by Nate Long | Aug 27, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
(a return to the time of the Grandmothers) Legacy : He learned all he knew from his Mother and Grandmother. What time of year to plant each seed? How deep within the soil and how much space between? Did they need the morning or the evening sun? Would they require more...
by Nate Long | Jul 23, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
New Perspective Brings Insight : When we open ourselves up to seeing things from a different angle or through another’s eyes, whether intentionally or not, we then know without doubt that true empathy brings the deepest wisdom and the most effective healing....
by Nate Long | Jul 13, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
Riding the Scorpion : She watched her sister carefully Climb onto the back of the scorpion. Her knuckles were white as she held on tight With eyes gleaming in both sorrow and hope. This final journey would be so brief After a long and hard lifetime of preparation. And...
by Nate Long | May 25, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
Medicine Tree : A tree has been planted and the leaves are hung with care as medicine to stop the bleeding from our heart where we regret the path we have ended up on. Humility is demanded if the fears of the future are to be turned into that sweet shady place near...
by Nate Long | Apr 20, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
On a Shelf : We are each an object on a shelf: Our totality the results of all experiences, all relationships, all wisdom, all struggles, and all things that have happened and that will happen. Many centuries ago, we more easily saw ourselves as a culmination of these...
by Nate Long | Apr 8, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
Wisdom for the Tree : Where does the tree find wisdom? Does she need wisdom? I think so. She must wonder how tall and how lush And how green she should be. She must need to ask how deep her roots should grow And how rough her bark should be. She must need advice on...
