The Owl Told Me So: Healing
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My native culture and traditions have taught me that the barred owl is a messenger, a bringer of wisdom.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 14, 20212 min read
What if He Doesn't show?
He was an agreeable fellow, but I had given my whole heart to Silas.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Life to a Dying Willow Tree
Harmony—the common roots that we share with others—will always prevail.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 9, 20213 min read
From the Author's Pen: Another Version of the Truth
Without such knowledge and wisdom, we are but rootless trees, destined to fall in the raging storms that continue to plague us.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 6, 20213 min read
The Fallen Ones: Dying a Social Death
In time, I will share what I have learned—another aspect of social death in a world that is seemingly waking up.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 4, 20214 min read
Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
The record keepers have had a tendency to experience convenient historical amnesia.
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 29, 20211 min read
The Strength for Future Woes
I learned that without kindness, a soul will droop rapidly...
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 25, 20213 min read
The Incredible Angels of Etched in Granite
Impossible to focus on one group without the others, and as divided as they appeared to be, they were bound by their afflictions.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 23, 20213 min read
The Book of Numbered Souls: #140
She stood waiting in my doorway, which is often ajar. I invited her in and still carry her with me.
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 19, 20212 min read
From the Author's Pen: Nellie's Silent Song
One laughed and the other wept. At nightfall, I slept on the banks of Crooked River under the shelter of stars.
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 15, 20212 min read
The Strength of an Inmate: Who Is Agnes?
When she shared her hard-earned wisdom, it required time, possibly years, to comprehend the fullness of it.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 14, 20215 min read
From the Author's Pen: The Sanctuary
Tho’ she often spoke of the rules, she broke them when she saw fit.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 12, 20215 min read
Intentionally Forgotten: The Book of Numbered Souls
It is about knowing that these souls, and many like them, although hidden, once walked amongst us in time.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 11, 20211 min read
The Pauper’s Grave ~ Benjamin Cutler Clark
No friend to wipe the sweat of death...
Mj Pettengill
Jan 9, 20212 min read
That Which is Undreamed
Honor and share and leave room for that which is undreamed. Throughout eternity, may our souls not divide.
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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