Message from the Mountain
Short reflections on the connection between Nature and Spirituality that can be used positively in the listener's daily life.
Episodes
1600 episodes
LOOKING FOR LUCK
Lots of people will search for a four-leaf clover, considered to be a symbol of good luck. Is luck random, or is it more than that? Is it possible that our intention sends out energy to attract either positive or negative luck? I think there...
DEFINING THE EDGES
Lori has been spreading much of the big load of woodchips over landscaping fabric and defining the edges of the paths in the gardens at the Center. Her efforts will help keep the weeds down next summer, allowing visitors to focus on the beau...
ON BORROWED TIME
The barrel planter in Barbara’s Garden is filled to the rim with beautiful annual flowers. They are living on borrowed time as there will be a killing frost in the near future. I intend to enjoy them while they are still blooming. Knowing th...
DRESSED FOR FALL
A patch of wild blueberries in a corner of the Lupine Field is now dressed up in fall colors. I wonder how many people hike on by with their attention focused on the other leaves and miss the show right under their feet. It is easy to miss p...
THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS IN OCTOBER
Many people consider the first couple of weeks in October to be the best time of the year. The foliage is at its peak, and the weather is still relatively warm. My intention is to find the good in each month as well as each day. A positive a...
PRESTO CHANGE-O
We had been waiting and waiting for the leaves to color up, and it wasn’t until after a couple days of rain that, “presto change-o”, a magical change in the foliage took place. Sometimes in life we wait and wait, and then, all of a sudden, a...
THE FLOW IS BACK
We have had a lot of rain recently from the northeaster that slowly made its way up the coast. The water is flowing in the little brook that passes by our house and helps relieve the summer dry spell. People can go through dry spells i...
COUNTING THE SHADES OF GREEN
Milton Erikson told one of his patients to go out and count the shades of green in grass. I imagine the patient must have had a very narrow view of life and saw green as only one shade. By counting the shades of green, hopefully the patient ...
MUMS THE WORD
Lori put three beautiful well-rounded mums at the Center’s entrance where their silent beauty greets all. To get into their fall shape, they had had several prunings over the summer. Many people go about their lives silently making adjustmen...
ANOTHER SEASONAL FAVORITE
I watched the succulent stonecrop grow all summer, and now it has finally turned red, brightening up the landscape. It is possible that people visiting could miss its beauty if they are preoccupied. Life has many seasonal favorites waiting f...
FINDING PLEASURE
I get great pleasure in finding things in Nature that brighten up the landscape, like the last of the bee balm flowers hanging on until a killing frost. This form of pleasure is what I call heart-based rather than ego-based. The ego is never...
COLORING UP THE LANDSCAPE
Nature has its paintbrush out and is beginning to color up the landscape. It won’t be long before this vibrant artwork will be at its peak and draw thousands to the mountains to view the show. People always can color the landscape of others wit...
A LITTLE MORE ON INTENTIONS
A very important component in an intention is believing in a positive purpose for setting it in the first place. Essentially that has been our positive intention ever since the Mountain decided we would be its steward. The same is true for a...
PROGRESS BEGINS WITH INTENTION
I wanted to clear new growth away from a storage shed before it totally blocked the access, so I spent a couple of hours on two afternoons to slowly clear away the growth. The beginning of a success begins with setting intentions and then gi...
IT'S OVER
The fall equinox arrives today, so summer is officially over. There have been hints of change for those who pay attention. We also get hints of changes about to take place in our lives, so knowing that helps us prepare. Some people do not wa...
THOUGHTS ON SWEETNESS
The pink clover blossoms still in bloom reminded me of the sweetness I experience in life, like the maple syrup I drizzle on my gluten free French toast in the morning. There is a lot of non-edible sweetness in life like a warm friendly smil...
MORE DISCOVERIES ON A NICE SEPTEMBER DAY
Recently I discovered a small group of mushrooms in the grass that made me smile. I just marvel at how unique Nature is and how unique each person is. Discoveries often come when we are alert to our surroundings.
FLOWERS ARE STILL IN NATURE'S GARDEN
I am grateful for flowers to appreciate on my mid-September walks through nature’s natural garden. It is pure joy to discover the surrounding beauty, including people who share their individuality with others, knowing not everyone will under...
ANOTHER FALL-WINTER JOY
The winterberries growing close to our stone walls are loaded with red berries that will last into winter. I look forward to enjoying them every year. I also find great joy in many things, including, people and places in Nature. My intention is...
A BOUNTIFUL CROP
Our little 30+ year-old crabapple tree has a bountiful crop of tiny red apples this year. They are too small for human consumption, but the birds enjoy them. I think of how a bountiful crop of human kindness can feed human hearts with love a...
IT STILL TAKES MY BREATH AWAY
Several years ago, we returned from a week’s vacation and our first visit up to the cabin literally took our breath away when we saw the view that loggers had revealed in their recent cut. It still takes my breath away every time I see the v...
THE IMPORTANCE OF GRATITUDE
On the day of my 6900th podcast I choose to connect with the Importance of Gratitude. I set my intentions every day to feel gratitude for being allowed to channel the Cosmos’s nonjudgmental love and share it with others to help them discover...
LITTLE BY LITTLE
This summer we have had several interruptions in accomplishing our goals, but we managed to start improving a trail by using some no value books that would have gone to the dump as fill for low spots in an old skidder road with the intention...
