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Tangled Roots

We see trees often, but how often do we really look at them and appreciate their intricate inner worlds? A fallen tree in Stanley Park displays its complex root system against a forest canvas. What a gift to see this

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Safety, Perspective and a Tree Frog

We almost missed seeing this juvenile tree frog…nearly invisible in this plant. My inner child feels this way still sometimes…invisible, vulnerable and with the desire to hide from the world. I talk to her sometimes and tell her I see

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10-Gallon Love

If someone pointed at a sunflower and asked you if it was a pint-sized flower or a 10-gallon flower, what would you say? Looking at its cheerfully bright yellow petals, towering height and knowing it faithfully tracks the sun turning

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Celebration

It’s interesting what we do to celebrate and appreciate our pets, isn’t it? They are family members who accept our love, see us at our best and worst moments, and who hear our deepest and darkest secrets. We can’t do

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Trust

One morning I saw a tree covered in butterflies. I admired them and thought how incredible it is that they trust their instincts to migrate using an invisible map. It’s truly incredible and it felt like an auspicious event to

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Inner Explosion

Emotional triggers…they are powerful and feel like explosions that temporarily deactivate our higher brains and take over our inner worlds. We’re left trying to make sense of the fireworks that have sent sparks reigniting old wounds that we keep deep

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