Message from the Mountain

As I begin my half mile walk down the old dirt road I know there may be a new adventure around every turn, and I have had many over the years. I also have come to believe that there may be an adventu…

A splash of pink caught my eye as I stood at the top of the lupine field admiring the view. It was one remaining pink aster and my wife got close to it and discovered it was covered with butterflies.…

The non-profit that partners with the Center recently held a fair that brought together crafters, musicians and nature lovers, many for the first time in some years. The positive energy was very spec…

I believe that I am not walking my soul’s path alone and that there are whole teams on both sides of reality watching over me as well as guiding me. Whenever I see a heart, it is an affirmation.

Suppo…

A thin, almost invisible, thread caught my eye as it shined briefly in the sun. It was the work of a spider connecting one tree to another. I marveled at its engineering ability and thought of people…

I noticed recently that part of our driveway was littered with acorn shells, and I knew that the chipmunks were harvesting the meat and stockpiling it for the upcoming winter. People can stockpile gr…

There is a very large rock resting silently in the woods of Madison NH that is, in fact, the largest glacial erratic in North America that is in one piece. The glacier deposited it here. The power of…

This time of year many people are sharing the abundance of the growing season with others, like thinning a flower garden. Abundance comes in many ways, like a piece of land where people can connect w…

Over the years I have walked in many kinds of weather, from hot and humid to cold and icy, and even in rain and snow. Walking is part of my wellness; I experience it at a pace that varies in speed, b…

Currently, as we walk the old gravel road, my attention is drawn to roadside bouquets of small late season flowers that will soon be swallowed up by colorful autumn leaves. It is good to remember peo…

It has been nearly sixteen years now that I have been doing a daily podcast on Nature and Life. In pausing and reflecting for a moment, I am so grateful for all Nature has taught me and continues to …

The Norway pines are different than the white pines that often grow side by side here in the foothills. The Norway pines send out a lot of tiny limbs from their trunks. People grow differently from e…

The game camera often catches glimpses of wildlife that live on or pass through the property that we may never encounter in person. It is an unseen reality. We experience the same when we let our min…

The clouds at sunset caught my attention and I decided to capture some images. As I examined them, my eyes went out of focus as I searched for intuitive information. This very old hypnotic technique …

I noticed the blueberry bushes’ leaves beginning to change color from their summer greens to fall reds. Nature is at it again, daily adding small splashes of color as autumn approaches. Small positiv…

On our hiking trails, we have benches placed along the way where there are views or rocks or ledges where hikers can pause and rest. On our soul’s journey, our Sources provide spots internally and ex…

DIGGING INTO THE HILL – Most of the hiking we do on the Center trails is either up or down hill with just a small portion on flat ground. I learned a long time ago that if I stopped to rest on the wa…

A walk or a hike is much more interesting when there are bends in the trail ahead. It adds a sense of mystery to the adventure. A lot of people pay psychics money to find out what is around the bends…

Nature does such an incredible job of putting together both small and large artistic arrangements for me to pause and appreciate on my walks, no matter what time of year it is. When we focus on the n…

We often go for a walk with an agenda, looking for something specific, depending on where we are and the time of year it is. If it is some place new, we look for ideas we can incorporate into our tra…