Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their...

I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not. I ca...

Resilient ~ able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. Rising Appalachia ~ Resilient How is everyone doing out there...

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep ...

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style ...

I would say that the thrust of my life has been initially about getting free, and then realizing that my freedom is not independent of ev...

As we crossed the Colorado-Utah border I saw God in the sky in the form of huge gold sunburning clouds above the desert that seemed to po...

Well hello there. Its been awhile since I've done a post. What's that old John Lennon saying, Life is what happens while your making plan...

Outsider art is a term used for any work of art produced by an untrained idiosyncratic artist who is typically unconnected to the convent...

Be around the light bringers, the magic makers, the world shifters, the game shakers. They challenge you, break you open, uplift and exp...

Oh yes , spring time in the mountains. I remember now. We had a bit of a storm last week. 2 feet of snow at our house in Lead. Just a lit...

Recently a friend of mine sent me this video. Thank you Nancy! Well ,it started kind of an obsession for awhile. I love what this mother ...

Trade is a sacred concept, revered among all peoples in our part of the world. Through it articles move from people to people, but there ...

I've been getting ready for a wonderfully decadent event in Rapid City this Saturday. Lots of local chocolate merchants and crafts people...

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. ~ Dalai Lama In a crazy upside down world the o...

Its a beautiful snowy day here in the Black Hills. I wanted to take the time to say thank you to everyone who made 2018 a wonderful year ...

I watched a great documentary on PBS the other day. It was called Sacred ~ Milestones of Sacred Life. This time of year its easy to get c...

It's been snowing all day today. That gentle soft snow. You can almost hear the earth sigh. I love the smell of snow, that crunch it make...

Gratitude to Mother Earth, sailing through night and day– and to her soil: rich, rare, and sweet in our minds so be it. Gratitude to Pla...

Yes, its that time of year already! I will be set up with all kinds of beautiful new jewelry at the Dahl Art Center this weekend in Rapid...