Tag Archives: late summer/early autumn

Our Experience of a Changing World

Today is September 11, the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the U.S.  Like many others, I recall exactly where I was when I heard the news, and remembered thinking, “this changes everything.” A lot has changed in 10 years. … Continue reading

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An inner revolution, and a few big questions

Below is a little piece I wrote for our church’s newsletter. Thought I’d share it with all of you here as well as there.  Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of really depressing news on the environmental front, and find … Continue reading

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Change

For more than two years now, I’ve been writing The Sustainable Soul on an (almost) weekly basis. Before that, it was a weekly column on another website since 2007.  Within these four years, I’ve also written a book on eco-spirituality … Continue reading

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Peppers, tomatoes and perfectionism

My pepper plants just aren’t doing so great this year. The peppers look runty, and the plants seem meager compared to last season. Last year, I was swimming in gorgeous huge peppers at this time. I do all the right things…rotate … Continue reading

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Late Summer: Change Is Upon Us

The energy of the land has shifted. It is late summer here in the temperate north. Even as the air hangs heavy and hot all around me, autumn is beginning to emerge. Something invisible has shifted. The insects’ chorus is … Continue reading

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(Almost) Monday Musings: Garden as Life Metaphor

Stepping out into the garden, I feel the morning dew on my feet. The early light turns the grass to a field of sparkling diamonds. In your life, what other treasures are there, right at your feet, waiting to be … Continue reading

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Late Summer Musings: Fruit, Seed, and Mushroom

The energy of the land has shifted. It is late summer. Even as the air hangs heavy and hot all around me, autumn is beginning to emerge. Something invisible has shifted. The insects’ chorus is louder, as they sense the … Continue reading

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Monday Musings: Introspection, vulnerability and bats.

It looked at first like an injured squirrel, but when we looked a little closer, we saw it was a bat: a little brown bat. It was asleep for the day, but clearly was just fine and not at all … Continue reading

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