Articles on Nature

  • Nourish yourself

    Nourish yourself in a way that helps you blossom. You are worth the effort. ~Deborah Day

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  • Into the Wilderness

    Into the Wilderness

    Article by Trish Stefanik (August 2017 eNews) I used to live in the mountain wilderness of West Virginia. I also love to spend time in the high desert of New Mexico. Both places of natural wonder open me to God. Confronted with the magnificence and starkness of the landscape and the infinite variety of creation,…

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  • Stop talking, stop thinking

    Stop talking, stop thinking, and there is nothing you will not understand. ~Seng-Ts’an

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  • Fountain Fullness and Good Stewardship

    Fountain Fullness and Good Stewardship

    Post by Mary van Balen And since the nature of goodness is to diffuse itself… the Father is the fountain-fullness of goodness.        Ilia Delio Yet access to safe drinkable water is a basic and universal human right, since it is essential to human survival and, as such, is a condition for the exercise…

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  • Love is always there

    Love is always there. ~Gerald May

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  • Seek out a tree

    Seek out a tree and let it teach you stillness. ~Eckhart Tolle

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