Peace and the Healing Path
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Ah yes, we are resilient and resourceful.
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
Fall River: More Than Lizzie Borden
We cannot heal what we are unwilling to look at or afraid to know.
Mj Pettengill
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
Dads, Donuts, and Good Advice: A Tribute
My father had been dying for so long, that letting go was bittersweet.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
Florence and the Lost Sisters
No selfies or social media posts were available for drumming up prayers or GoFundMe platforms to offer financial support.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 20, 2022
- 3 min
We Belong to the Land: Marya of the Wood
Although there is much ado about it in health-food stores, this magical plant is somewhat overlooked and unacknowledged in its habitat.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 17, 2022
- 4 min
Last Footprint Upon the Soil
We were not rich, but we were content, imperfect, and lovingly frayed around the edges.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 10, 2022
- 6 min
All That Glitters Is Gold
Alchemy [ al-kuh-mee ]
Any magical power or process that transmutes a common substance, usually of little value, into a great deal of sense.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Weeds in My Winter Window
I love this plant so much that I grow it indoors all year long.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
I Long to Know the Hidden Truth
The very ancient ones are our guides. It is up to us to awaken to them.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
The Gold He Left Behind
When my son was a little boy, he found a rock.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
I Might Dream You Home
It’s been so long since you went away, my butterscotch curls are silver and gray.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 29, 2022
- 2 min
A Feline's Gift in the Night
After all, she watches me unpack the shopping bags. I have a lot to learn about hunting.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 18, 2022
- 2 min
A Hole in the Sky
It was a dream-filled night.
And I had lost my way.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
It is in Giving That One Receives
May we remember who we are as humans and only offer love and support or nothing at all.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
Honoring Elders Project
As time marches on, it is clear that respecting and honoring our elders has waned into non-existence.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Marya of the Wood: The Song Will Carry Us Home
When a great divide becomes as vast as an ocean between us, decide that your anchor is a sail
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Warmth of Your Sweater: Undaughtered
It isn’t just a sweater; it’s the shelter of him—my father—his care and safety enveloping me as if I were a little girl again.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
Roses Strong and Full of Grace ~ Marya of the Wood
Communicating with plants is a gift that I cherish.
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 11, 2021
- 4 min
Veterans Day: A Thousand Letters from Home
They weren’t long letters, just brief newsy accounts from the home front. It was about that lifeline, that classic archetype of mother...
Mj Pettengill
- Nov 7, 2021
- 5 min
In Essence, the Truth is Hot
After all, we did not have a playbook so, we made up the rules as we went along.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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