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Feb 03
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What is Deep Ecology?

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
One of my amazing childhood memories is of sitting on a rock at the edge of a pool watching hundreds of tadpoles squiggling and flashing in the spring sunlight. The pool was in the middle of a marsh, and every spring rainwater would fill that pool for the frogs. The marsh was on undeveloped land at the end of my…
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Jan 23
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How to be an Excellent Volunteer

By Blog, Real Wilding
You’ve been thinking about volunteering for your favorite local nonprofit, and that’s awesome. Most nonprofit organizations rely on volunteers for both the day-to-day work and to coordinate and staff events. Many, like mine, have no employees and everyone involved is volunteering their time. I’ll let you in on a secret, though. Most of us, especially small nonprofits, struggle to recruit…
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Jan 13
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Follow Your Breath

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
Does your mind or heart race? Try a simple breath technique for centering and calming the nervous system. There are two methods for following your breath: focusing on a single point, such as the tip of your nose, and tracking the breath from the nose to the lungs and back. I guide you through both in the video and below.…
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Sep 25
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To Know a Turtle

By Blog, Real Wilding, Spiritual Ecology
The family who knew her best called her Shelley. Those of us who had to contain her for care affectionately nicknamed her Houdini. Shelley was a 30-pound, two-foot-long common snapping turtle who lived in a pond behind a home occupied by three generations of caring humans. The family and their neighbors watched the road to make sure no turtles were…
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