Experience nature
Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God. George Washington Carver Proper education is important. [...]
Changing Seasons
Finally, the weather is cooling, the leaves have turned, and we are in the home stretch toward winter. It took a long time this year, as we had a very long summer. I love this time of year, the days [...]
Touch the Earth
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. Khalil Gibran When was the last time you walked barefoot on the earth? Or felt the wind whip around you [...]
Observe
'Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.' Rumi Sometimes we spend so much time thinking, that we forget to just observe. Observing requires that you notice, but not [...]
We make our own path through life
“Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road for another…The journey of life is not [...]
Don’t believe everything you think
I think of the first time I climbed a 14'er (a mountain over 14,000'). From the base of the mountain, the task looked impossible. I can believe at that moment that it is impossible to do, and justify this with [...]