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Cultivating Peace
Iowa is a heartland of wisdom about growing things, and I wonder about the metaphor of preparing land with regard to peace around our world right now. The peace that is breaking ground began long ago, deep in the hearts of many. So, what is it to cultivate something...
Disarticulation
On the radio this morning I heard the word "disarticulation" and it got me thinking. The reference was to a pile of bones, but it seems a good word to describe the task of taking apart that old aspects of ourselves that no longer serve. The pieces may fall apart...
Wondering Why
Am I learning to wonder more or less? One recent Saturday I went to turn on my computer and... nothing. Hmmm.... I wondered. Is this normal? Does it mean I lost everything? Will it mean a big bill? Actually, I think that was worry. Then, thankfully, I noticed a...
Beauty Abounds
What a treat to receive tropical flowers in the midst of winter. Not only are they hard to find here, these endured frigid travels in their cardboard box! Is that why I appreciate their beauty so much more, for the contrast they make to the wintry outside...
Fire Warming
Wow! In the midst of cold winter temps and piles of blizzard snow, the power of fire is warming. Even in the memory of a summer chiminea, warmth rises from the inside now. How is it that we humans can experience such extremes? Is it to know the contrast and...
Keeping Up
How is it that seemingly just the other day we were dazzling in the brilliant fall colors on unusually warm days? Now the scene is covered with snow and ice, and my walk with the trees just a memory. I'm reminded of the challenge of staying present. I notice...
Which to pick?
Bumpy pumpkins lined up on a sunny shelf expectantly wait to be picked. I love how they seem to display their creative growth and warts so proudly. Dozens and dozens color the front field of the apple orchard this fall, and no two are alike. I hear them beckon me...
Patience
The sedum waits in green all summer while the other flowers have their time in color. Then in the fall this amazing pink opens through. I love this one. Sure, it even looks healthy and beautiful without monochrome, but so worth the wait. I hope to learn from her...
Now where?
What now? When the signpost I was counting on falls, does that mean I need to rebuild it again? Look for the next less-precarious marker? Lean into my inner guidance even more? Maybe all of the above. Life navigation is, after all, a moment to moment practice.
Navigation Marker
A few years ago I learned about the Inuksuk. Created by the Inuit, these important objects were used to mark navigation points or message centers. After an environmental art experience in Colorado with my friend and mentor Alis Olsen, I came home with these...
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