Category Archives: nature

Singing Leaves

By Jovanna | Published: October 2, 2015

Nature is my most constant companion. Whenever I am in need of comfort, if I find my way to nature, I find solace. Nature reminds me that I am enough. In fact nature tells me that I am way more than enough. Nature talks to me through its perfectly imperfect beauty. My walk past a […]

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Nature’s Magic

By Jovanna | Published: September 18, 2015

This coming Wednesday is the Autumn Equinox, a time when the nights become longer than the days. Here in Southern Ontario we’ve been experiencing summer’s last hoorah. But change is in the air. My comforter has come out of hiding and my socks and sweaters are gradually making appearances. I’m surprised at how easily I’m […]

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Nature’s Nourishment

By Jovanna | Published: August 7, 2015

I spent last week paddling in the wilds of Souther Ontario. My days were filled with the changing moods of the waters of the backcountry lake, often calm in the morning shifting to white capped by the afternoon and returning to a mirror like stillness just before sunset. The smooth rock outcropping at the edge […]

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Summer Solstice

By Jovanna | Published: June 19, 2015

Summer Solstice is on Sunday! It will be the first day of summer and I can almost feel the “Ahhhhh”. It’s such a long journey each year making our way to summer especially here in Ontario where we experience dramatic changes in the seasons with many months of bitter cold. But not now! Now my […]

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Awakened by Spring

By Jovanna | Published: April 24, 2015

Last weekend I was awakened by spring. I was surprised by some crocus that had pushed themselves through the decaying earth. I communed with the bark of a tree. I sat by the stream on big mossy root. When I realized that I’d made it through the long winter, I enjoyed basking in the feeling […]

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Welcome Spring!

By Jovanna | Published: April 3, 2015

Spring is here! Yesterday I was mesmerized by the melody of a robin, all red breasted and right in my back yard. I’m sure it was singing just for me! Have you been initiated into spring? Make it happen. Let our beloved poet, Mary Oliver show you the way. Such Singing in the Wild Branches […]

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Spring

By Jovanna | Published: March 20, 2015

Have you seen any signs of spring? I had my moment this morning. When I was on my walk I heard a male cardinal calling out loud and clear from very top of a tall tree. He was singing with such vigor. I stopped for a few moments to take it in. Yeah, spring is […]

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Nature Is Awaiting You

By Jovanna | Published: March 13, 2015

Last night, after an intense session at my computer working toward a self-imposed deadline, I let out a big sigh and went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. With the pace I’d been keeping all day, I had gone beyond the edge of my energy reserve and I felt exhausted. Instinctively I […]

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Follow Your Passion

By Jovanna | Published: December 5, 2014

Last night I stepped out of the hustle and bustle of life and into the nourishment of a 6-course dinner with a silent auction. I am grateful for local food deliciously prepared, for old friends and new gathered together, for soft light and soulful music and spontaneity. I bid on a month at my favourite […]

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The World Glistens

By Jovanna | Published: November 21, 2014

There is really nothing quite as beautiful as watching the world outside begin to swirl white with snow for the first time each winter. I’m not a fan of months and months of cold weather but I willingly enter the season with a sense of awe. Last night when I was out walking, all was […]

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