Finding OM

Finding OM

Om will empty my mind so I can listen. I hear my heart open and flow like a river full of emotion, love, and compassion. I learn to navigate like a life surfer, a wave rider, a mystic of the seas. I can sit and listen to the stories in my bones, and I can hear the...
Rumi Speaks

Rumi Speaks

I watch as the half moon considers itself in this blue sky. How the hawk hides in the crown of this great pine Screeching until a crow dives down and reveals the hiding place. The hawk’s mate answers, echoing from a distance Until I see her circling the sky...
A Rock in the River by Lydia Nitya Griffith

A Rock in the River by Lydia Nitya Griffith

I would like to be a rock in this river to feel the ever constant movement of wild water and the current’s caress like a love affair for all time. I came down to the rocky banks and let my toes sink into the silky mud and disappear until I was as rooted as the...
The Little Red House, a poem

The Little Red House, a poem

The station wagon with faux wood paneling, The memory of sliding from the car seat down to the wild grasses, The size I was then, My feet already wincing at the briars and sharp hidden things Waiting for me to step down and run painfully for the river. Summer country...
Nature is Medicine

Nature is Medicine

When was the  last time you spent time in nature? Summertime is such an incredible invitation to get outside and play – hiking, biking, walking, canoeing, swimming, meditating, reading, painting, photographing, climbing trees, hugging trees….There is...