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Interview: A NonBeliever’s Higher Power with author Marya Hornbacher

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Marya Hornbacher, a Pulitzer Prize and Pushcart Prize nominee, has written several books dealing with various mental illnesses, including eating and bipolar disorders. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and are taught as part of coursework at universities and literature programs in the United States and Europe. Marya's previous book, Sane: Mental Illness, Addiction, and the Twelve Steps, was written as a guide for those dealing with addictions and mental illness. Her most … [Read more...]

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A Walk in the Woods with John Haines

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"We speak of nature, of the natural world, as if that were something distinct from ourselves and the social world we appear to have made, seldom noticing that we are in NATURE and never out of it..." - John Haines, "Fables and Distances" (1) - Introduction It is early October with the sun just above the eastern hills. Shadows from tall aspen, elm and oak lie diagonally across the trail (cut years ago by workers building a mill near the river). I walk alone. A carved oak branch provides … [Read more...]

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Poetry and Awareness

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I feel the sunset before I see the first rays over the mountain. I taste the salt before the Lynn Canal's waves splash over the bow of the green kayak. I know it is going to rain before western clouds arrive and the summer evening turns active and chaotic. The ravens fly in a circular pattern, their voice carries for miles, and I hear their wings flap. Through these events, I have gained an awareness of the surroundings. I have gained an understanding of something deeper and beyond here, and … [Read more...]

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Shift

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I feel heavy. My head, my thoughts have become lengthy, sluggish, somewhat confused, from within however, what I see does not escape me and the awareness passes through the thick wall. I am slow. I should say I feel slow in comparison to the onslaught of things invading the space I occupy if only for this moment. I feel somewhat disconnected, one foot here and the other elsewhere, but I do not have a sense of where that is. My forehead is filled with cement, a gradual … [Read more...]

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Poetry

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Fracture 28 white light spiral finds deep void inner turmoil exposed spine vulnerable raised from earth willow roots aware light bursts forth from spines top essence exposed radiates the perceived reality unknown conscious stream emanates from nowhere and everywhere Fracture 34 gray casted sky growing shadow horizon teeters unnamed feeling between black, white muted murky orange stretched toward mountain mist shrouded, light streams rain down snow capped … [Read more...]

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The Path to Awareness Starts Small

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Cattails flicker behind Indian grass; milkweed releases their seeds; cotton floats lazily under the tree canopies. The northern wind is slow. The pond water has stopped and reflects afternoon light. Thoughts are pushed away, refocusing upon the landscape stretching into the horizon. Shadows roam across the fields as the smattering of clouds and sun play. The oak trees on the eastern edge of the wetlands sing with the cicada's drone starting and stopping in the same tone. I sit upon a wooden … [Read more...]

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Seeking Awareness

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The first step to a more peaceful life and existence in this world is awareness. What is the definition of "awareness"? What does it mean in the context of everyday life and how we grow as people in a group, as a society, and as individuals? Awareness is the knowing of your surroundings. It is the knowing of the energy emanating from you and the energy trying to penetrate you. In some situations, it is the protective shield encircling the body and spirit, a reaction to negative energy, or a … [Read more...]

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