by Nancy | May 21, 2016 | Animals, Connecting to Nature, Expression, Inner Voice, Self-Discovery
I have been practicing the art of appreciations for awhile now and have come to appreciate the juicy connections that come as a result of thoughtful appreciations for people and experiences and things. I love appreciating. It brings delight to me to watch as a...
by Nancy | Mar 25, 2015 | Animals, Connecting to Nature, Expression, Family, Inner Voice, Labyrinth, Singing
Fifteen faces, the flickering light of a single votive candle in the darkness, silent and still. A mantle of peace settles over me as I look out and breathe in the life force of the humans, animals and other beings surrounding us. As the first headlamp lights the...
by Nancy | Mar 5, 2015 | Animals, Connecting to Nature, Expression, Inner Voice
I’ve been wondering about creativity and all the myriad ideas that have been flowing through me, mourning the loss of those ideas that I haven’t acted upon. And then this morning, as I was looking at the apple tree, it occurred to me that not all blossoms...
by Nancy | Feb 15, 2014 | Animals, Expression, Inner Voice
The scratches on the table leg are deep, angled from the same direction, so it looks like they were made over time, rather than all at once. A repeated behavior that had a harmful impact. I noticed the scratches as I was moving the table to sweep beneath in and...
by Nancy | Jan 29, 2014 | Animals, Connecting to Nature, Inner Voice
I awoke this morning excited to be trying out a new exercise class just down the street from me. This is a big deal because I live 20 minutes from town, so the idea that I could walk to something is thrilling. (Obviously I thrill easily.) I skip out my front door,...
by Nancy | Dec 15, 2013 | Animals, Connecting to Nature, Labyrinth
“Do you want to come outside with me?” asked my husband. My rule is that if I’m on the computer and doing anything other than actively writing, I will stop the video, or podcast or reading and get up and go outside. I made this rule awhile ago when I realized...
