Recently I've found it difficult to access a sense of where I am in time and space. I know, this sounds a bit dramatic, but what I mean is I've always had an innate sense of where we are in the year and somehow this has been disrupted. I can't seem to locate myself the … Continue reading Locate
Category: nature
forest reprieve When we experience overwhelm, we are never exactly sure what tips us over into a place of too much. Is it the lack of rest? Too many demands on our time and energy? Is it waning energy in ourselves that just happens to coincide with busyness? Some combination? Does it matter why we … Continue reading Restore
It has been Spring for a week and this morning we woke up to snow. This is typical for here, but arduous, as we yearn for warmth and increased activity. We are surrounded by the muted colours of this season, eyes seeking more vibrancy and intensity. We are living in transitional space, liminal space, and … Continue reading Muted
There is so much that’s difficult bound up in life. So many things that are unfair or make no sense, so many things just aren’t okay. There is struggle, discomfort, fear, sometimes outright pain and all of it hurts, there’s no way around it. There are things so excruciating to move through that we become … Continue reading Transmute
A small part of the murmuration I couldn't ignore! It's finally March, we are mere weeks away from the equinox. The wheel is turning and we are waking to what the new season is bringing. We don't yet know what is coming, but we have a sense, we are starting to feel our way into … Continue reading The Network
Morning glory in my neighbourhood It is the time of year when many of us in the Northern hemisphere who like to garden are heavily steeped in planning for the upcoming season. While we wait for the light to return and the temperatures to warm, we dream, immersing ourselves in seed catalogues, plant nurseries and … Continue reading Dreaming
There is nothing like a forest to ponder perspective; the whole, the parts, the details, the immensity, just how far the reality of something can seem. I have some goals this year, some self-imposed targets I want to hit, places from which I want to measure my growth. I haven’t taken this approach for a … Continue reading Perspective
