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Bodhing Well

A Blog for Those Enlightened By Nature

"Bodhing Well" explores topics related to Natural Beauty, Enlightenment, Rewilding Spirituality, Biomimicry, Nature Therapy, Nature-Inspired Design, and Navigating Significant Change by Imitating Nature.

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What A Difference A Day Makes - Pay Attention

What A Difference A Day Makes - Pay Attention

What A Difference A Day Makes - Pay Attention

Images courtesy of Laura Weber Growth. Development. Change. Relationships shift constantly because dynamism is at play. If we don't pay attention, we miss it. The difference between connecting consistently or remaining isolated may come down to practicing awareness, whether it's the human or more-than-human realm. If we pay attention, we see life being born, blossoming, fading, dying, and being born anew daily. We can choose to be fully present to life, to interact and resp

2 days ago2 min read

And Now, Interrupting This War: A Message from Earth

And Now, Interrupting This War: A Message from Earth

And Now, Interrupting This War: A Message from Earth

Spring is not silent, if we listen. "The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction." - Rachel Carson, March 18, 1952 Listen: Images courtesy of Laura Weber Breathe. Be patient. Breathe. Open. Breathe. Nurture. Breathe. Be kind. Breathe. Be gentle. Breathe. Reach out. Breathe. Welcome Newness. Breathe. Lean into Light. Breathe. Embrace the Whole. Breathe. Practice Hospitality. H

Mar 51 min read

Elusive Sleep? Welcoming Night's Twin Energies

Elusive Sleep? Welcoming Night's Twin Energies

Elusive Sleep? Welcoming Night's Twin Energies

Poppies, associated with Hypnos & Thanatos, image courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted In the Springtime, as daylight begins to encroach on Night's reign, and the relentless pace and demands of a posthuman context threaten even the remote possibility of a restful slumber, many are turning over in their beds with frustration and despair. The results? Bloodshot eyes, achy limbs, restlessness, irritability and exhaustion throughout the day. We feel depleted. Why can't we sleep?

Feb 264 min read

Going for Gold & Earth's Last Gasp for Clean Air

Going for Gold & Earth's Last Gasp for Clean Air

Going for Gold & Earth's Last Gasp for Clean Air

Image courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted While the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics spotlight unity, goodwill, and mutual respect among the world's premier athletes, the flame of justice is almost extinguished for the good of the whole planet. Inspiring images of athletes collapsing in the snow after gruelling cross-country marathons, short track speed skates, or downhill skiing and ice dancing are everywhere. On the global scale, we see the best of us, being congratula

Feb 203 min read

Hurry Sickness: Nature's Cure in Spring Fever

Hurry Sickness: Nature's Cure in Spring Fever

Hurry Sickness: Nature's Cure in Spring Fever

Images courtesy of Laura Weber "Times are urgent. Let's slow down." ( Yoruban wisdom saying ) Why are we all in such a rush? Hurry Sickness is killing us, and killing the planet. Coined by a cardiologist in the 1970s, the term refers to the incessant urgency we feel in a posthuman context, measured by the increasing speed and ubiquitous demands of technology that place chronic stress on the heart, the psyche, and the soul. Symptoms include feeling perpetually frazzled and

Feb 133 min read

Orchasma

Orchasma

Orchasma

Images courtesy of Laura Weber Waves of Euphoria Ecstatic Openings of Light Orchasma I call it " Orchasma ," the experience of overwhelming joy in communing with orchids. It describes the scintillating, energetic euphoria inspired by close encounters with orchids. The annual Orchid Show at the Missouri Botanical Gardens is a wintering Soulscape for SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)-depleted senses. It's a cleansing bath for the world-weary grime and festering wounds of d

Feb 62 min read

The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

The Winter of Our Discontent

Image courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted Blood in the Snow. An apt image for the Minneapolis tragedies that have ravaged our nation. The Winter of Our Discontent is alive and well in 2026, whether it conjures images of (Shakespeare's) Richard III's jealousy and hatred of his brother, the King, or (Steinbeck's protagonist) Ethan Hawley's betrayal of an Italian immigrant by stealing his home and livelihood. Moral decay in the forms of greed and lust for "power over" others r

