“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life.” ~ John Muir  I came into this week drained, tired in a way that settles into the bones, feeling more … Continue reading Nature’s Tonic »

It seems appropriate when we’ve been marinating in fraught and difficult times to turn to a tale about a delightfully good man — particularly as we near St. Patrick’s Day. Well, I found such a tale. To bring it to life I’ve given it the face of a departed friend, an irrepressibly good and generous man: Tucker McHugh. Once upon a time in Ireland, there was … Continue reading What Would You Do With a Pot of Gold? »

“The earth is sliced into furrows that seeds may burst with life; even thus with our wounds.” ~ Henry Stanley Haskins, The Eternal Balance I suspect these days we all have wounds bursting with new life — but how it hurts. Certainly, I see wounds bursting in people in my circle. So in this wounded age an old post authored by Joe Nagy came to … Continue reading Ground Zero of the Human Heart (with Joe Nagy) »