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Monthly Archives: October 2023
A Heritage of Hurt
Our reflections this month have centered around the theme of “the gift of heritage.” Our writers have shared with us a number of ways that they have opened themselves to their own individual and more collective experiences of heritage. They … Continue reading
Samhain Season
The word Samhain (pronounced Sow-Inn) is a special time of the year where the veil between worlds is the thinnest, the world we are in, the world of faeries, and the world of the dead blend together as one. Many … Continue reading
Losing Precious Heritage
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, the EPA removed 21 species from theEndangered Species List because they are now extinct.The stated purpose of the list is to help conserve the species that are on it,to bring attention to the fact of their … Continue reading
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Mom’s Hands
Of all the things I remember most about mom, it is her hands. She had strong hands, I remember the crease and lines. As a child I would hold her hand and trace the lines of her veins down to … Continue reading
Breaking Inherited Trauma
I won’t ramble on about my upbringing, but it’s not a secret that I was abused. I feel there are many children of the 80’s that inherited trauma from being raised with the saying “it’s just how it was back … Continue reading
Rediscovering Heritage
There has been a huge movement of reskilling and rediscovering old skills. Foraging has been a skill that is as old as the human race. Being ancestors of hunters and gathers it’s somewhat natural for our species to forage. It … Continue reading