The Trickiness of the Dark Season

The Trickiness of the Dark Season

I always get a little nervous in Autumn as the days shorten and the rain falls. Did I get enough time in the garden and in the woods, walking, camping and hiking, soaking up the rays of sun? Did I notice the bees disappearing inside the Comfrey flowers with tiny satchels of pollen on their legs?

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Go to the Trees (in Difficult Times)

Go to the Trees (in Difficult Times)

In times like these, it's especially easy to get busy and dismiss the "luxury" of getting outside and being in Nature. But this is when we need it most. I've found myself getting wrapped up in worry and expectations about all that I should do, but for most of us, the causes that we’re fighting for are a marathon, not a sprint--so we need to take time to rejuvenate and ground ourselves. And the comfort and wisdom we find among the trees may be more than we realize.

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