Return to Joy – A Book to Challenge the Despair of Our Times
There are powerful books…and then there are books that grasp me by the spiritual lapels and shake me to the bones. Return to ...
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Peeling the Veils of Trauma from Our Eyes
“It did not, at that moment, occur to her even to doubt that if such things existed they would be ...
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One Perfect Tomato
This year, as I watch the headlines – wildfire here, floods there, a typhoon, hailstorms, drought, vanished sea ice in ...
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Why Bother? No, Really?
After a sleepless night and an overwhelmed, distracted day, I kept coming back to the question – why bother? Why ...
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What if… (dare we ask?)
These questions have been haunting me for the past few days…with the sort of resonance that tells me they are ...
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What to Do When the World Feels Like Too Much
How many of us here are very sensitive? Does your psyche get rattled by too much noise or chaos? Is ...
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Affirming the Place of Life
Last night was a rough one. One of the roughest in a while. Fears for the country and the planet…personal ...
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What To Do During the 11th Hour
I’ve been circling around this topic for months?…years?….decades?…and finally I think it’s time to square my shoulders and confront it, crazy ...
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The Other Side of Reality Bites
One of my favorite bumper stickers reads: Don’t Believe Everything You Think. It’s one of my rules for living…most of the ...
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Phila Hoopes is a freelance writer, permaculture practitioner, and student of Earth-based spirituality. She has struggled lifelong with anxiety and depression and is dedicated to sharing what works for post-traumatic growth.