This Dream Is a Poem
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If it were ‘our’ dream. (opens the original)
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Welcome Dreamers,Yes, that means you! We are all dreamers, after all. We all have this natural, innate wellspring of story and imagery and dream energy inside of us. And we can direct this just as we direct prayers and just as we direct thoughtsToday I’m talking about how we can channel that energy toward helping to heal ourselves and our planet. Those two things are inextricably linked. In so many ways, our physical health and our emotional health depend on the health of our Mother Earth, our p
Walking into the dark, together (opens the original)
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“To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings.”—Wendell Berry<img alt="silhouette of woman running during golden hour" class="sizing-normal" height="412
'In this dream, my child can breathe easy' (opens the original)
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In this dream, none of it is mine.In this dream, stillness for me, motion for the world.— From “In This Dream,” a poem by The Care Center poets<img
How Mary Oliver Changed My One Wild and Precious Life (opens the original)
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Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?—Mary Oliver, “The Summer Day<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="531.9221789883269" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9cSf!,w
A dream is not a Magic 8 Ball (opens the original)
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Dreams of the night carry messages of guidance, warnings, and insights. They tell us when to pause, when to leap, where to turn, and what to leave behind. —Victoria RabinoweHello Dear Readers,Remember those billiard-ball-shaped toys that you’d turn over in your hands to find the answers to your heart’s deepest questions (or your silliest ones). A floating plastic pyramid inside would bob to the surface with replies like “Don’t Count on It” or “It Is Certain.”My 12-year-old girlfriends and I woul
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