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Snow White, Cinderella, and Mother Holle Drop By

By lizjansen Posted on November 19, 2021 Posted in Culture, Liz's Stories

This month I met three old friends at university whom I haven’t seen since childhood. You’ve probably heard of them: Snow White, Cinderella, and Mother Holle. They were part of a larger cultural group but these three in particular revived …

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How do You Make a Difference in a Complex World?

By lizjansen Posted on October 15, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories

How do you make a difference in a world facing so many existential threats? Pick your favorite nightmare from global pandemic, climate crisis, nuclear risks, rising fascism, or add your own. There are no shortages. Yet before I send you …

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Finding the Wilderness Wherever You Are

By lizjansen Posted on September 29, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories

One of the lifestyle changes I’ve had to make since returning to school is a dramatic scaling back on the amount of time I can spend walking in nature. Over the past year I’ve been lucky to spend three to …

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First Day of School—Again!

By lizjansen Posted on September 10, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories

It’s been a few years since I looked forward to my first day of school. I’d dressed up in one of two new dresses Mom had sewn for me using the same pattern, but different fabric and trim. Somehow, she’d …

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Learning to Read the Signs When the Time is Right

By lizjansen Posted on July 30, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories, Stories from the Land

We sweat over the smallest details, yet we know from experience that when the time is right, the answer appears. Why does learning to read the signs seem to be a hard lesson? How many times do we have to …

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Weaving a New Tapestry from Reclaimed Threads

By lizjansen Posted on July 16, 2021 Posted in Adventure, Ancestor Trail, Ancestors, Culture

I had no reason to suspect that spring day, which started out as so many others, would open the door to a new direction—one where I’d begin weaving a new tapestry. It had been just two weeks earlier when I’d …

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When It Feels Like the Ground is Shifting

By lizjansen Posted on June 30, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories

The light energy could hardly be stronger than it’s been over the past week in the northern hemisphere. We’ve crested the most number of daylight hours for this year and last week the the full moon illuminated the night. The …

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Animal Guides: The Unusual, Outlandish, and Zany

By lizjansen Posted on June 11, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories, Stories from the Land

Animal guides, as with human guides appear along our life’s path to help and teach us. We may not even recognize them as guides, especially when the circumstances around their appearance are outlandish and unexpected. We’re likely to think of …

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Return Home-Discover Forgotten Wisdom Podcast Interview

By lizjansen Posted on May 28, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories

Recently I spoke with Valeria Teles on her Fit for Joy podcast about how we can claim the forgotten wisdom of our ancestors. It was a delightful, meaningful conversation in which she asked thought-provoking questions. I appreciate that her aspiration …

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Trash Talking and Trail Walking Come Together

By lizjansen Posted on May 21, 2021 Posted in Stories from the Land

Throwing out the Welcome Mat Trash talking and trail walking are two unlikely partners that come together out of necessity rather than choice. It’s easy to romanticize nature trail walking. As soon as you enter any green space, whether it’s …

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