Listen to the Trees, a Sermon from Hermann Hesse
I came across the following essay about “preacher trees” from Hermann Hesse and thought I’d share it with you along …
Author Archives: Deborah J. Brasket
Birthing & Rebirthing, A Constant Becoming
When my granddaughter was born my heart fell apart and I became a new thing. We’re astounded again and again …
Parenting Advice from The Prophet
Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you …
Photos & Poetry to Celebrate Earth Day
From “The Shape of Fire” by Theodore Roethke To have the whole air!—The light, the full sunComing down on the …
The Green Fuse that Drives the Flowers
The green fuse that Dylan Thomas wrote about in “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower” is …
Travelers on a Cosmic Journey
We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies andwhirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal.We have …
Evolution Entwined with Love
I like to think this all has meaning, this grand scope of things from the birth of stars to the …
Joy Not Shared, Dies Young
A lovely reminder from Anne Sexton to share our joys–the simple pleasures of life. So I’m sharing with you her …
Touching and Being Touched: The Rainforests of Costa Rica
The presence of the world is precisely the presence of its flesh to my flesh. –Maurice Merleau-Ponty, from The Visible …
Costa Rica: A Gem Among a Trail of Tears
How did Costa Rica escape the fate of its neighbors? How does this haven of democracy (devoid a standing army) …
