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Recent Issues
In my January newsletter I reflect on lessons for the New Year from the new book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.
In my December newsletter I travel to Alaska to see the aurora borealis.
I get a lesson from the Taoists, and from water, in my November newsletter.
In my October newsletter, I travel to South Dakota to see one of the world’s great wildlife spectacles: the Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park.
An uninvited guest, and the ancient Greeks, teach me something new about families in my September newsletter.
I’m on the lookout for the arrival of my new book on August 24–see my August newsletter for details.
In my July newsletter, some musings on the spiritual power of trees. Added bonus: information on how to get a free copy of my upcoming book The Soul of the Family Tree!
Read my June newsletter to learn about something we should know, but are rarely taught.
In my May newsletter, I’m delighted to share a sneak peek of my new book. The Soul of the Family Tree: Ancestors, Stories, and the Spirits We Inherit is about tracing my Scandinavian roots and the life lessons of genealogy.
In my April newsletter, learn how you might want to follow the example of some bears at Effigy Mounds National Monument.
What have you learned from this strange and perplexing year? In my March newsletter, some reflections on what to keep and what to throw away.
In my February newsletter, some thoughts on the spiritual possibilities of something most of us take totally for granted: breathing.
Past Issues
The Gift of Silence: January, 2020
The Coziness Cure: December, 2020
In the Midst of Death, Gratitude: November, 2020
The Sacred Quarries of Minnesota: October, 2020
My New Friends the Stoics: September, 2020
The Great Serpent of Ohio: August, 2020
The Solace of Nature: July, 2020
The Web of Wyrd: June, 2020
After the Fire: May, 2020
All Shall Be Well: April, 2020