How easy can it be?
Gophers invaded my yard. I had seen the mounds in the neighbor’s yard behind mine. The gopher mounds appeared day after day. Now they were feasting on the roots of my trumpet vines, trees, and even native poppies and globe mallow. It could have been overwhelming if I...
The “Stop Doing” List
Our lives are busy, busy, busy doing lots of things. I have always done this . . . I need to do this . . . Nobody else will do it and it has to get done . . . Perhaps we are on automatic pilot. It’s what the job requires, what I need to get ahead, what my kids need,...
Beyond Stuff
Our world is constantly clamoring for our attention: texts, phone calls, emails, advertisements; then the kids want something from us too. Not to mention our significant other and family and friends. We can be lost in this morass of stuff, the content of our lives....
The first thing to do if you are overwhelmed
When we are overwhelmed, we let future needs, demands, and challenges fill our minds and we wonder how we can do it all. We are both projecting ahead with worry, and trying to figure out the future, when the future has not happened yet. What an impossible task! No...
Food, Stress and Sleep
How could regulating food throughout the day help with sleep at night? If you have been reading what I have been writing, you should know by now that everything is interconnected in Nature. The factors that lead to good sleep are no exception. Hunger and sleep One key...
The ‘NO Way’ to More Vitality
Reduce stressImprove sleep qualityIncrease memoryIncrease cognitive functionPrevent heart attacksPrevent strokesReverse pre-diabetes and obesityImprove balanceSteady walking gaitMore autonomy without walkers in nursing home residents*however, these are not medical...
February Second
Are you sick of winter? If so, you may be anticipating Ground Hog day, which is said to predict if spring is coming soon. Early Spring? A famous ceremony is held February 2nd on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney in western Pennsylvania. Tradition says that if the weather...
It’s Not too Early
Next week is Ground Hog Day, the official beginning of spring in my world. Spring means to me sprouting plants, growth - not only the weeds popping up in my yard - but also the beginning of my backyard gardening. Now is not too early to plan for early spring planting...
The Mystery of the Ganges
Indians consider the Ganges a holy river. Pilgrims who bathe there are vitalized and healed. The dead are honored by being set afire floating on the river. The funeral pyres release a lot of biological debris, as well, a tremendous amount of environmental poison and...
High-Quality Water: Revitalizing the Source
published in NDNR Jan 13, 2022 The human body requires water to function properly. However, not all water is equivalent. Having high-quality water is essential to human health. But how do we define quality? Water sources in Nature vary and can often need...