Nature

How Robin Easton found freedom in the Australian Rainforest

In her new book, Naked in Eden, Robin Easton describes her quest for freedom in the Daintree rainforest of Australia.

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Where’s your special place?

Where’s your special place? Where do you  go to  find some happiness and relaxation and peace? For my Dad, I’m sure it was his local pub. My wife, JoAnn, would probably say her quilting room. For me, I love being with Nature. It doesn’t have to be an exotic place faraway — just a little bit of [...]

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Trust God: 5 things we can learn from a blue spruce tree

Trust God – the one true being back of all things — because it is the very base of all true power, happiness and well-being. I’m reminded of this simple truth each morning when I step outside to admire the magnificent blue spruce tree that grows just outside our front door. There are at least five ways in which this noble tree teaches [...]

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Trust life — like the cottonwood and the squirrel

Our house was built in 1981. There are two large trees in the backyard, no doubt planted at that date. One is a cottonwood — huge, masculine, towering over our tri-level house. The cottonwood tree is rugged. It has to be. Cottonwoods are prone to damage in storms, and we get quite a few during the [...]

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The truly strong can afford to be gentle

Saying hello to a gorgeous white Great Pyrenee in the park the other day gave me a special opportunity to experience anew how true strength and gentleness go hand-in-hand.

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Healing into wholeness and happiness — with the help of Freddy the fox

Author Christopher Foster describes how a three-week visit from a fox he named Freddy helped him heal from a severe depression

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