"To change ourselves, we change what we open ourselves to. We change how we nourish
ourselves."

This is an excerpt from Susun Weed's on line course The Seven Rivers. I recently received this section of the course and am reminded of how important what we open ourselves to is. I used to think I needed to be open to everything, but truly as I have explored many healing options I have found that I can pick and choose what I want to be open to, what I want to nourish me. This seems over and over to be the cornerstone of my own life journey and to what keeps me vibrant and alive.

One piece of this is that I choose relationship to all that comes into my life. To my food, my medicine, the land, the people that surround me. Nourishing relationship seems critical. What about you, what nourishes you to the depths?

Herbally, I nourished myself this evening with a salad from the yard. Many wild things: chickweed, dandelion, lambs quarters, sweet cicely, violet flowers and others. I feel particularly nourished by this, after being on the road for several days. Along the way we harvested Arnica flowers and they nourished me with their vibrancy..the flowers practically shake in my hands when I held them. I give thanks and would love to hear what is nourishing to you.

Blessings
Linda