Chicago, the band, Part 2 by Rich Paschall The first time I saw Chicago live was May 13, 1971, at DePaul University Alumni Hall. It was the first big rock concert for me. I was a student at DePaul, and we were excited for the band to return. The Chicago horn section, consisting of James … Continue reading BORN FOR THIS MOMENT| Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth
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We need a different strategy—one that doesn’t just burn, but smolders, spreads, takes root. One that knows endurance is its own kind of rebellion. Soft Rebellion is the mycelial strategy of weaving beneath the surface, unsettling rigid structures with slow, persistent entanglement. It does not meet violence with a mirrored fist but with the supple […]| breezes at dawn
Enumerating the gifts you’ve received creates a sense of abundance, the knowing that you already have what you need. Recognizing “enoughness” is a radical act in an economy that is always urging us to consume more…. Ecopsychologists have shown that the practice of gratitude puts brakes on hyper-consumption. The relationships nurtured by gift thinking diminish […]| breezes at dawn
Back when I met with my teacher regularly, I used to enjoy telling him what I was working on in my practice, what was interesting me, what I perceived as the challenge to address, how it evolved ov…| babycrowyoga
Listen to me read the post… I had a dream once, that my body had become part of the landscape. The curve of my belly was now a hill that people and animals were walking across. Small children were playing on my forearms and trees were growing in the soil between my fingers rooting my […] The post Becoming part of the landscape appeared first on Heather Plett.| Heather Plett
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Unusually, I’ve struggled the last couple of weeks to find something I wanted to write about for this post. At times I feel so heavily weighted with grief, fear, and despair about our world (and I mean our to include all people, all species, all life on this lovely, feverish planet suspended in the cool Which gods do we follow? What do they demand? Are they taking us home?| Harvesting Stones
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