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April 19–Nature: Yes, The Earth Speaks
Yes the Earth speaks, but only to those who can hear with their hearts. It speaks in a thousand small ways, but like our lovers and families and friends, it often sends it messages without words. For you see, the … Continue reading
April 18–Nature: Worship?
“Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshiping.” Hubert Reeves, Astrophysicist Perhaps these words of Reeves are provocative. Perhaps not. Theologies … Continue reading
April 14–Nature: The Mirror
“It’s not my nature to yell!” I found myself saying to another person. The tenor and volume of my voice probably qualified very nearly for yelling. I was, if I’m being honest, angry about being yelled at–or at least feeling … Continue reading
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April 12–Nature: A Being
I find myself at times tending to treat Nature as an object, and a static object at that. It’s “out there,” and it looks like a certain thing now because it is spring. Recently, I was in three different parts … Continue reading
April 9–Nature: What is unseen
I had a conversation with a plant recently. It was a wildflower, of that I’m sure. No flower yet. In fact, barely green leaves pushing up from the ground. I sat for a little while just taking it in. Black, … Continue reading
Nature: Empty Cage, Full Trees
It was an old episode of Andy Griffith. Opie had accidentally killed a mother bird with his sling shot, and the ultimate karma of the show was that he took in the three baby birds and raised them. Then, the … Continue reading
April 5–Nature: Profound Being
What is nature to me? The natural world comes to mind. That is a place I love and and where I feel most connected to the source. But there is the nature of people. The nature of politics. The nature … Continue reading