Giving And Receiving Gifts

A creative act that makes a powerful statement Ethan Miller, my grandson, when he was four Wouldn’t we all like to get this kind of response from those we deeply care about—at any age? Gifting is a critically significant form of communication, extending as far back as one Neanderthal offering a cherished stone or bone […]

Hope is Rising

Wisdom teachers are putting the abuses of freedom in check. The iris symbolizes hope, wisdom, faith, trust, and bravery. The biosphere has hit a limit, delivering a constant stream of evidence in the form of more frequent and increasingly destructive fires, flooding, droughts, tornadoes and earthquakes. At the same time, and probably related at some […]

Birch Tree: Symbol Of Adaptability

Renaissance Oasis Paper Birch Birch trees belong to the Betulaceae family, found wherever the climate is temperate. There are about 60 different species that can be white, yellow, silver and black, recognizable by their bark which peels off in strips. Having shallow roots, they thrive in moist soil with full sunlight. The typical lifespan of […]