by Nate Long | May 12, 2020 | Illustration, Journey Work
A Visit : On my journey I find myself examining the forests. There are so many Spirits here! Some sit back in the shadows, some watch me, some seem a little more content. The variety of them is quite astounding. And each one seems to have a gift, a lesson and even a...
by Nate Long | Apr 27, 2020 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Other Side of the Hill : She looked ahead at the beckoning glow From the other side of the hill The path had been built to make it easier to follow Well lit, paved and smooth. She looked at the gardens she had long cultivated That she was being asked to leave...
by Nate Long | Apr 17, 2020 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Gardener : Find your garden-space deep inside your heart Trim the dead limbs and pull the weeds. Mow the grasses and find that one special spot And prepare a new sacred garden. Ask the Earth to gift you the soil and mulch, Then ask for a sacred seed to plant deep...
by Nate Long | Apr 9, 2020 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Counter : “One – two, three, four … Two – two, three, four… Three – two, three four…” The next set will be better The next repetition gets me “closer” to something The next step to a completion or goal Or to get through...
by Nate Long | Mar 28, 2020 | Illustration, Journey Work
Transition of Perception : Why does this world seem like a dream right now? Surreal, off-kilter and maybe a little darker or blurrier? This is the result of a transition in perception. How I saw my universe before is not the same now. I would venture to say that any...
by Nate Long | Mar 13, 2020 | Illustration, Journey Work
Uplift : A white feather floats Upon breezes and streams Upon the breath of joyful song Upon a child’s innocent questions Upon secret laughter under the covers Upon the final spark within the eyes It will fall as all things do But it will always be lifted And...
