by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Nov 22, 2020 | Community, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock Nature as healer. Nature as provider. Nature as muse. Nature as mother. Nature as teacher. Nature as spiritual guide. Nature as…everything that allows us to do anything and all of who we are…all at once. Lots to think about there! I am...
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 | Oct 4, 2020 | Community, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock The magic of bird flight. The pure miracle of a small seed turning into a large tree. The intricate way a snake regulates her body temperature throughout the day. The way certain flowers are shaped to attract specific pollinators. A chance encounter...
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...