“In our former lives, we were trees. Maybe we have even been oak trees ourselves. This isn’t just Buddhist theory; it’s science. The human species is a very young species—we appeared on the Earth only recently. Before that, we were rock, we were gas, we were minerals, we were single-celled beings. We were plants, we were trees, and now we have become humans. We have to recall our past existences.…
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Nature loves courage.
“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers…
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You change and then you change again.
“Now that mine is almost over, I can say that the thing that struck me the most about life is the capacity for change… At first it’s hard to bear, but after awhile you learn not to look at it as a loss. There’s even…
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Bear Mountain & a Full Moon Tantrum
Last week we took a little trip to Bear Mountain State Park. Talk about a gorgeous place! It is absolutely picturesque. While we were there, we drove up to Perkins Memorial Tower. The tower is perched high above the valley on top of Bear Mountain.…
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adventuring at the gardens & my guest post at gingerlilly tea
I am so pleased that one of my favourite mama bloggers, Keri-Anne of Gingerlilly Tea, allowed me to share a guest post with her lovely readers this week. I knew that my little family’s recent adventure to the magical Skylands Botanical Gardens would be the…
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Poetry Friday: Falling | Carl Phillips
Falling | Carl Phillips There’s a meadow I can’t stop coming back to, any more than I can stop calling it a sacred grove—isn’t that what it was, once? A lot of resonance, trees asway with declarations whose traced-on-the-air patterns the grasses also traced, more…
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I Promise You This
“One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am—a reluctant enthusiast, a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land;…
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Life is Magic: Skylands Botanical Gardens
Last weekend, Matthew, Bella, & I took a ride to the Skylands Botanical Gardens. The gardens are about fifteen minutes from our house. How lucky are we? I know, I know. It is the most magical place. The gardens are the perfect place for explorations…