A few years back, eight of us wrote this song for trees as part of a ritual to protect them from the ash borer and strengthen the Living Web. I sing this song as I walk the woods and meadow of a native plant sanctuary. Perhaps you’d like to join me.
Humans, like most beings, thrive when we share intimacy. Yet I’m writing this amidst a pandemic, a time to practice social distancing in order to flatten the curve (please!) and stop the spread of this new virus. Still, we can connect with one another.
Here are some tips for connection.
Rivers, wild rice, the animal kingdom, and other elements of Nature are People. The right of Nature to exist, to regenerate…does not detract from human rights.
How do we address and refer to non-human beings? Relegating trees and canines to the same classification as a metal table, an it: nope, doesn’t feel right. I attended a talk with
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