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Short reflections on the connection between Nature and Spirituality that can be used in our daily lives. |
a MONTH at a glance... |
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2025 01-19, 6295: WAITING PATIENTLY. The bench at the top of the Lupine field was silently waiting patiently for hikers to pause for a rest. It was a little cold for me on that winter afternoon as I knew spring would eventually arrive. People are naturally impatient until they learn to take a breath and trust that life progresses with the right timing. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-18, 6294: STORIES TO TELL. Everyone and everything have a story to tell, whether it’s a tree standing silently in the woods or a person of any age. Many stories will never be shared, but others will help me remember some of my own, long forgotten. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-17, 6293: CAPTURING THE MOMENT. – The afternoon sunshine on the snow-covered holly bush created a beautiful design and I reached for my camera to capture a picture. That moment reminded me that there is a design to each of our lives if we choose to follow it. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-16, 6292: HALFWAY POINTS. We are now halfway through meteorological winter, a very important point for me, as I watch the daylight grow day by day. We have many halfway points in life, and we have the choice of how we approach each one, either with fear or gratitude and excitement. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-15, 6291: THE MOUNTAIN WHERE THE MESSAGES COME FROM. – We live about halfway up a magic Mountain with a rich history, much of it still unknown. It is here where I learned to be a channel for the words that fill the podcast each day. Each of you has the same ability in your own way of connecting. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-14, 6290: AN EASY DRIVE. In mid-January I do not expect to be able to drive up to the Cabin, but this year I was able to easily get there due to lack of snow. Of course, my truck has four-wheel drive and studded snow tires. Driving though life may not be always easy, but we have something beyond us to always carry us through. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-13, 6289: COVER UP. A light dusting of snow has covered the foothills with a fresh white surface that is not enough to help skiing yet can cover up slippery spots that make walking hazardous. I am reminded of gifted people who do not recognize that their abilities can make a difference for others. They try to cover them up. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-12, 6288: TIME TO TAKE A HIKE. Many people take a hike in Nature to escape the stresses of life. It is a great way to see things differently and get a different outlook on a situation. “Take a hike” is also a reminder to walk away from confrontations that could produce negative outcomes. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-11, 6287: KEEPING TRACK OF LIFE. The turkeys have created a quilt design in the snow with their tracks. When the snow is fresh, we can keep track of them. It seems as though it is easy to lose track of our lives when we are lost in our minds. Our heart’s gratitude can help us stay in tune with our soul’s purpose. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-10, 6286: THERE IS A COLD WIND BLOWING. There is a cold wind whistling by my window as I record this podcast. It is a day to prepare for any adventures outside. At the same time there is a warm heat source of love and gratitude in my heart that prepares me mentally for my internal day. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-09, 6285: LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING. As I gaze out at the nearly bare mountainside, it has the look of spring, but I know it is only mid-January, and Winter still has plenty of snow in it. Looks can be deceiving, and many times what looks good is not in line with our life purpose. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-08, 6284: ILLUSIONS. I stood on the shore of the lake looking across the frozen water to the mountain on the other side on a cold winter day. Actually, I was on top of the mountain and the lake was the snow-covered ground in the orchard. Our lives are filled with illusions. It is good to know what is really real. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-07, 6283: SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. To many people the winter season with its drab landscape looks very bleak. When I step into nature, I gaze out into the cold and let my mind drift. There is always something to look at that connects with life in general. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-06, 6282: MOVING ON. Every day since the winter solstice, the sunsets have been moving northward, and the daylight is now over ten minutes longer. We are also moving on from 2024 with new goals for 2025. Nature is in tune with all of mankind. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-05, 6281: PICK ME UPPERS. I am always on the lookout for signs of Nature such as a heart shaped rock. I see positive words and acts of kindness from others that result in feelings of gratitude and often change a negative mood into a positive one. We do have a choice as to how we look at life. