Tag Archives: challenges

Imagine An Energy Fingerprint

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Laura Grace Weldon

Imagine what we leave behind is a fingerprint of energy. Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Gift, Gone

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Laura Grace Weldon

What we found when checking the beehives after a long winter. Continue reading →

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Making Misery Into A Memorable Christmas

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

The Christmas miracle is one we make happen for someone else. Continue reading →

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Who Is Stealing Your Mail?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

A service accorded to you back in 1775 is starting to go away. Do you know what’s happening? Continue reading →

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Spinning Straw Into Gold

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Laura Grace Weldon

Annoyances tend to come with built in irony, at least around here. I trundle down the basement steps clutching piles of wet jeans so I can hang them close to our wood burning furnace, saving a bit of propane our … Continue reading →

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Five Ways To Ease The Crazy Busy Syndrome

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

Holiday stress? Fight back with these proven tactics. Continue reading →

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The Antidote Is Awe

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

Antidote to pressure and stress is nearby, wherever nature is found. It’s called awe. Continue reading →

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Pioneer Delusions Doused

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Laura Grace Weldon

These last few months have doused any pioneer delusions I might have harbored. Continue reading →

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Don’t Overlook Gratitude’s Shadow Side

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Laura Grace Weldon

I’m all about sweetness and light. Heck, I’m such a gratitude junkie that I write letters of appreciation to strangers. But there’s a flip side, one we shouldn’t ignore. Continue reading →

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A Moment In The Great Turning

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Laura Grace Weldon

The very ordinary process of making soup and cheese is something precious, no less than the very remarkable process of taking part in a transformational epoch. Continue reading →