Want to read this email on the web? Click here. True morality consists not in following the beaten track, but in finding the true path for ourselves, and fearlessly following it. Mahatma Gandhi Dear Reader, Sometimes I wonder which might prove to be of greater interest, the note you receive in your inbox each week or the story behind the story. Maybe that back story would have a following all of its own. Of course, not everyone would desire to hear what led me to the words I commit to...
8 days ago • 4 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. A wise fox will only attempt to cross when there is solid ice on the river and will pick his way carefully, every sense alert. ~Hillary Barrett Dear Reader, When is it time to cross over to the new that is being created? Although you may be ready for a change of landscape, adventuresome journeys, and embracing new ways of being the message this week is - not so fast. To enable sure footed steps along this road ahead there is some required...
15 days ago • 3 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. Only our own compassion and loving-kindness are invincible and without limit, as they are internal qualities that can be cultivated within us and then shared with others. Thich Nhat Hanh Dear Reader, From May to the first fall frosts, our family garden not only nourishes our spirits and feeds our physical bodies, but it is also home to hundreds of solitary and bumblebees. Over the years, my interest in them has grown from curiosity to borderline...
22 days ago • 3 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. When you stop silencing your body, you start hearing the truth. ~Barbara O'Neill At the start of the new millennium, I was guided into the fascinating world of natural healing. I was surprised to discover that to use the tools effectively, I had to master an entirely new language. This is no small feat, as it required me to attend to what I had been conditioned to ignore for the first forty years of my life. When I began to share the wisdom I...
29 days ago • 4 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Dear Reader This week, while chatting with an acquaintance and sharing some of what I’ve been up to, they innocently commented, "Wow, you are busy." No, I am not busy, I replied with a little bit of an edge. Checking myself, I realized the resistance to that...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. Real health is only found when your inner being is completely at ease with life’s inherent uncertainty. ~Richard Rudd On Monday, the sun begins its transit through Gate 4, corresponding with I Ching Hexagram 4, its English translation being, Not Knowing. How do you feel about not knowing the answers? This question and its accompanying lesson are precisely what we will dance with as of Monday, the 11th, through Friday, the 15th. There will be...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. Sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Dr. Seuss Dear Reader, Our Family Farm Camp came to a close this morning, and the daughters and granddaughter headed back to their Austin lives. We are so incredibly grateful for this gift of their time and presence during the peak of summer harvest. Although the tomatoes were lagging due to a slow, cool spring, there was still plenty to pick and enjoy. This evening, as I...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. I love Wednesday mornings in the Gemmo Forest. On this day, throughout the growing season, the guilds and gardens receive some very special love from our number one local fan, board member Alli Holte, and our multi-talented summer intern, Amiya Fornes-Sicama. These two women bring their positive energy and belief in something bigger than themselves each week through rain, bugs, humidity, and oppressive heat. A few times a month, we also enjoy...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. We need not avoid our active lives, but simply bring to them a new vision and shift of gravity. ~Sue Monk Kidd With arms full of crates, I made my way to the open car trunk in the rising heat of what promised to be another sultry day. Once relieved of my load, I paused momentarily to fact-check myself. What had begun as a joy-filled morning of flower and herb harvesting had shifted into a drive to complete a mission. Tension stretched across my...
2 months ago • 3 min read