personal journey of awakening
How Plants Have Influenced Me
My interest in plants began with my upbringing, as my mother was a Lithuanian immigrant farmer’s daughter. There was always a garden to be grown, plants to be harvested, and relationships with all aspects of nurturing, protecting and enjoying plant life of all sorts filling my memory as early as I can remember. Of course,…
Read MoreWhat Suffering Teaches Us
There’s an old saying. Some say it’s from Zen Buddhism, others say it’s universally a spiritual teaching that applies to anyone wishing to become happier. “Only a cracked pot allows the light in.” What does this mean? To me, it’s clearly about accepting our impefections. In Japan that’s called wabisabi. This is a philosophy that…
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