Yes, I am a grown woman, and yes, I believe there are fairies in my garden. I wasn’t particularly “into” fairies even as a child, and as an adult I remained a bit skeptical, while trying to be open minded. Over the years, however, I have had so many encounters with the wee folk in my garden and through shamanic journeys and visions that I have become a true believer.
The Catholic Church and Homosexuality: A Curious (and Disturbing) Obsession
The Catholic Church simply refuses to acknowledge a fact of modern life: gay people are just like left-handed people in that we are a minority but there is nothing sinister about us.
The Greatness of Lake Superior: A Meditation by the Shore
Nathan Thompson takes time out beside Lake Superior. “The lake itself is a healer,” he writes, “taking whatever comes to it and transforming it, slowly, into something else.”
Nick Vujicic: It Matters How You Finish
Nick Vujicic has no arms or legs but he has come to terms with this and has overcome his challenges. So can we all! This short video is an incredibly powerful tribute to the human spirit.
Mood Swing
It’s amazing to me how much the weather can affect my mood. When the sun is shining bright and the sky sings a pale blue smile, my heart feels lighter. When the thunder clouds roll in and lightning streaks across the sky, my body feels exhilarated and excited. I can be languid in the heat and sleepy in the deep droop of snowfall.
Look Who’s Talking: Cell Phones, Eroding Etiquette and User Illusions
In the months since the ban on cell phone use while driving, I’ve noticed more people murmuring into their cell phones in line ups at the movies, in the bank, at the drug store, in grocery aisles. It’s usually while they’re shopping. And it’s not just “Hey, it’s me. Do we need parsnips?” It’s “Hi, Whatcha doin’? How’s it goin’?” Murmur, murmur, murmur.
Adapt, Overcome and Improvise
Life throws us curveballs, but the ability to follow a military mantra lets us adapt, overcome and improvise, regardless of how challenging things seem.
To Bee: A Photographer Learns the Power of Waiting
A photographer learns from the master the value of waiting, in both photography and life.
No One Understands
A woman who has experienced years of extreme stress begins to explore what is triggering her rage.
On Growing Where You are Planted
She left her hometown after graduating from high school and moved to the city. She certainly wasn’t going to return home to live, EVER. But things do change.
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