She stands on a rolling hillside, wildflowers spilling in every direction. The mountains in the distance are soft white merengue peaks as she runs away from us, the viewer, in slow motion.

Let me show you a few of my Halloween decorations this year.

I’ve really missed the forest. Although my priorities have been clear, having to work on a difficult situation in my life has meant that I’ve been away from the woods more than I’ve grown accustomed to this summer.

Pick up a book you love; not to re-read the entire thing, but just to sit and intentionally live in the world again for a little while.

Growing up, I would like to be able to say that I was a child who often went to the woods and wandered around, imagining fairy forts and goblin caves.