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throat chakra
The Throat chakra is the fifth chakra. Located at the center of the neck at the level of the throat, it is the passage of the energy between the lower parts of the body and the head. The function of the Throat chakra is driven by the principle of expression and communication.
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Weeding & A Curated Life
Recently, I have been thinking about galleries, but not the ones that contain art. I have been pondering the "gallery" of our lives and...
Jean Linville
Aug 16, 20192 min read
Sex & Recycling
This past week seemed to be characterized by all of life's stages with butterflies laying eggs, caterpillars being born and the death of...
Jean Linville
Aug 9, 20192 min read
Ethiopia & A Green Legacy
In earlier blogs, I have written of my efforts at germinating hickory and pawpaw trees (April 5, 2019) and of my admiration of Wangari...
Jean Linville
Aug 2, 20192 min read
350 & Stained Glass
This past week was filled with extremes that included plant and people wilting days with heat indexes over 100 degrees, which was then...
Jean Linville
Jul 26, 20193 min read
If You Believed & Bathroom Talk
"If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon" R.E.M. July's full moon is sometimes referred to as the Buck Moon, because...
Jean Linville
Jul 19, 20193 min read
Raspberries & Haudenosaunee
I recently began reading Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants written by Robin Wall...
Jean Linville
Jul 12, 20193 min read
Fireworks & Declaration
The fireworks at the edge of our lake are done. No, I am not referring to the aerial detonations of the Fourth of July, but rather the...
Jean Linville
Jul 5, 20193 min read
TP & Canada's Boreal Forest
I have never really thought that much about toilet paper, that is until I just read an article in the Summer edition of the NRDC's...
Jean Linville
Jun 28, 20192 min read
Summer Solstice & Alan Lightman
Happy first day of summer! Today at 11:54 a.m. the summer solstice occurs. This is when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, or...
Jean Linville
Jun 21, 20193 min read
Wabi Sabi Yard & A Diamond in the Rough
Welcome to what I like to refer to as our Wabi-Sabi yard. Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese philosophy that embraces the beauty that can be found...
Jean Linville
Jun 14, 20192 min read
History Lessons & "Can Do" Attitude
This week marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy. The lessons are many from that seminal event and the ongoing...
Jean Linville
Jun 7, 20192 min read
Walt Whitman & Mary Oliver
Two Hundred years ago today Walt Whitman was born. Whitman, whose work bridged transcendentalism and realism, is regarded as one of...
Jean Linville
May 31, 20192 min read
Rant & Imagine
I am in a state of disbelief over so many social issues that have been in the news this past week. The efforts currently underway to...
Jean Linville
May 24, 20192 min read
To Infinity & Beyond
This week I find myself thinking about the surprising success of my native plant germination project and the first Toy Story movie. This...
Jean Linville
May 18, 20192 min read
Baltimore Orioles & Dr. Vandana Shiva
In addition to last week's Rose-breasted Grosbeak sighting, this week our yard was visited by a pair of Baltimore Orioles. What a...
Jean Linville
May 10, 20192 min read
Build It & They Will Come
It is hard to believe that we have already entered the fifth month of 2019. It seems that the days are unfurling as fast as the ferns in...
Jean Linville
May 3, 20193 min read
First Leaves & Wangari Maathai
This week's musings are in celebration of Arbor Day, which is today! This spring, as in years past, I have been on a mission to witness...
Jean Linville
Apr 26, 20192 min read
2 Books & The Paschal Full Moon
The books on my bookshelves get shuffled around periodically, especially after I have gone to a book sale and returned home with a few...
Jean Linville
Apr 19, 20193 min read
Beaver Logs & Soil Blockers
If you have been reading my blogs, you know that I participate in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (see my posting...
Jean Linville
Apr 12, 20193 min read
Gestation & Germination
ges-tate v.t. 1. to carry in the womb during the period from the initiation of the pregnancy to delivery. 2. think of and develop (an...
Jean Linville
Apr 5, 20194 min read
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