Sunset and sundog with the Old Woman of the Woods - White Oak
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Finding Peace Amidst the World’s Contention

In recent years, I’ve been a voice, calling out what I see is illogical or unjust in the world. But keeping up with current events was making my blood pressure high and causing anxiety and sleeplessness. Obviously, the way I was handling things wasn’t working for me. How could I hope for peace in the…

The Sanctifying Blessings of the Earth - How the Earth Improves Us
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The Sanctifying Blessings of the Earth

An exploration of how associating with the Earth can sanctify, improve, and transform us. There’s a social media post going around that shows the relative size of the Earth, all the other planets in our solar system, and the sun in comparison to other stars across the universe. Our sun is miniscule in comparison to…

fiction writing - sleuthing the emotions behind neck pain
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Fiction Writing and Sleuthing the Emotions Behind My Neck Pain

The following is a free-form writing exercise I used this morning. What started as a tug to write some fiction morphed into energetic sleuthing to uncover the emotional source of some neck pain I’ve had. I started out by pulling up a blank page in Word and writing whatever came … as if I were…

Sacred Earth Sacred Soul Book Review - purple martins at sunset in Winneconne Wisconsin
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Book Corner: Sacred Earth. Sacred Soul. Sacred YOU

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m listening to Sacred Earth. Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell, read by Angus King in a delightful Irish brogue. The premise of the book is that all of nature and humanity are sacred. This is an ancient Celtic view which originally blended well with Christ’s teachings, but…

nature amphitheater in progress. Sacred Earth. Sacred Soul
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Book Corner: Sacred Earth. Sacred Soul

What I’m learning about myself and our property from the book Sacred Earth. Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell and from our own personal earth mentor – a pre-Civil War oak we call, “The Old Woman of the Woods.” Dave and I have been working outside a lot lately. We misjudged our property line and…

Quieting the Mind, Discovering Your Divine Self and the Rose Analogy
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Quieting the Mind & Connecting with Your Core Sacred Self™

Over the last year I’ve been studying a lot of books on quieting the mind and staying in a Christ-like loving space. This quest has largely, been driven by my desire to find peace in a troubled world – inner peace of mind and bodily peace (lowering my blood pressure). I’ve studied these concepts from…

Manifesting Cardinals
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Manifesting Cardinals and Convertibles

Manifesting your desires doesn’t have to be difficult. I’ve stumbled on an easy, effortless way of manifesting things. It’s not overnight, but it works. I learned it from my interest in cardinals and convertibles. While going through the Rare Faith Mindset Mastery Program a couple years ago, we were asked to set an inconsequential goal….

Your True Self is Compassionate

Being Your True Self Can Change the World

Your True Self is Compassionate, Self-Healing and Wise Have you ever heard the story of the hundredth monkey? In a nutshell… the Japanese conducted an experiment in the 1950’s where they dropped sweet potatoes on sandy beaches of some islands. A young monkey learned to dunk his sweet potatoes in water to make them taste…