Nature

Sweet Blessings of the Snow Moon

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Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy. ~ Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss philosopher, poet and critic (1821-1881) Well, Mr. Amiel, I am … Read more

A Love Song and A Promise

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This was the “Love Song to the Natural World” honoring the Winter Solstice that Gary Phillips offered to our Gathering the Tribes celebration last night. Like all lyrical writing, it is meant to be read aloud. Especially, I think, the commitment at the end. I hope you will add your own voice to this promise.  … Read more

Wishing You a Merry Yule! Solstice Blessings!

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Join together beneath the mistletoe, By the holy oak whereon it grows. Seven Druids dance in seven time. Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming. Ring out these bells. Ring out, ring Solstice bells. Ring Solstice bells. — Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull ©1977 Ring the bells of joy and blessings! Throw open the Gates … Read more

Gratitude Day 23: Peace Fullness

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This Turning, as I experience it, is like what poet Robinson Jeffers called “falling in love outward.” Our mission is not to escape from our world, or tune it out, or fix things by remote control, but to fall in love with our world.   ~ Joanna Macy It is supposedly Black Friday, and we … Read more

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving, Day 11: Thanks to These Advocates for the Environment

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The North Carolina Conservation Network is a statewide network of over 100 environmental, community and environmental justice organizations focused on protecting North Carolina’s environment and public health. NCCN is an important watchdog pushing back against the huge interests that fund the coal power plants that disregard the EPA’s clean air standards, the logging and destruction … Read more