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-04, 6280: A SIGN OF THE TIMES. It was time to erect a new sign at the Center to go with the freshly painted building and the growing Ormond Gardens, and it was designed by my wife and put in place by two of our female members. The world is changing, and women play much more important roles. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-03, 6279: A MATTER OF INCHES. If all the rain we have had recently been snow, we would now have at least a couple of feet on the ground here in the mountains. Instead, the backcountry ski trails at the Center need more snow. Life is often measured in a matter of inches, and the reality is to make the most of it the way it is. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-02, 6278: STARTING OVER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME. So far, this has been an up and down winter. Just when we begin to establish a snow pack, the weather turns warm and much of it melts. This has been at least the fourth time we have started over again. In life’s ups and downs, each time we start over again, it is always different. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2025 01-01, 6277: STARTING THE YEAR WITH HEART-BASED GRATITUDE. My intention as I begin this new year is to breathe in heart-based love that I may channel to experience positivity, not only in my life, but for others as well. It creates a day full of magic and miracles of all sizes. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-31, 6276 – CREATING A RESOLUTION OR SETTING AN INTENTION - On this last day of 2024, many people set resolutions that often fail in a matter of weeks. Setting an intention daily through heart-based love may provide more flexibility in achieving one’s goal. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-30, 6275 – SECRETS IN THE LAND – The land we live on has many secrets from the past. Many we may never know. Our souls have many secrets buried in them. Some we will discover and some we may not during this lifetime. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-29, 6274 – IT’S A MARSHMALLOW WORLD – I set my intentions to discover something magical in the world each day, such as snow looking like marshmallows that cling to the apple trees. It helps life flow a little easier when I can find something unique to focus on. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-28, 6273 – TAKING UP RESIDENCE – Our flock of thirty wild turkeys seems to have taken up residence between our place and the neighbor’s. They come by several times daily and often take naps after they have eaten. We have thoughts in our minds that take up residence. My goal is to gratefully ask the negative ones to leave. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-27, 6272 – SO NEAR, AND YET SO FAR – In the summer, it is only a five-minute drive to the Cabin on top of the Mountain. It is so near and yet, with the winter snow, it is far away as I do not hike well on uneven ground. In life, there are things that are so near, and yet seem far away. They may be closer than you think, if you continue to believe. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-25, 6270 - WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE – Today, here in the foothills of the White Mountains, the old song, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”, has come true. It will be a miracle if another carol’s lyrics are real: “peace on earth, good will to man.” I believe in miracles. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-24, 6269 - VISIONS OF CANDY CANES – The day before Christmas and Hanukkah is a day of anticipation for children of all ages waiting for the dawn of the next day. They go to bed with visions of candy canes in their head. I still have that feeling with the hope that mankind can find a way to fill their hearts with love. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-23, 6268 - WINTER’S ICY GRIP – Winter has, for the moment anyways, reached out with its icy fingers and taken hold of the season. I find warmth in my heart from all the acts of love and kindness that take place during the holiday season, and my wish and prayer is that they will continue throughout the year. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-22, 6267 - A FEW SECONDS AT A TIME – Today the sun begins its six-month journey to the longest day of the year. At first it moves very slowly, only a few seconds at a time. It is a great time of year to set our intentions for positive changes in our lives. It only takes a few seconds. Over time those seconds make a difference. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-21, 6266 - THE SHORTEST DAY – The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. Now, second by second, we start our journey towards the longest day in six months. It is time to begin to make positive changes in our lives that will help us prepare for the warm sun of spring and summer. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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2024 12-20, 6265 – HOPE BRINGS WINTER – With a recent coating of white snow we now have a realistic hope of having white holidays here in the foothills of the White Mountains. “Hope springs eternal” is an old saying that when we live with hope, we may be manifesting something positive for ourselves and others. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Michael R. Hathaway, PO Box 276, Madison NH 03849, 603-367-8851, [email protected]
Michael R. Hathaway, PO Box 276, Madison NH 03849, 603-367-8851, [email protected]
