This summer my family went on an eleven-day backpacking trip in the Appalachian Mountains.  Eleven days of no phone, no cars, no electronics (using maps, not apps). We returned to......

Our voice can start movements, be a healing balm, or straight up poison.  Thoughts and emotions dance around each other before they come out in words.  Those who are wise,......

A magnificent old pecan tree lives in my backyard.  I have personified her as a wise older southern woman- strong and resilient, with sound advice.  I instantly felt drawn to......

Nature is already whole unto itself, a full expression in that moment of completeness – completeness that is ever changing.  To claim this truth for ourselves would be revolutionary, right?......

Days are getting longer, the difference between the night and daytime temperatures are becoming more extreme- the sap is beginning to rise. The slowness of winter is beginning to shift......

Sustainability has been my passion for the past 25 years. For a majority of this time, I have researched and studied environmental and social sustainability. However, I have come to......

We are entering into the longest night of the year, and at the same time, anticipating the return of the light that many religious traditions are celebrating. As the nights......

A question that I often ponder while walking in the woods came to mind again on my most recent walk… how can I maintain this level of peace and fluidity......