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Continue reading →: Practicing Together #2
Seed thought taken from Leaning into Mystery: Practicing Together #7. I noticed that (and I’ve said this before) that I really dig Mercury retrograde periods. I know not everyone does, and some folks are adversely affected, but for me, it’s provided valuable opportunities to really say what I mean, and address deep-seating…
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Continue reading →: Euonymus (Spindle Tree)
I used to think euonymus was a rather boring plant. It’s one of the most commonly used foundation plantings in the northeastern US (so much so that it has now become invasive in some areas), and while there is a fair amount of variation in foliage and form, it never…
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Continue reading →: Practicing Together
Seed thought taken from Leaning into Mystery: Practicing Together #6. I noticed that people will surprise you with their compassion and understanding if you show them your true heart. I also noticed that when walking in the snow, sometimes following others’ tracks can be more difficult than blazing your own trail.…
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Continue reading →: Englishman’s Foot (Plantain)
And, you, Waybread [Plantain], mother of herbs, open to the east, mighty within; carts rolled over you, women rode over you, over you brides cried out, bulls snorted over you. All you withstood then, and were crushed; so you withstand poison and contagion and the loathsome one who travels through the land. —Nine Herbs Charm…
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Continue reading →: Guest Post on Practice and Failure
My friend Sarah Twichell asked me to write a guest post for her blog, Leaning into Mystery. It’s on the relationship between failure and personal practice, which is not what I set out to write about, but it’s what awen decided to give me. 😉 While you’re there, check out Sarah’s…







