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 | Jun 28, 2021 | Journey Work, Made-Art
The Lilly : For my Aunt Lorrie and Aunt Lucy This garden planted so very long ago With calloused hands With hands of caring and prayer With intentions beyond intentions Here the vibrant Lilly still grows. This is my journey, — Nate Long “Owl” Carved...
by Nate Long | Jun 18, 2021 | Journey Work, Made-Art
Sovereignty of Self : Having followed this almost invisible trail. A broken twig, a slight scuff in the mud. Making it this far, to this hidden And magical place in the grasses. And now in this clearing, There’s a threshold across the path And a sudden...
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...
