Dennis Banks: Bridging Cultures and Inspiring Change
November 02, 2023
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It didn't take long before Dennis and I shared our first of many laughs. I had taken his photo and showed it to him. He liked it and quipped that I had made him look good. Our friendship blossomed from there.
Dennis was in Robeson County as part of his Longest Walk across America, nearly fifty years after his initial journey with the American Indi...
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The Power of Wonder: Embrace Awe and Amazement
November 01, 2023
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I love wonder. I love feeling astonishment, appreciation, and profound delight. I feel a transcendence beyond the boundaries of my limited self. I feel connected to something far grander than my mortal existence.
I have a wide array of friends of all shapes and sizes, beliefs and creeds, spanning the entire spectrum from anthropologists to Zen mas...
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The Three Sisters
October 31, 2023
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The lore of the Three Sisters, woven into the cultural tapestry of Native America, has been bequeathed through an ancient lineage of oral tradition. These sisters—gifts of the Great Spirit—symbolize a symbiotic triad fostering sustenance, equilibrium, and a sacred concord with the cosmos and the Creator.
Corn, the venerable matriarch of this tri...
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The Remarkable Health Benefits of Trees and Greenery
October 30, 2023
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Here are some of the health benefits of trees. It's as though our very lives are interdependent with them. I breathe out, they breathe in.
Air Quality Improvement: Trees and plants function as natural purifiers of the air. They take in harmful pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, ammonia, and nitrogen oxides and filter out tiny particulates present...
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Nature's Healing Touch: Wecome to Forest Bathing
October 29, 2023
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Chill out and let Mother Nature bring you back to life with her 100% natural healing formula! And it’s free for the asking! Evidence-based treatment that you don’t need a prescription or insurance to get.
Mother Nature’s green spaces abound with organic elixirs named phytoncides, exuded by trees as a natural defense against malevolent insects and...
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Richard Mathis