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 …
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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) …
Traveling Below the Border: Costa Rica, Ecotourism, and Politics
I’ll be traveling to Costa Rica tomorrow to spend two weeks exploring one of the most beautiful and biodiverse countries …
A Kind of Love: How the Cup Holds Tea
I’ve been thinking about this poem ever since I found it on The Vale of the Soul-Making. The way ordinary …
O Holy Night, What Stars Give Birth To
“Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.” The single-most, salient symbol of Christmas, for me, is a …
Yosemite, A Temple in the Wild
“There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however …
