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Good things take time

Good things take time

Anyone who spends time observing the seasons knows one universal truth, that patience is a language best learned fluently. In the natural world, there's no use for our impatience. Changes happen...

The wolves and the moon

The wolves and the moon

My love language is sending messages about the moon, encouraging a glance at how amazing it looks in the night sky or posting pictures of it in group chats, whether requested or not. I find that...

Roses but not the same

Roses but not the same

It is intriguing that despite everything we know, we repeatedly attempt to capture transient things. I suppose that's what makes those things so appealing, their unobtainable momentary perfection...

The power of ‘It’s okay’

The power of ‘It’s okay’

After an upsetting event the two words "It's okay" can offer much comfort. I've been the recipient of this easement, both at times of true distress and more trivial troubles. I've found myself...

Winter solstice

Winter solstice

The shortest day, the day that offers us the least light of all of the days of the year is today. On this, the astronomical beginning of winter, there is more darkness across the hours but this...

Some of Us Just Fall

Some of Us Just Fall

Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better. Polly Atkin's very personal book, Some of Us Just Fall, is an intricate memoir of a person with a chronic illness. It is a testimony of how...

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