Someone requested a follow-up to a poem from the first book called ‘Inside Story’ about a book that was loved only for its beautiful story. Also requested was a love story between a wolf and a rabbit. There is a poem written for the England Lionesses, the English Football (soccer) team before a European tournament. Book Review & Interview – Green Witchcraft: Discover how to use Herbs, Flowers, Woods, Crystals, and Essential Oils to Naturally Heal, Increase Abundance, and Align Yourself with the Magic of Mother Earth by Madeline Silvy Book Review – Mindful Homes: Create healing living spaces with mindfulness and feng shui by Anjie Cho Book Review – The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic & Brews for the Winter Season by Ellen Evert Hopman Such loveliness, found on a cool Alaskan winter Sunday. Perfect for down cocooning with a cup of peppermint tea before the work week begins anew.

Requests: Grief, pet loss, a poem about a soldier’s guilt upon returning from service having lost fellow soldiers in the field What the Wild Replied takes us through the four seasons from the perspective of human nature. It looks at how we navigate our own winters and embrace our own summers, how we let go during our own autumns and seize the opportunities of our own springtime. It includes poems of hope, healing and help. Designed as a manual for our soul in every season – and every stage – of our life, What the Wild Replied has one main theme; to help us love, understand, forgive and be kind to ourselves and to others. Life can be difficult and overwhelming sometimes, but What the Wild Replied reminds us that we’ve got this. We are enough. Book Review – Nature Devotional: Eco-Spiritual Reflections, Meditations and Affirmations by Rebecca Reitz This sweet little story is about a young girl pulled in many directions, as she tries (and fails) to live up to the expectations of others, including friends, teachers, and parents. She finds she just needs space where she can be herself, and she finds that in the woods. As I read the first part of the story, I could certainly see how this young girl felt herself either being “too much” or “too little,” depending on the circumstances, and how difficult it was for her to try to figure out how to walk the middle road and simply be true to herself. I loved the illustrations when she was in the forest and communing with the trees! So evocative, nearly mystical, and beautiful! However, I didn't feel like the story was done when it ended. There was no true resolution for the young girl beyond finding room to breathe in the forest. It needed to end on a more positive note, where she could be herself in the real world, as we do have to exist and be ourselves even if other people are around! This chapter has a lot about grieving, about letting go but it isn’t all sadness. This is a part of the poem ‘Wild’:

The author knows exactly how to capture feelings and turn them into something so deep, beautiful and truly wonderful, I really am in awe of her and the beautiful words she’s written; here’s one of my favourites: new beginnings, discoveries, breakthroughs, hope, making way, emerging, progress, trusting, overcoming

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