Contemplative Hiking

Intentions are powerful forces for the psyche. Setting an intention is like putting out a message into the Universe announcing your arrival at a certain point in time and space, instead of following the whims of randomness. When you set an intention, you participate in the Law of Attraction because you have already visualized the [...]

Earth Day marks the anniversary of a pivotal moment in time, when 20 million Americans took to the streets to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable relationship between humans and the planet. Earth Day founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson, proposed setting aside an official day on the calendar to commemorate the event. His efforts eventually led to [...]

Recently, when I was watching the trailer for the latest of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thrillers for 15-year-olds, I wondered, with all of his talent and success, why doesn’t Spielberg produce a documentary that attempts to show how we can make the world better, instead of cranking out more pop culture fluff? The answer came to [...]

Join me, Margaret Emerson, and author Carolyn Baker at the Boulder Bookstore on May 4th for a discussion and book signing! WHERE: Boulder Bookstore 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder Colorado WHEN: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 7:30 p.m. COST: FREE! SPONSORED BY: Boulder Bookstore and Transition Colorado   I will be reading from my book, Contemplative Hiking [...]

The two-hour drive north from Phoenix to Sedona, Arizona is like a time-elapsed journey through changing ecosystems. At around 1,500 feet in altitude, Phoenix in April is very warm and dry, brown and yellow, but just at the cusp of blossoming into shades of desert green. For miles I saw dusty looking hillsides covered in [...]