The Nature of Nature

Over the past decade stewarding 50 acres of land in the Virginia Piedmont, BD, and I have learned a bit about the timbering process. We have also witnessed, up close and in a sober and reverential way, the ability of Mother Earth to do everything in her power to...

Renew You

Each February provides us with a cycle of Renewal … this post is from the  archives: At the Well, Drozda, Acrylic/canvas, 48 x 48″  “When the Mother seats herself in the heart then everything, be it stained or stainless, becomes but an ornament for Her lotus feet. She lives...

The Pits

Each day, we wake slightly altered, and the person we were yesterday is dead. John Updike quoted in The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp We are at the mid-point in the 12 weeks of winter. In the six weeks leading up to the spring equinox, the opportunity is in...

The Journey Continues …

It is my conviction that slight changes in imagination have more impact on living than major efforts at change. Thomas Moore   Please note that the first listing at the top of the right sidebar contains the 2021 Creative Energy Report MP3 file. I invite you to listen today....

Living Life in Widening Circles

Looking at the Natural Calendar, November has us traveling inward. We are continuing the six-month process of sinking deep into our roots. The first 90 days (stretching from fall equinox to winter solstice) can be used for mind-training. In as little as15 quiet minutes a day, it becomes possible...