Time seems to be moving so fast, yet this winter is taking absolutely ages to get to its end. I am normally quite accepting of whatever weather is happening, as long as I am appropriately dressed. But this year has tested my patience on accepting persistent rain. I cannot quite believe just how much rain […]
I highly recommend the book 'Braiding Sweetgrass' by Robin Wall Kimmerer. It is beautifully written and helps readers to weave indigenous wisdom into today’s thinking and I found it to be highly insightful. This week I came across a phrase from this book which I didn’t recall but it resonated strongly with me this […]
Our land weeps for all the suffering She has endured, Deep wounds from abuse and scars cut from greed, She weeps from lack of respect, honour, love, gratitude, Taken for granted and given nothing in returnBut for poison, fumes, litter and neglect. She calls out now, grabbing our attention all over the globe, Gently shaking […]
There feels to be an exceptional shift happening. I have written about it before, and I may well do so again, as it seems to be endlessly fascinating to me. I have heard it said by some that it is because this is the year of the Fire Horse, a powerful year full of potential […]
I missed my, self imposed, writing deadline this weekend. For good reason, but disappointing nonetheless. I was at that point on Friday morning of feeling under the weather, noticed the early signs and the need to cancel all engagements and take a much needed day of rest. It was going well for the first hour […]
Indigenous cultures it seems weren’t so much hunter gatherers, as they're often depicted, but were more cultivators of vast areas who worked in harmony with their surroundings to create sufficient food for themselves and for other, non-human species. Mother Nature’s bounty was not just for the benefit of humankind, it was to be shared amongst […]
