Rivers As Relatives: A 4-Part Series ~ Read Now
There is an ongoing discussion in nature-loving circles about our increasing disconnection from the natural world. With the rise of city living and screen culture, many sense an acute lack of nature and suggest solutions like family nature clubs to help us get back in…
Trees and animals? Yes, indeed. Our understanding of tree behavior is changing, thanks to new forest research and Peter Wohlleben’s book, The Hidden Life of Trees. He’s a professional forester who manages the trees for the community of Hummel in Germany. Like most forestry students…
They will tell you,
Look to nature
and feel that you are small.
But Nature will tell you,
Look to the sky
and know that You are vast.
Look to the ocean…
The most beautiful expression of gratitude I’ve ever encountered isn’t a prayer or a poem—it’s the Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. I discovered it in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. It offers something our…
Years ago I tried keeping a gratitude journal. Oprah told me to, and I hoped it would help me through a particularly rough year. I’m a good list maker so I started writing out these long lists of things I thought I should feel grateful…
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