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There's No Rushing
February is a month of patience and nourishment
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Thawing, Emergence, and Reminders
The feelings and gifts of Fool's Spring in the north
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The Clearing and The Oak
How a tree taught me how to discover myself again
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Shining into the Dark
I want to be like the trees -- doing the work of winter in my roots so I can rise to the light despite the darkness
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Crystalized Holiday Memories
Our traditions can hang our grief heavy next to joy on the branches of the tree.
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The Last Task
It is necessary to take time from even the things we love
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Of November Sunrises
Let me tell you what happens only in these months of transition
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The Beginning of Devotion
How a line from Mary Oliver changed the course of my path on a cold November night years ago
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Learning to Let Go
The hardest part of growth can be creating the space for it to begin
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Desiring Clear Endings
I wait for the frost as if it makes the endings clear not just in the garden but in myself.
Never Pass This Way Again
Even if I wander these paths in the garden every October of my life, they will never be exactly as they are now.
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Shedding The Old
The trees shed their old selves so easily... even if it isn't as easy for us, what does it teach us?
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