored. There is feminine presence in all expressions of creation, so gentlemen you are not off the hook. This time is for you as well. Within each of us there is a beautiful relationship of masculine and feminine characteristics. Masculine energy (which is of course…
I am continuously enamored and inspired by the diverse beauty and intelligence of the natural world. I spend most of my time outside, on a mountain, in my garden, at the park. I study the behavior of plants and animals. I attune my senses to the elements and the sensations they evoke within my being. I walk bare foot and burry my hands in the richness of fresh soil. I eat flowers and cacti fruits from indigenous plants. I share…