Jan 303 min read

Nature Rx: Just What the Doctor Ordered

Nature Rx: Just What the Doctor Ordered

Nature Rx: Just What the Doctor Ordered

( Audio version ) Images courtesy of Laura Weber Open up, and say, "Ahhh!" In 2020-21, when Covid-19 was causing planetary shut-down and isolation was the norm, a practice called " Social Prescribing " was taking off in the U.K. Social prescribing is a practice that connects patients with social activities and networks to improve overall health and well-being. Its focus is the question, "What matters to you?" rather than, "What's the matter with you?" as a way of understan

Jan 223 min read

Passion in Full Stride: The Year of the Fire Horse

Passion in Full Stride: The Year of the Fire Horse

Passion in Full Stride: The Year of the Fire Horse

( Audio version ) Image courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted Like a Horse Afire - Galloping into the New Year feels a bit like careening toward a precipice, lunging toward a shifting and potentially precarious horizon. What will our passion elicit? How will we focus our wild energy? 2026 welcomes the Year of the Fire Horse, one of passion, power, free-spiritedness, bold action, and transformation. The blend of intense energy and decisive action may be making us all see red.

Jan 163 min read

Holiday Hurts & The Heart Math of Coming Home

Holiday Hurts & The Heart Math of Coming Home

Holiday Hurts & The Heart Math of Coming Home

( Audio Version ) Images courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted Heart-warming images of Holiday homecomings are all over the planet. It's not just Bing crooning, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" or Perry singing, "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays." Relentless marketing sells the equation that "Us + Home = (Holiday) Happiness." This all begs the question of where or what constitutes "Home." For many, it's as simple as "Wherever Mom is." Or, fill in the blank for whoever

Dec 19, 20254 min read

Lighting a Fire in Heart's Winter

Lighting a Fire in Heart's Winter

Lighting a Fire in Heart's Winter

( Audio version ) "Keep the Home Fires burning," he used to say, meaning, "Don't let Love grow cold." Fire claimed the body of my Beloved. Not just the funeral pyre that incinerated his remains. The Primordial Fire, the one that lights the Earth each day at sunrise and melts into the horizon at dusk. Fire can be a metaphor for Love. It was this Fire that claimed him in the end, the Love-Fire. What is the nature of Fire? It might be called "Fire-ing." It's more a verb than a n

Dec 11, 20253 min read

When The Sun Stands Still: Winter Solstice is Our Poetic Moment

When The Sun Stands Still: Winter Solstice is Our Poetic Moment

When The Sun Stands Still: Winter Solstice is Our Poetic Moment

Image courtesy of Laura Weber "Solstice" is from the Latin - "Sol" (Sun) and "sistere" (to stand still) - when the Sun seems to stand still in its ascending or descending path, and reverse course. What about us? Are we paying attention to natural cycles that show us how to be still for a moment, and retreat? As the longest night approaches in late December, an opportunity for soul-stretching is built into our solar system. A sacred Pause. Japanese Haiku poetry enshrines t

Dec 5, 20252 min read

Composting Trad Thanksgiving with a Mythos for the Wider "We"

Composting Trad Thanksgiving with a Mythos for the Wider "We"

Composting Trad Thanksgiving with a Mythos for the Wider "We"

( Audio version ) ( "Grateful - A Love Song to the World" ) How many fingers? Image courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted Happy Thanksgiving! What are we celebrating? The annual display of children's artwork commemorating the First Thanksgiving is a bit cringe-worthy: turkey-hands with colorful finger "feathers," native headdresses and pilgrim hats. The pernicious traditional tale reminds us how pervasively damaging solipsistic myths can be. Even ones that yield darling littl

Nov 24, 20253 min read

Before Monkeys Fly & Elephants Cry: Protecting Wild-Kin from "Help"

Before Monkeys Fly & Elephants Cry: Protecting Wild-Kin from "Help"

Before Monkeys Fly & Elephants Cry: Protecting Wild-Kin from "Help"

( Audio version ) Image courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted From Elphaba's flight deck, defying gravity comes at a high cost, especially for her famed winged monkeys. It's a defining moment in the story. Elphaba, the so-called "Wicked" Witch, filled with compassion and moral outrage for the animals of Oz who are being maltreated at the behest of the Wizard, realizes that her magic has inadvertently caused them excruciating pain and suffering. In a moment of panic to reverse

