Mary Oliver
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Quiet and Candlelight at the Year’s End
These final weeks before the winter solstice are the darkest of the year. There is beauty in the contrast of…
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Retreats: Pause, Connect, Create — and Get Inspired
Summertime is for novelty. We spend more time outdoors, travel to new places, and do things that darker, colder times…
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Leaving Home and Learning to Listen to Your Own Voice
Leaving home and starting to separate and individuate from our families is one of the first, most difficult, and exciting…
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Poetry in Motion: Lessons from Ecotherapy
I have just recently discovered a new Ecotherapy idea which I am calling “poetry in motion”: You select a poem…
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Using Poetry in the Journey of Psychotherapy
I’ve been reading, writing and listening to poetry for inspiration, enjoyment, and as a balm…
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Resiliency through Poetry
One of the things that helped me not just cope, but also make meaning and provide hope during this difficult…
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To Begin With, the Sweet Grass
Source: A Year’s Rising with Mary Oliver 1. Will the hungry ox stand in the field and not eat of…
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Don’t Hesitate ~
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole…
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What Inspires You? – Reflections
What inspires you? Heather Hill – I find great inspiration when running. I do my best thinking then. Running, a…
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I Worried
Source: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1258096-i-worried-i-worried-a-lot-will-the-garden-grow%5D “I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right…
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Autumn and The Art of Gracefully Letting Go
Fall is my favorite season. I love the colors, the way the earth smells, and I especially enjoy having fewer…
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Connecting to Spirit
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers…
