Reforesting Ethiopia with 50 Billion Trees, One Step at a Time

When Halima Kedir began planting trees in Ethiopia’s drought-prone Oromia region, her neighbors laughed. But she kept walking an hour each way to fetch water for her seedlings, tending them, she says, the way her Oromo tradition tends to adopted children:...

Seasons

May we have patience for all the things that have not bloomed yet and gratitude for all the things that have. Mary Davis In her book of daily reflections, Every Day Spirit, Mary Davis reminds us that “the change of seasons in nature offers the chance to reflect on the...

Bare Hands, Bandana, Six Million Bees

Those who knew Pierre will remember his fondness for bees (and their honey!) He would have enjoyed this article. We are adding his blessing for bees at the end of this post.   Clarence Chua shows up to a bee rescue with nothing but a bandana and bare hands — no...

Being Still

Sandy Wilder Have you found a deep peace,a soft elation,in being still? Stillness may include: the physical restof not moving, the mental restof being present to the movement of thoughts, the emotional restof relaxing and breathing intowhatever feeling is present, the...

Bless them!

This blog is an excerpt from the book Every Day Spirit, by Mary Davishttps://www.everydayspirit.net/ When someone crosses your mind, bless them. Blessing is a powerful, transformative gift that we can offer to others -anytime, anywhere. When given generously from a...