I sat crouched behind a bush, waiting, hoping I was in the right spot. I looked down and saw at my feet a plantain (the plant, not the fruit). It had been chewed all the way down to the center. I smiled imagining the deer that had stood right here having that snack. Everything eats[..]
I’m just about a week into my social media hiatus and so far so good! I’m not one of those people who loathes social media, though it is a bit like taking a well-worn path through a hellscape that – for some reason – everyone has decided is “the way we’re going to get from[..]
Know the ways of the ones who take care of you, so that you may take care of them.Introduce yourself. Be accountable as the one who comes asking for life. Ask permission before taking.Abide by the answer.Never take the first.Never take the last.Take only what you need.Take only that which is given.Never take more than[..]
Wildflowers. When the trek is long, they are are a small appreciation. When it’s so much further to go and the discomfort is significant, they are a momentary reprieve where delight is greater than discomfort. When my eyes are cast down, watching the dirt, rocks, and miles pass beneath my feet, they are a treat,[..]
I got tired of saying “I miss blogging” and decided to start blogging again. Not that anyone cares but I didn’t actually stop blogging. I just took the last 18 months to write articles on my other site – The Unbreakable Body. And I’m still doing that. I’m also writing a book. And writing my[..]
