by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Nature
Yesterday afternoon I took myself out to Steinke Basin for a walk. It is open for deer hunting, which begins today in Wisconsin, so it will be my last time there for a while. The last hike of the season is always bittersweet. I carry all the good memories of other...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Ancestral Healing, Nature, Spirituality
Fall is normally my favorite season. Most years, I enjoy the shift from the heat and humidity of summer into more comfortable temperatures. Here in southern Wisconsin, the vibrant colors of autumn often provide breathtaking scenery in the Baraboo Hills. This year has...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Nature, Personal Healing, Spirituality
I took myself out to Steinke Basin for a walk yesterday afternoon because I felt crabby and out of sorts. Some discomfort had gotten stirred up in a class I had participated in the prior evening when I recognized I was once again in a place of not knowing. Leaving...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Nature, Shamanism
My dad had great animal awareness. If we went for a drive in the evening, he would be the first to notice a hawk perched on top of a telephone pole or a deer standing against the tree line at the edge of a field. Although he wore glasses, the vision in one of his eyes...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Nature
Once while walking at Steinke Basin, I came face to face with a coyote. It was a breezy day so the sounds of my footsteps were muffled, and apparently I was downwind. As I rounded a corner on the trail, a dog was walking toward me. I immediately started looking for...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Nature, Spirituality
Today was a crisp, sunny fall day. The change of seasons was evident in the brisk breeze and the rustle of leaves underneath my feet. As I walked in nature, I meditated on impermanence, something that’s been on my mind lately as I go through transitions in my life. I...
