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Return to Navaho
18 Oct 2022

Return to Navaho

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Alysia and I took a one-week vacation to the Southwest. We stayed three days at Navaho National Monument, the last National Park site I worked at. I haven’t been back there for about thirty years. As we approached a mesa … Continued

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Upward Spirals, wisdom, work
An Ally Emerges
8 Oct 2022

An Ally Emerges

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I’ve written “Begin the work even though you cannot see the path by which this work can lead to your goal. Do not block your power with your current understanding. Evolution is the process by which the impossible becomes possible … Continued

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Roaming Upward
9 Sep 2022

This is Wisdom

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Magic lies in the work that you do with this gift of life. The issue, for me, is replicating with money what life has done in creating the wealth of The Commons. Hide it not under a bushel basket like … Continued

flows, wisdom
Two Girls and the moons of Jupiter
23 Oct 2021

Two Girls and the moons of Jupiter

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Delighted to report that we have entered a week’s worth of significant rain. Fire season is over. I feel a certain mindset of vigilance, sustained so long that it feels normal, relax and diffuse away. Aaaaahhh… Interestingly, big blue oak … Continued

Systems Thinking Yearbook Cover
10 Sep 2021

Systems Thinking Yearbook Cover

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A dear, former teaching partner with us at the Farm School sent me a copy of the cover I created for the yearbook. I thought it was worth sharing. This posting is also a test to see if checking that … Continued

Farm School
On the Level with the Galaxy
11 May 2021

On the Level with the Galaxy

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May 5, 2021 Star Watch – Vega rising, Big Dipper overhead Each “moonth”, I go out to an “away from lights” dark place with a folding chair and sit for several hours, trying to deepen what I see. On May … Continued

galactic plane, star watching
Winter’s Milky Way
22 Feb 2021

Winter’s Milky Way

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February 4th, 2021 – Leo Rising I’ve been star watching for more than fifty years. But until this week, I had never seen the winter Milky Way – because I had never looked for it. In my mind, the Milky … Continued

Milky Way, night sky, star watching
Orange Sky
13 Sep 2020

Orange Sky

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We woke up to that orange sky in Northern California that made national news. We are in far Northern California so our experience was somewhat different than the news. Two days of strong winds had blown all the smoke away … Continued

smoke, wildfires
The Upward Spiral
12 Sep 2020

The Upward Spiral

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