Embracing Nature and Growing Our Tree of Life
Breathe in. Fully, until you feel the air tickling at the bottom of your lungs. And then breathe out, letting your breath "fly away" with your worries and unwanted thoughts. Repeat until you smile....
Cats Assisting Us with Our Soul Experience: The Value of Felines to the Soul
While I was making my oatmeal for breakfast, I heard Sophia, my 8-year-old, orange-and-white tabby cat, make a high-pitch whine from the upstairs bathroom. At the same location, I found Sylvester, my 9-year-old, black-and-white...
Cassie’s Smile
"Religion is the smile on a dog...I'm not aware of too many things, I know what I know if you know what I mean." -- "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Cassie...
Tiny Houses: An Interview with Pioneer Jay Shafer
You've probably seen a tiny house on Facebook and reacted like most people, exclaiming, "That is so cool!" At just over 100 square feet, these tiny homes on wheels are taking the world by...
Paws & Reflect
Pets are family members who also have become essential home workers. Without them, managing life during a pandemic would be infinitely more stressful and a lot less fun. Empty cages at shelters attest to...
My Own Personal Change Agent
Her name was/is Trivia. She left her physical body almost 20 years ago, yet she is still with me every day. When I first met her as a 5-week-old puppy born next door, I...
EarthTalk® | December 2017
Dear EarthTalk: How can we keep our kids safe from environmental hazards all around us in our everyday lives? -- Jennifer Nichols, Wareham, MA
Children are affected by the same environmental hazards as adults, only...
Living with a Tree
One of the common exercises given those working on their "spiritual journeys" is to go out in the woods and live with a tree for a few days. When anthropologist Michael Harner lived with...
The Power of Breath, Forest Bathing and Living in the New Era
Since the mid-'90s I have been devoted to transforming lives from yearning, absence of purpose and meaning into lives that are purpose-driven, fulfilling and abundant in love, health, service and gratitude. As a lifelong...
Guided Earthing Hikes | Exploring: Pike Island
The Edge is teaming up with EarthMentor David Nelson to offer a monthly hiking experience at one of the hidden nature gems here in the Twin Cities! Each month, we will highlight a new,...
Come with Me through the Essence of Nature
"From tears, tears of joy or tears of sorrow...we all have the tears. And as our teardrops fall, we remember how raindrops fall across the window pane or on our face...they flow, they flow...
EarthTalk® | August 2017
Dear EarthTalk: Is the federal government's decision to take Yellowstone's grizzlies off of the endangered species list good news or bad news for the iconic bear? -- Jeffrey Elder, Los Angeles, CA
It depends who...
My Special Pet: A Glimpse into a Soul that Changed My Life
As I sat down at my computer one morning in January 2011, it was like a magic wand had been waved over me as I googled a Minneapolis K-9 rescue website. The first story...
Paddling Home to Myself
I sat floating 40 feet from shore, heart pounding out of my chest, my dog happily eating the snack of canned cat food I had used to entice him into the canoe, wondering why...
A Tribute to my Dog Kelly
It was time. Kelly knew there was something wrong in her body. It was confirmed there was a growth near her heart. Acceptance of this fact seeped slowly into my consciousness. A hollow feeling...
