Rachel Carson

Gaia.

Nature will always wear the colors of the s p i r i t.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as  long as life lasts.

-Rachel Carson

One touch of nature makes thew hole world kin.

-William Shakespeare

Life leafless trees waiting for morning, something as great and as constant as the Earth holds us up.

-Mark Nepo

Have you ever walked in nature and felt the presence of something greater than yourself? Did you find yourself being healed by the energy of beauty around you? Me, Too. Life finds lots of ways to remind us that our presence heals the world, just as being in nature heals us. You know who my heroes are? The plants that push through tiny cracks in concrete, pressing upward to be seen, and those trees that seem to be growing out of rock, standing tall, never giving up. Mother Earth teaches me to keep going, that there’s a way out of the darkness into the light. Just like the plants and the trees, I have what it takes to heal, thrive and be seen.Together, we are one heartbeat, breathing in unison. Thank you, Mother Earth, for the gift of life.

-Rev. Jane Beach

Setting apart.

Writing is a lonely occupation at best. Of course there are stimulating and even happy associations with friends and colleagues, but during the actual work of creation the writer cuts herself off from all others and confronts his subject alone. She moves into a realm where she has never been before — perhaps where no one has ever been. It is a lonely place, even a little frightening.

-Rachel Carson

The day for Earth.

Mark Nepo:

Like leafless trees waiting for morning, something as great and as constant as the Earth holds us up and turns us ever so slowly toward the light. Our task is only to be rooted and patient.

Mysterious as it is – no matter our pain or excitement, our drama or circumstance – – all that we could hope for is here. We lack nothing.

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Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders of which we are blissfully unaware.  Drawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Wohlleben presents the science behind the secret.

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Rachel Carson

Part II

[New Yorker: ‘A groundbreaking investigation into the harmful effects of DDT and other pesticides not he environment.’]

Gaia.

‘Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.’  -Rachel Carson

(Photo: Salish Sea, October 2016)