by Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog, Family and Community Healing, Reconnect With Earth, Voices of Nature
This week’s blog post is in collaboration with Victoria Ronnau, of Virginia Network for Democracy and Environmental Rights, VNDER.org. The idea of Earth as an integrated whole, a living being, is not new to this blog. Versions of this concept are practiced by...
by Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog, Family and Community Healing, Voices of Nature
By Her Sickbed She’s resting quietly now. She’s too tired to speak, and she naps frequently. I don’t want to disturb her. I want her to rest and become stronger, and I also don’t want to leave her side. She doesn’t have to speak for me for me to know what’s going...
by Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog, Family and Community Healing, Voices of Nature
Dear Mother Earth, I’m writing this letter because this is really, really hard to say and I wanted to make sure I’m telling you everything I need to express. I screwed up, beloved Mother, and I’m really, really sorry. I don’t want this letter to become about me and...
by Susanna Wu-Pong Calvert | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog, Family and Community Healing, Voices of Nature
“The myth of the separate self underlies our entire civilization, says philosopher and author Charles Eisenstein. This dualistic view of the world pits people against each other and turns nature into something we want to control. But we can choose another story — one...
by Dr. Kimberly Andrews | Director of Earth Programs | Aug 12, 2020 | Family and Community Healing, Uncategorized, Voices of Nature
Loss of smell is often reported as one of the first symptoms of COVID-19. Many people associate our sense of smell with pleasure, such as a warm pie cooling from the oven or the unique and heart-warming smell of a loved one. Smell also can alert us of something...
by Dr. Kimberly Andrews, Director of Earth Programs | Jul 29, 2020 | Blog, Family and Community Healing, Voices of Nature
A month ago, my co-worker, Bridgette and I were driving home from the field late after catching and attaching satellite tags to alligators at the Okefenokee Swamp Park. As you may have read in the blog, The Silent Bark, we were discussing how people and events happen...