Nov 20, 20254 min read

Flying on a broomstick toward the moon

Flying on a broomstick toward the moon

"Wicked" - Rewilding to Love Fiercely in the Land of Oz

( Audio Version ) Defying Gravity - All images courtesy of Laura Weber - AI-assisted "It's just for the first time, I feel... wicked." (the exotic beauty, Elphaba, "As Long As You're Mine," by Stephen Schwartz, from the musical Wicked ) The line is spoken by the notorious Wicked Witch in a tender love scene. Fans of Wicked know Elphaba, far from embodying moral degeneracy, is the heroic crusader for justice for Oz's more-than-human animal realm. She is fiercely defending

Nov 12, 20256 min read

What's Your Chronotype? Early Bird, Night Owl, or Fox for Shades of Gray

What's Your Chronotype? Early Bird, Night Owl, or Fox for Shades of Gray

What's Your Chronotype? Early Bird, Night Owl, or Fox for Shades of Gray

( Audio version ) A Chronotype for All Seasons - Image courtesy of Laura Weber, AI-assisted. What's a Chronotype ? Our Chronotype reflects our internal clock that governs rhythms for sleeping and waking. Some are Larks, some are Owls, and others are somewhere on a spectrum, like Wolf, Lion or Bear. Perhaps Dolphin. How does our Chronotype affect our health, wellness, creative energy, and relationships? How does it influence our life's work? And more - how does it reflect th

Nov 6, 20256 min read

Leafing Through: Healing Dissonance Through Nature-Based Narrative Collage

Leafing Through: Healing Dissonance Through Nature-Based Narrative Collage

Leafing Through: Healing Dissonance Through Nature-Based Narrative Collage

( Audio version ) Image courtesy of Laura Weber Synchronicity and healing through Nature-based Storytelling? Is that possible? It happened the other day - a confluence at a coffee shop among three awesome women - a massage therapist/reiki master/death doula, a Nature-loving hospice volunteer coordinator, and a Nature-based Solutions (NbS) change management consultant concerned about a beleaguered planet, all interested in eco-therapies and holistic health for Nature-deficit

Oct 29, 20254 min read

Do Bullies Win? Moonlighting the Improbable in a "Dog Eat Dog" World

Do Bullies Win? Moonlighting the Improbable in a "Dog Eat Dog" World

Do Bullies Win? Moonlighting the Improbable in a "Dog Eat Dog" World

( Audio Version ) Husky Royalty, Photo Courtesy of Laura Weber It's a "dog eat dog" world. Meaning: the ruthless pursuit of power or corrupt domination at the expense of fellow human beings, causing them irreparable harm. That's what it has come to mean, but its original iteration tells a VERY different story . In De Lingua Latina ( On the Latin Language, 43 B.C.E. ) Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro quoted the proverb, "canis caninam non est," that is, "a dog does no

Oct 21, 20255 min read

Tone Deaf or Just Not Listening? A Soft Skill for the Wider "We"

Tone Deaf or Just Not Listening? A Soft Skill for the Wider "We"

Tone Deaf or Just Not Listening? A Soft Skill for the Wider "We"

Learning to Listen - Communication 101 - images courtesy of Laura Weber, AI assisted "Blind as a bat?" Bats aren't blind, of course. They're just exceptional "listeners," able to detect frequencies between 9,000 and 200,000 Hz. Humans can pick up between 20 to 20,000 Hz by contrast. The idiom "blind as a bat" arose in the 16th c. , likely an attempt to characterize the nocturnal mammal's erratic flight pattern as an indication of visual impairment. Bats , as we've come to le

Oct 16, 20257 min read

Luna Moth and Censored Green Terms

Luna Moth and Censored Green Terms

Luna Moth-erapy for Resilience - Come Away Flying

Words are Powerful - AI Image courtesy of Laura Weber Spoiler Alert: Words are powerful. "Use your words," we tell kids. Words are...

Oct 6, 20256 min read

Selections* For Bodhing Well

Here are some of the product selections* I love and recommend to those who enjoy my Blog. They are related to topics associated with Nature Therapy, Wellness, Navigating Change through Biomimicry, Re-Homing, and Soulscape Design. Those selections listed here I can recommend heartily from personal experience. Please offer your feedback, especially if you love them too, or if you have additional recommendations. EnJOY!

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"Merlin" Bird ID App

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