Author Archives: Donna Mitchell-Moniak

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Garden: breakfast gathered!

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

The Mountain Spinach (orache) is in that wonderful phase of its life where, established by eeking out its ground, it is spreading large delicious leaves and secondary shoots. For would-be eaters, the large leaves are sumptuous food; and, thoughtfully picked, … Continue reading →

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Meditation: review 3 – reciprocity

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Drawing upon the excellent and recommended book, Braiding Sweetgrass, we contemplate connectedness through reciprocity and mutually benefitting one another.  

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Garden: listening to them

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Is your garden the by-product of listening? No doubt, yes, for many of you/us. I have often thought when watching a documentary or YouTube on regenerative-permaculture-biodynamic-Natural processes that, in addition to whatever right brain skills and know-how someone has brought, … Continue reading →

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Meditation: review 2 – beauty and contributing

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

With this sitting, we first reflect upon the beauty articulated with great variation by Nature, on land and in water. Then we consider our personal contributions to the Whole. Settling ensues and, then, with these grounding and expanding considerations of … Continue reading →

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Meditation: review 1, Presence-Nowness

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Donna Mitchell-Moniak

Two meditations: Tuesday we began a cycle of experiential review of – in this case – Presence and Nowness.   Second, but first because it was Saturday’s, our meditation invites us to trust the connectedness of life, its telepathy, empathy, … Continue reading →

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