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Nature Calling: Return to the Plant Path

Nature Calling: Return to the Plant Path

Posted on by EMC

“All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature; the challenge of science is to find it.” – Paracelsus

Since I’ve been out of work because of mold illness (find that story here), I have been surprisingly happy.  Not just happy, but overwhelmingly happy and excited.

Now don’t get me wrong – I am definitely having moments of panic about paying bills because I for real have no income. It’s terrifying. But despite losing my house, my job, pretty much everything I own and still battling mold sickness, I am so happy. 

In many ways it feels like I’m rediscovering me.  I have a completed book of poetry that is nearing publication (Update: It’s here!).  I am working to improve on guitar and have learned to finger pick (thank you, dear husband, for that lesson).  And I have returned to my long-time love – herbal medicine – and it is filling my heart with so much life. Continue reading “Nature Calling: Return to the Plant Path” →

I Am Grateful Today for Mold

I Am Grateful Today for Mold

Posted on by EMC

We are not made for this lifestyle America has glorified. We are made to connect with nature, to create, to serve (without sacrificing your truth and your purpose). Our system is broken. Our mindsets are clouded with false beliefs. We are trapped in a system believing it makes us good, hardworking people and denying that our souls are suffering because of it.

I’ve spent the morning outdoors. It’s chilly, overcast, and the air is a little damp with the threat of rain.  I took my boots off to connect my feet with the earth (I’ve read that grounding is more important to healing than the food you eat.).  I broke off a sprig of rosemary and breathed in the scent then laid it in my lap as I looked around at nature living all around me – woodpeckers, blue jays, tiny wrens, tubby robins, the bare trees swaying under the weight of squirrels scrambling.  I have missed this – sitting in nature simply watching. Alone with my senses and my thoughts. 

I’m so grateful for where I am. I am so happy.  I am grateful that I am in a place where I can enjoy the morning at my own pace. I can think. I can create. On my own time. 

Working in a demanding place, Monday – Friday, 8-4:30 (and later at times), takes away so much.  I love the work I do (did?), but I’m realizing on a deeper level that I was fading quickly.  Yes, I was full of mold sickness. But at a very deep level, I was unhappy in my job.  I was in a place that was misaligned with who I am. Continue reading “I Am Grateful Today for Mold” →