I am a wife, mom, and nature lover living in the Pacific Northwest. My writing represents the intersection of my interests in nature, creativity, parenting, and human development.
Sunday Letter: Gratitude
Sunday Letter: Gratitude |
We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water. We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases. We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters, the beans and squashes, which give us life. We return thanks to the wind, which, moving the air has banished diseases. We return thanks to the moon and stars, which have given to us their light when the sun was gone. We return thanks to the sun, that he has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye. Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit, in whom is embodied all goodness, and who directs all things for the good of his children. "IROQUOIS PRAYER", Earth Prayers: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations from Around the World Edited by Elizabeth Roberts, Elias Amidon Let us be inspired by people who never forgot their connection to the earth. Who celebrate the rivers and streams and thank the moon and stars. Let us find our roots in nature through the colors of the day and the warmth of a fire. Let us gather round and share moments we missed, and hopes for tomorrow. Let us be thankful for life. Be well, Kathy Autumn Writing PromptsLife writing takes many forms. The gift of documenting your life is in the deepening of your connection to self in a book only you could write. I hope this collection of writing prompts will inspire you to capture moments of being in your journal. This digital download collection of four chapters includes a journaling prompt, activity, and reflection for each week.
Winter Writing Begins December 1, 2022On December 1, 2022, we will begin an exploration into the practice of nature memoir to prepare for the Winter Solstice. In our third winter season, I continue to share seasonal poetry, a small essay, writing activity, and a reflective prompt via email.
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Kathy Donchak
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I am a wife, mom, and nature lover living in the Pacific Northwest. My writing represents the intersection of my interests in nature, creativity, parenting, and human development.
The more I journal, the more people in my life show up in its pages. This morning, Chris Brogan wrote about what happens when I tell them about it. I started writing in a journal years ago, but it wasn’t in one book. It was all over the place. My journal became so cluttered with to-do lists and work projects, I grew frustrated that I couldn’t keep my thoughts organized. During the pandemic, I tried something new. I gave myself permission to let all of my thinking show up in my pages, with...
I am learning Telugu. /ˈtel.ə.ɡuː/. I met a beautiful, bright, and curious seven-year-old girl that lives across the street, who was bursting at the seams to tell me all the words she knows from her native language. She shared how hard it was to move away from friends, and why she cannot write in Telugu yet, by swirling her finger through the air. I asked her how to say neighbor in Telugu, but she didn’t know that word yet, so I looked it up when I came inside. Hopefully one of my readers can...
“Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.” ~ Edvard Munch Being immersed in a forest for the past few weeks has me thinking about the connection between biodiversity and neurodiversity. We have been noticing things. The colonies of trees and the soft carpet of mosses, from far away, look the same, but getting closer reveals an understory. A diverse ecosystem of plants living harmoniously, supporting the growth of one another. For...