I recently moved to Vero Beach, Florida into a wonderful, light filled house nestled in a jungle setting with a five minute walk to the beach. I have landed in a little piece of paradise after weeks of packing, weeding, sorting, hauling, organizing and an endless design with "stuff". All of these dealings with my [...]
I believe with all my heart it is imperative to the survival of humanity that we learn to live in harmony with nature. I grew up on a big, beautiful farm in Virginia at the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. My childhood days were filled with the wonder of the natural world as I [...]
The Fibonacci sequence correlates to a golden ratio which describes the predictable growth in living things as well as the behavior of many natural systems. The formula for this arrangement presents us with a refined simplicity while simultaneously revealing a world of complex and abstract thoughtful creativity. This simple sequence begins with the number one [...]
We are living in an ever increasing time of external information…overload. While televisions, radios, cell phones, computers and iPads enable us all to stay connected and informed, we are paying a price. It is easy for our body, mind and spirit to get buried in layers with so much incoming information from the outside. We [...]
Some folks say you cannot love another until you love yourself first. This makes me wonder…why is it we do not love ourselves first? Does loving another first teach us to love ourselves? Can we not find love for ourselves by loving another? Is this why so many marriages end in divorce because we don't [...]
Red dragonflies can be rare to view, and very special when the opportunity comes along. Yet, interestingly, they often appear to people surrounding life episodes of loss and death; perhaps a bit of an oxymoron that these lovely winged creatures are present at such times. But the meaning of red dragonfly includes both good and [...]
In May last year I posted an article, Back To The Garden To Feed The World, in which I explained how the cultivation of small gardens would be sufficient to provide enough fresh food to feed everyone. If we understand the principles in biodynamic gardening, the concept that multitudes of small gardens can feed the [...]
What does it mean to be a human being? Perhaps some people ask this question, and perhaps others do not. At some point, in some way, everyone, I think, asks this question. The answers will vary immensely from person to person. But what if there was just one answer, one truth, with which to understand [...]
