Seeing Symbiosis

I had heard that peonies need the ants for the blooms to open.  Not true. Turns out that the ants just like the sweetness of the nectar. Yes, some would say that their visits do help in the opening of the dense double buds, but it is not required.  As I watched this...

Jump Start

A Sting or a Tasty Treat? You won’t know until you JUMP! By guest blogger, Catherine Holm. My cats teach me lessons all the time – yes they do. We have a black cat named Rama (or Dyson, after the vacuum cleaner). Dyson is extremely athletic and will jump straight into...

Lifewise

It’s all just a theory until you know it in your bones. A storm blows through a neighborhood and photos of destruction show up on tv.  Who is that?  Where is that?  It seems distant and unreal and we send out prayers and blessings to the people we see on the...

Sun Opening

I just returned from a week-long Awakened Wisdom Experience in the Mojave desert.  Quite a change of climate for this Midwestern one, but it was called “Journey to the Unknown” after all.  Part of the adventure included walking out into the desert...

Being Ready

What fun today with Jennifer Lee and all the people present for her video summit!  Right Brainers in Business rock!  Sometime the notion of ready is overrated.  I mean, are we ever ready for what this abundant and generous universe presents to us?  Was I ready to be...

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...