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Sharing Tea: The Art of Personal Ritual with a Friend
On a melancholy October afternoon, my friend Steve invited me to join him for tea…
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Ma’at: Egyptian Goddess of Truth, Justice & Heart
In ancient Egyptian art, Ma’at (pronounced Muh-aht) may appear as a small kneeling figure or…
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Somersaulting into Life: A Monarch Butterfly Birth (in Photos)
They hang, silent and still, for one to two weeks before the chrysalis darkens and…
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In the Cradle of the Crone: Hecate and the Waning Moon
I just turned 76. How did life fly by so fast? I accept my age,…
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The Great Mother Made Peach Ice Cream
With the constant anguish of collective life from covid, climate change, racism, and war, I…
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Bountiful Butterflies to Fill Your Soul with Joy
Why do we love them so? They’re exotically beautiful and they transform in magical ways.…
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Balance & Hope: Sometimes We Need Help
After I started toppling over from lack of balance in 2013, after being diagnosed with…
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Tree Swallow Teachings: Soaring Persistence and Fearless Love
"Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall and…
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Until the End
“I’ll stay until the end,” Lauren said. We knew what “the end” meant, but didn’t…
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Witnessing a Catastrophe? Search for Small Miracles
I prowl through budding milkweed and prickly blackberry plants for an hour looking for Monarch…