Short reflections on the connection between Nature and Spirituality that can be used in our daily lives. |
at a glance... |
2025 02-13, 6320: DOING OUR PART. We enjoy providing cracked corn for a flock of up to fifty wild turkeys that come by a couple of times a day. With the snow making it hard for them to find food, what we and our neighbors do makes a difference. We can also make a difference using kind and encouraging acts for people. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-12, 6319: WHO IS WATCHING WHOM. The titmouse was sitting on the edge of the feeder gazing in the window. I smiled and wondered who was watching whom. I wonder about a lot of things as I watch the world from the mountains and believe that a greater power is keeping watch over me. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-11, 6318: CREATING LASTING EFFECTS. I recently received a beautiful gift from my wife of a printed volume of last year’s “Message from the Mountain”. Chronicling events in one’s environment is a wonderful way of preserving information that can have positive lasting effects for years to come. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-10, 6317: PILING UP. Overnight another snowstorm blanketed the area with six inches of powder. The snow is really piling up, making it difficult to clear away. In life, our things and thoughts can pile up, and unless we clear them away from time to time, we get stuck. Spring is coming to clear the snow. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-09, 6316: WIND BLOWN DESIGNS. The winds have been really blowing across the mountains with an icy blast creating designs in the snow. The designs are an inspiration for creating works of art. We have the freedom in our minds to let the winds of creativity design many things of wonder to share. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-08, 6315: MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING. My wife has a basket full of scrap material that would normally be thrown away, but she decided to design a scrap pattern and make a sample square. We have dreams that we often throw away rather than redesign them to become reality. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-07, 6314: GOOD FOUNDATIONS. Living in snow country, it is important to have a good foundation under your vehicle that can be reliable in all kinds of weather. For us it is studded winter tires. In life, a good belief foundation is essential to help guide me, no matter what the season. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-06, 6313: YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOU WILL FIND A HEART SIGN. I never know where a heart sign will appear, but every time one does, I see it as a sign that my Source is sending me love. All of us, whether we realize it or not, receive signs of love. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-05, 6312: A VERY SPECIAL SUNSET. Today is a day I have been waiting for all winter long. It is the day when the sun doesn’t set until 5 pm. Winter may be around for a while longer, but I am thinking about playing in the springtime. Every day, no matter what time of year, can have something special in it. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-04, 6311: NOT WHAT YOU THINK. The outhouse that rests near the cabin was built for that purpose before we purchased the property but was never finished. We moved it to a better resting place and filled it with wood. Many things in life are not what they look like. It is good to be aware. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-03, 6310: A MOMENT OF SILENCE: I paused at the edge of the orchard on an overcast day and became aware that there was not a sound to be heard. I felt a connection to the great Cosmos. Wherever you are, a moment of gratitude can silence the world around you and connect you to your Source. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-02, 6309: GROUNDHOGS DAY: Finally, today is Groundhogs Day, halfway through astrological winter. Here in the mountains the ground is deep asleep. It is also time to start allowing your winter dreams to become springtime realities as the sun begins to warm the earth and your heart. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 02-01, 6308: SETTING THE GROOVE. With the lack of snow this year I have been able to set a groove to follow driving up to the Orchard. With more snow the groove will disappear, and I will need to wait until spring. When we are in the groove of life, things flow until we get off track. The trick is to find it again. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-31, 6307: WAITING TO SHARE WARMTH. A couple of years ago we had a small wood end heater installed in our unfinished cabin to provide a little warmth and to heat some water in the spring and fall. I think of people who have loving warmth in their hearts waiting to share it with others or animals. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-30, 6306: WHITEOUT. The day can be clear or cloudy and, suddenly, an intense snow squall happens, creating a whiteout where it is impossible to see just a few feet ahead. It often lasts only a few minutes. We can have moments of confusion in our lives like a whiteout. There is shelter in our hearts until the storm passes. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-29, 6305: DRIFTING ALONG. The cold winter winds blowing over the mountains can create big snowdrifts on unsheltered trails. It can make for an interesting hike. There are people who drift along in life without direction. Fortunately, we can set little goals to help keep us out of the drifts. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-28, 6304: SEEING A POTENTIAL – Ever since we became guardians of a very special piece of property, we have considered and developed a lot of its potential to make a difference in other peoples’ lives. I also love to see the potential each person has to make a positive difference in the world. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-27, 6303: STANDING ALONE. – The tall pine stands magnificently alone against the setting sun. It reminds me of people that stand tall and, often silently, alone in doing their good deeds. Often, others have no idea this is taking place near them. Many of you are like the tall pine. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-26, 6302: A VERY UNIQUE HEART. As many of you know, I am always on the lookout for hearts. To me they are signs of love. As I was watching the wild male turkeys outside my window, I noticed heart-shaped marks on top of their heads. It made me smile as I thought how unique that is. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-25, 6301: THE SHIFT IS ON. – I recently heard on the news that magnetic north is shifting twenty miles a year. That has an effect on compasses and GPS devices as they now read locations differently. Life shifts in many ways, and fortunately we have divine guidance within that can steer us on the right path. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-24, 6300: WALKING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. The game camera captured a coyote walking in a straight line, and I thought of wild animals that move differently than dogs who move in a zig-zag fashion. People that walk a straight path in life may miss what is happening around them at the moment. They sometimes forget there is a guide with them. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-23, 6299: FROZEN. We are currently living in a frozen world here in the foothills, with temperatures running below zero in the mornings. The little brook has frozen over. I think of people who feel frozen in life when they can’t seem to take a step forward. That is the time to turn on the guidance that flows through their hearts. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-22, 6298: THOUGHTS ON TEXTURES. Nature has many different textures, like the bark on birch trees. I compare Nature to life and consider all the different textures that I experience every day through all my senses. I have learned that when I experience negative textures, I can pause and find a positive one in my heart. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-21, 6297: OUT FOR A STROLL. One of our game cameras captured four deer out for a stroll after the fall hunting season. Our land is actually an animal safety zone, and I hope the deer know it. People are on a stroll through life and those that know rely on the sources that go with them to guide them safely. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
2025 01-20, 6296: ONE MORE WALK JUST BEFORE THE STORM.– With a snowstorm coming overnight, we decided to take one more walk before it arrived. We checked the trail cameras and the cabin and retreated home. When we prepare as best as we can for life changes before they take place, it can make a positive difference. Click here for the audio podcast recording! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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! |
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]