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a prayer for the waters

if you live on planet earth in any of the countries surrounding the gulf of mexico you know about the giant oil snafu of doom.

it’s big, it’s bad, it’s uncontrollable and it’s making me a bit crazy.

crazy in the hand flailing, what can i do, not a gods-damn-thing kinda way.

so here [...]

listen

it seems as if a wake up call is needed in order for humanity to take mother nature seriously.

sunset at la push

with the massive shifting of the earths land masses mother nature has alters the size and shape of our planet making the days shorter. it’s only a fraction of a second but alas [...]

solstice

it’s that time of year when i feel like sinking into the planet and letting it hold me…

this time of year when i find myself awake all hours of the night writing, dreaming and making sure the sun will rise again. the time when i believe my sacrifice of no sleep actually helps to motivate [...]

castor oil in my ski boots

YES please.

those of you who have seen me for a reflexology treatment know of my undying and sometimes annoying love of castor oil.

well now there are new reasons to love this incredible rich plant: ski boots! made from plastic from castor oil. I LOVE IT!

this post is stolen

If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy.If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem.

But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

~ E.B. White

from Pink Heels [...]

Love yourself some Earth

this place is one of the most magical places in the entire universe.

where ever you are find yourself a patch of dry, damp, dusty, lush earth and park yourself there for at least 10 seconds.

say thanks

take a breath of air you can breathe even if it’s full of pollutants… and try to not add [...]