Our time in Southern California was hot and smoky. Across the state, they were experiencing record heatwaves for October (highs up to 110 degrees!) and several different fires were raging just north of our area. It was hard working outside in those conditions and our attitudes needs a serious adjustment. One day I was taking […]
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Day 19: Practice your passion (31 Notes from Nature)
There is one quote that I love probably more than all others because it speaks to the individual in each of us. Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Gil Bailie This quote […]
Day 18: Gentle nudge (31 Notes from Nature)
It was a busy day with a lot going on. My husband and I were focused and eager to get the job done so we could move along. Rush rush rush. And then I saw it… This single green leaf on my desk chair. I don’t know where this leaf came from (it wasn’t from […]
Day 17: Gentle movement (31 Notes from Nature)
I struggle to get enough exercise because in my mind exercising for the sake of exercising seems onerous and boring. I’d rather be curled up in a chair with an excellent book or pecking away at my computer getting out the build-up of words in my brain. BUT…put me on a hiking trail, though, and […]
Day 16: Just wander (31 Notes from Nature)
A couple weekends ago, we decided to get off the concrete and reserved two nights at the Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Georgia. It was time to just wander in nature. They have a number of nice, easy trails and we took advantage of the time among the trees. Since the hiking wasn’t strenuous, there […]
Day 15: Kids in Nature (31 Notes from Nature)
Today’s note is written by my husband Nelson. I asked him to write about a significant memory he had of being a kid out in nature and this is what he’s shared: My oldest sister and I loaded up the brown, manual-shift Datsun 810 and headed to the mountains. I was uncertain where we were […]