by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Oct 18, 2020 | Community, Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock Nature connection means many things and each of us likely has our own ideas and experiences that inform our sense of this connection. Perhaps we grew up on a farm or near the ocean. Others of us may have experienced a childhood filled with free time...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Aug 30, 2020 | Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas, Uncategorized
By Deb Matlock “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” — Oprah Winfrey I have truly been blessed to have some wonderful human teachers and mentors in my life. From my earliest years through to today, I can think of many individuals along...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Aug 9, 2020 | Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock “When the concept of human spirit is understood as the mode of consciousness in which the individual feels connected to the Cosmos as a whole, it becomes clear that ecological awareness is spiritual in its deepest sense.” Fritjof Capra I was once asked...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | May 23, 2020 | Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Uncategorized
By Deb Matlock Since childhood I have experienced a deep, personal, and communicative connection with the earth, the world of spirit, and the animals I encounter. As a child, I spent endless days exploring the natural world and my first best friend was a dog named...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Apr 29, 2020 | Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock Feeling our toes in the mud. Humming along with the birds. Leaning up against a tree. Howling with the wind. Working with soil. Over the course of my career, I have encountered countless people who felt alienated or intimidated at the thought of...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Jan 19, 2020 | Animal Communication, Community, Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection
By Deb Matlock I love the idea considering the concept of community to include not only humans, but other beings as well. My community along the foothills of the Colorado Rockies is vibrant and bursting with people, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians,...