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Category Archives: nature
High Tides, Low Tides
Stroke, prostate cancer, and a new way to be in the world. That’s 2022. Continue reading
Posted in animals, awakening, cancer, co-creating, connection, conscious living, dog friendly, dreams, Empaths, health, healthy living, hope, Inspiration, intuition, nature, pets, resilience, self love, self-care, stroke, Synchronicity, writing
Tagged connection, conscious living, Dana Point, health, labrador retrievers, prostate cancer, stroke
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Lessons from Fire: Love More, Fear Less
Carpe Diem. I am reminded each day that we are here to seize the moment. When we marinate in indecision, fear, the “what ifs,” we truly miss the point. That’s the idea this blog tour aims to support. That even … Continue reading
Know the Flow
Last year about this time, my fellow Californians couldn’t even water their yards due to chronic drought conditions. More than one friend in various parts of the state adopted a no-flushing policy: if it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, … Continue reading
Posted in awakening, beliefs, conscious living, intuition, nature
Tagged California flooding, I5, LA Times, Oroville, Oroville Dam, Pisces, water, Williams
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Falling in Love
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus I love this time of year in Nor-Nor Cal. The 110 degree days slip away slowly, sheepishly sliding into the 90s. The oaks let go of their first … Continue reading
Posted in conscious living, healthy living, nature, spiritual
Tagged Autumn, cycles, fall, Northern California, now, seasons of change
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Magnificent Mt. Shasta
When I first caught sight of it I was 50 miles away and afoot, alone and weary. Yet all my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary since. John Muir of Mt Shasta, 1874 View from Mount … Continue reading
Posted in conscious living, healthy living, hiking, nature, travel, wine and food
Tagged Academy Awards, Bistro 107, Bunny Flat, Craig's List, Harmonic Convergence, Lake Siskiyou, Lemuria, Longmire, Mount Shasta Resort, Mount Shasta Resort Restaurant, Mt. Shasta, Netflix, Oscars, Portland, Sacramento River, Sacred Mountain Spa, San Fernando Valley, shaman, Soul Connections, Telos, Tucson Gem Show, vision quest
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Therapy Dog
When we brought Kai home, I knew I wanted him to be a therapy dog. His name means “restoration and recovery” in Japanese, which I didn’t know when we named him that. He’s actually named after Kailua-Kona, an area on the Big … Continue reading
Posted in animals, healthy living, nature, pet health, pets, therapy dogs
Tagged community service, Therapy dogs
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Be Here Now
“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” ― Ram Dass This has been a funny summer. I think it’s because of this guy over here to the left. Today Kai is 14 weeks. He looks like he’s about 2 years … Continue reading
Posted in animals, conscious living, healthy living, nature, pet health, pets, relaxation, therapy dogs
Tagged Airbnb, Be Here Now, Lewiston, Ram Dass, Weaverville
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Lessons from the Pack
We are getting a new puppy mid-June named Kai. He is a yellow labrador retriever. His momma, Reece, was friends with our beautiful Ms. Bay who passed last January. When we found out Reece was going to have puppies, we … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, nature, pets, relationships, resilience
Tagged animals, Asilomar, behavior, Change.org, foster care, instinct, labrador retrievers, mental health
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