I learned how to garden before I ever learned how to cultivate my own life. My introduction to gardening came with the planting of a single bald cypress sapling, its spindly form centered in an enormous mound of amended soil encircled by a protective fence. Over the years, I perfected my techniques until I knewContinue reading “7 Life Lessons From the Trees”
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Going With the Flow: SUP Yoga
The 10 foot long paddleboards lay side by side in the sun along the sandy shore like fiberglass coated seals. Soft waves chased each other across the lake, encouraged by the welcome morning breeze. It was early enough that the herons still outnumbered the speedboats and the sun was just erasing away any hint ofContinue reading “Going With the Flow: SUP Yoga”
Why We Should Be Like Water & Live With Ease
It is so easy to toughen under stress, to tense and tighten to carry the load. Perhaps it is time to learn from the water around us. Water is a most powerful force, able to carve mountains into great valleys, move enormous loads, and traverse even the most inhospitable terrain. Water is able to thisContinue reading “Why We Should Be Like Water & Live With Ease”