I’m not sure how to change, but winter is always tough for me, partly because I refuse to go outside unless I have to. The walls and windows are a comfortable barrier between me and the outdoors, keeping me warm and snuggly inside. Unfortunately, warm and snuggly does not necessarily equate a complete, harmonious state of mental wellbeing.
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Witchy wondering
Recently, my partner asked me why something was bothering me (well, really he was confused about WHEN something had started bothering me) which ended up causing a great deal of frustration. How could he not understand why I would be bothered? That eventually lead to me wondering how he could be so insensitive, but after seeing my hurt he did come back around to ask his questions differently. What was the seed that planted this disagreement and hurt feelings?
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A Winter Hug
A chill emerges.
The air freezes
Then the Earth disappears.
The ground becomes stone.
Companions stand bare and silent
New Year, New Earth
This was the name of the summit I attended last week, hosted by Ecoversity. The focus: permaculture. It was three full days of information, so I won’t go into detail on what all was covered, but I was surprised to learn how adamant each of the speakers were about WHAT permaculture means.
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Graffiti Alley
Happy New Year!
Ok, so we are 12 days into the New Year (2026) and it hasn’t exactly been a stellar start for our Country – but hopefully you are all finding some sort of peace and joy in your daily lives.
My friends and I decided we would start the new year with art and beauty. Our first stop…Graffiti Alley in Baltimore.
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The Art in Death (Part One)
It was a cloudy day when my friend and I agreed to meet up. I had asked her if she would sit and chat with me about her artwork. Unfortunately, just after we grabbed our pastries and coffee, it began to sprinkle and we decided to head back to my house. Although I recorded our conversation, my dogs decided to be a handful – either trying to swipe our pastries, force us to play ball, or bark at imaginary invaders. This, amongst other things, made for a terrible recording, but still…a thoughtful, albeit distracting, conversation.
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Dark Winter Walks
We walk a regular set of paths everyday. One of our girls is reactive towards other dogs while on a leash. She’s a gentle girl, but suffers from a lot of anxiety, especially since we moved her away from her home in Germany. I’ve seen a similar response in my son. They were even the same chronological age. We moved him away and he simply fell out of sorts in the unfamiliar spaces in which he found himself.
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Decolonizing the Mind
Imagine spending a thousand lifetimes caring for these lands only for billionaires to exploit them in an instant – the same way colonists exploited the people.
Loss
When people see me, they see an American. I sound American. I live in America. I have an American partner and son. I was born in America. But what exists on the surface is not always true. I’m also half German.
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Health and Wellness v. Medicine
There is a great deal of conversation happening these days surrounding health and medicine, thanks to a new faction of influencers who have rooted themselves in the MAHA movement (a Trumpian health campaign, Make America Healthy Again). Much like the MAGA movement, it is fueled by misinformation and emotions. As someone who believes in the power of blending eastern and western medicine together, I find someone like RFK Jr. to be a danger, as he seems to prefer blending science with pseudoscience to sell his ideas, so…let’s talk about some of these spaces of health and wellness (and since it is a bit longer of a post, I’ll break it out into four sections).
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