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What drives the storyteller?
I saw Eve Ensler speak last night~ and it brought me back to the question: what drives the storyteller to speak? What process happens that forms the design of the story~ what makes it ok for one person to spend … Continue reading
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Snow Angels in Red Rocks
As we walked over the red sand stone, imagining the scarring and imprints as snow angels made by God rather than geological imprints~ I remembered something Any Lipkis once thought about out loud~ what if nature has created us to be it’s healer? Continue reading
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“The only reason we have dogs is so we have something to dominate.”
I am the one at the beck and call of my beloved. And in return, she gives me love medicine that I can’t buy in the pharmacy or on the black market. Continue reading
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coming home
I sent the following text as an email to a few friends~ and one~ who continues to be that kind of friend that we all need~ the one who reminds you who you are when you forget~ asked me to … Continue reading
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Introducing: Healing in the presence of whales
Allow me to introduce you to Rebecca Goff, the first person we are featuring in People and the Planet. Her story is one I find particularly fascinating as she is dedicating her life to understanding how to use the natural … Continue reading
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Tagged aquacranial aqua cranial, maui, ocean, people and the planet, rebecca goff, whales
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Alliance Training: Thriving in a changing world
I have been watching words lately. Intensely aware of how they shape our belief systems, paying specific attention to how they shape our belief systems re: what we believe is possible for the future. The earth quake in Japan has … Continue reading
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Healing with whales: Post Card From Maui
We knew we would be in the ocean, we hoped we would find whales, but we had no idea we would be immersed in a world event that would literally change the balance of the planet. Welcome to People and … Continue reading
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the fear courage love ratio
I’ve been enjoying the silence of not blogging~ having shifted from the short form of blogging to the long form of novel, I have loved indulging in the process of lingering over sentences and toiling over word structure. But today, … Continue reading
Letter To A Young Ocean Activist
A few weeks ago, Jill Buck, founder of Go Green Initiative, forwarded an email from Sarah Fyfe, a tenth grader living in Michigan. Sarah asked, “How can I get people to want to help as much as I do?” upon … Continue reading
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How can I get people to want to help as much as I do?
“How can I get people to want to help as much as I do?” That question came via email from Sarah Fyfe, a tenth grader living in Michigan. Sarah sent that question in an email to Jill Buck, founder of … Continue reading