Mj Pettengill
Becoming Undaughtered: Part 2
We are a sum of those fragments of ourselves that we may not even remember, and they are often fueling us.
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Mj Pettengill
Feb 23, 20212 min read
A New Face in the Neighborhood
To me, the most incredible fact about opossums is that they consume thousands of ticks. I happen to live in a tick-infested area.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 22, 20214 min read
Becoming Undaughtered: Part 1
Salem was just a drop in the ocean...
Mj Pettengill
Feb 20, 20216 min read
It Doesn't Begin With You
It’s human nature to believe that our circumstances are unique. To a degree, they are. For the most part, we have been here and done this...
Mj Pettengill
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Do Not Fear the Dark
Where do the mysteries begin and end? The answer is nowhere and everywhere.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 16, 20215 min read
The Owl Told Me So: Healing
My native culture and traditions have taught me that the barred owl is a messenger, a bringer of wisdom.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 2, 20211 min read
When the Moon Stares Back
The air is thin as twilight aches with clarity, and the almost-full moon illuminates a dreamy, snow-covered world. I stare out the...
Mj Pettengill
Jan 31, 20214 min read
If All Else Fails, Send Cookies
Where is the love? When we are wrapped up in whatever we are doing, it may appear as if everything stays the same. As time passes, one...
Mj Pettengill
Jan 27, 20213 min read
So Now, I Pray for You
If my response to what I learn is daunting, I examine why I am being affected as much as I am.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 21, 20213 min read
A Beautiful Mess: Secretly Dreaming
If you are still lost, I wish you well in your wandering. I beg you to trust your own compass at every turn.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 17, 20214 min read
About Eve: Stand in Your Truth
I fell asleep to the sound of rain on the roof. During other seasons, this is of great comfort. However, not now, not here. One of my...
Mj Pettengill
Jan 4, 20213 min read
Marya of the Wood: Sound and Unbroken
When it is too cold, I look beyond the intricate ice fractals painted on the inside of the kitchen window. I seek that which hides deep...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 30, 20205 min read
Marya's Mother: A Box of Stuff
They called her Flossie. I vaguely remember that photo, looking into her sparkling, clear eyes, detecting an air of innocence. Before I...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 28, 20201 min read
The Now Moon
Do you go deeper into the dream?
Mj Pettengill
Dec 26, 20203 min read
Ballad of a Sandwich Girl: Killing Picasso
He placed the lifeless body on the ground and leaned the gun against the white picket fence.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 23, 20202 min read
Marya of the Wood: The Strong Silent Type
After extricating myself from the deep, black mud...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 19, 20204 min read
Ballad of a Sandwich Girl: Unaccompanied
In that one, undefined moment, the transformation was inevitable. The truth that had been pressing in came forth from the shadows. My...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 12, 20203 min read
Ballad of a Sandwich Girl: Which One are You?
How odd was this swirling of love and anticipation—these tears fueled by joy.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 8, 20204 min read
Know Your Medicine
All life is sacred, and every living thing is a teacher.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 6, 20203 min read
The Heart of Everything
It is up to us to reach down beyond those creaking bones and illuminate previously unseen and powerless souls.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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