“I have learned this at least by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” – Henry David Thoreau
“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” — Gaylord Nelson former governor of Wisconsin, co-founder of Earth Day
Despite the life that lived in Enna, there was also a lot of holes inside of her, emptiness she tried to fill with love, with compassion, with drinking and with distraction with sex. After seeing her mother at the Rainbow Gathering, Enna had to decide what was important to her. She knew she could survive [...]
The Orchard is being billed by its publishers as the next Silent Spring. Silent Spring changed the way a generation viewed pesticides, helped get DDT banned and exposed the harmful effects of pesticides on the soil, waterways, wildlife and people. So to claim a book is the next expose on chemicals it to set the [...]
“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790), Poor Richard’s Almanac.
Justin walked through the front door, stepped over Audrey Rose. “That’s sick. I hope you’re going to clean that snot up.” He turned on the TV. “Jesus, Audrey Rose, I thought you were dead.” Joe was squatting next to her. “Why would you think that?” Audrey Rose stretched and sat up. “Because you were lying [...]
Being Wild and Getting Dirty I remember as a child getting scolded for getting a dress dirty. Girls are supposed to be clean and pretty right? No. We have as much right to climb and explore and skin our knees as any boy. In the woods you can have dirt underneath your fingernails. You can [...]
“Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, – To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress Its music.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley, (1792-1822), “To Jane, The Invitation,” c.1820
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) by Cheryl Strayed is an amazing journey of a woman tackling the PCT solo. Not such a huge deal these days, many women do it, but Cheryl attempted hundreds of miles of this trail in 1995 with no previous backpacking experience. This is back [...]
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