Tag: nature
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In service to life
Something beautiful is unfolding… That was the strong gut feeling I sensed as I was enjoying reading Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass. What a treat this book is. An incredibly rich coming together of ideas, words and stories giving texture and grounding to concepts that often live separate lives. Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the Read more
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Lichens spirit
A tale of lichens “In a world of scarcity, interconnection and mutual aid become critical for survival. So say the lichens.” Ever since I read these words in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, I could sense a tale of lichens wanting to emerge and share its natural wisdom with those who might receive it. Either Read more
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Rivering
Following the edge of your river Following the edge of your river takes you to your knowing the edge becomes blurrier the edge becomes the river no edge you are the river following your inner river You find the edge of your understanding yet your knowing has no edge the edge only exists in your Read more
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new forms
Playing with haiku-photo forms today. Photos are mine, taken in Tasmania, except for the beautiful Aotearoa skies, by Sam Rye. Read more
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Liberation
Liberation Listen to your body Where wisdom lies Where truth is known Attune to your freedom You are enough You have enough Resist Rest, unlearn Slow down, say no Lean into your humanity Widen the healing portal Acknowledge what was stolen Care through the opening of your heart Liberate your community through your falling in Read more
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We are
We are Hungry for life Rainforest, teeming Beautiful and ferocious We are Ignorant, with knowledge Awake at night Hoping to be wrong We are Nature, with rights Displaced from culture Colonised, with institution We are Destruction at scale The unacceptable acceptance Of a shifting baseline We are Learning to live with fire And saltwater in Read more
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Less
Less is more Warmer than you thought Harder than you expected Slower than you wanted Older than you believed Surprise after surprise Brighter than you felt Stronger than you looked Spicer than you let show Kinder when you let go Different altogether The same Tightening up A change in perspective One day restrictive The other Read more
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Zen and the art of saving the planet
At the end of 2024, I undertook the Zen and the art of saving the planet course by Plum Village, rooted in Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings. It served as a great companion as I navigated and transformed through challenging times. A couple of months later, conscious of my own memory limits and knowing that one of Read more
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moon rising
moon song Listen to the sounds All bring something different Some you resonate with more Some make you smile Some tense your body up Some make you feel you’re flying Some remind you of reality Some burn fuel trying to get somewhere Some sing the songs of life Some sound an alarm Some harmonise together Read more
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Water
River whisper Leave me alone Love me Connect with me Care with me Listen to my whispers Listen to my anger Or I will flood Listen to my anger Or I will dry out And you will too Don’t you see it? That we’re not that different? You also want to be cared for and Read more