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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Deborah J. Brasket, Author

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Evolution Entwined with Love

March 18, 2024

I like to think this all has meaning, this grand scope of things from the birth of stars to the …

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Joy Not Shared, Dies Young

March 11, 2024

A lovely reminder from Anne Sexton to share our joys–the simple pleasures of life. So I’m sharing with you her …

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Touching and Being Touched: The Rainforests of Costa Rica

February 29, 2024

The presence of the world is precisely the presence of its flesh to my flesh. –Maurice Merleau-Ponty, from The Visible …

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Costa Rica: A Gem Among a Trail of Tears

February 21, 2024

How did Costa Rica escape the fate of its neighbors? How does this haven of democracy (devoid a standing army) …

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Traveling Below the Border: Costa Rica, Ecotourism, and Politics

January 28, 2024

I’ll be traveling to Costa Rica tomorrow to spend two weeks exploring one of the most beautiful and biodiverse countries …

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A Kind of Love: How the Cup Holds Tea

January 23, 2024

I’ve been thinking about this poem ever since I found it on The Vale of the Soul-Making. The way ordinary …

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O Holy Night, What Stars Give Birth To

December 24, 2023

“Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.” The single-most, salient symbol of Christmas, for me, is a …

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Yosemite, A Temple in the Wild

December 18, 2023

“There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however …

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Bold Strokes, Luscious Light, & the Mind of Zen: Art of the Masters on Display

December 11, 2023

Three of my favorite artists are currently featured at museums across the country. If you are near any of these …

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Blessings–For the Ear, For the Eye, & For You

November 20, 2023

Can’t you hear the laughter of the children, the slap of running feet, the rush and tumble of the waves? …

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After sailing around the world in a small boat for six years, I came to appreciate how tiny and insignificant we humans appear in our natural and untamed surroundings, living always on the edge of the wild, into which we are embedded even while being that thing which sets us apart. Now living again on the edge of the wild in a home that borders a nature preserve, I am re-exploring what it means to be human in a more than human world.

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