Have you ever noticed the petite woodland wildflowers growing along the footpaths and on the hills in the Spring? They seem to be recklessly strewn by a divine hand! Few of us know their names and yet these flowers care not for their anonymity; their desire is simply to live fully in the moment, to … More Spring Wildflowers
We all build walls between ourselves and other people, and between ourselves and the “world”. We build these walls so we can hide behind them when strong emotions threaten to topple us, or so we can retreat to them when the “world” seems to want to devour us, morsel by morsel. We believe that we … More Tearing Down the Walls
As I reach inside the mailbox on this still, snow-covered morning A bird’s voice falls from the sky to my ear It’s behind me…loud and clear… And it’s the only sound I hear Slowly I turn and stand stock-still, Much like the trees so near My eyes flit up, up through the branches Seeking, but … More The Hawk and Me
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