Reflections on the Real America
Since Columbus Day, which should be called Indigenous Peoples Day (thank you Ava Park for teaching me that) was earlier this week, I thought I would share this writing with you. I have connected with this place we call America – the land, the animals, and the natural structures here. It is a special place with a unique message often lost on modern “Americans.” I have been...
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Last weekend, my sisters and I had the pleasure of seeing Bob Dylan perform live. I have considered myself a Bob Dylan scholar/enthusiast ever since discovering his music/poetry as a teenager. At one point, I had Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie memorized by heart and could recite it line for line. (If you’re not familiar with this poem, go check it out, as it is a great message of living...
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