Peter Quandt
May 23, 2020
Woods Wisdom
“Maybe it just needs to be awkward, right now. Maybe it needs to be uncomfortable for now. And maybe, after awhile, it won’t feel so awkward, so uncomfortable. Maybe, we just need to let this be how it is right…
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Peter Quandt
May 10, 2020
Woods Wisdom
Happy Mothers Day
At 65 years old, this is the first Mother’s Day I’m having without Mom here to talk with, send flowers and a card to, to anything with. It feels as though it should be a sad moment in time. I’m…
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Peter Quandt
April 7, 2020
Spirit of the Woods, Tree Spirit Medicine, Woods Wisdom
full moon gift, gift from the Woods, Mosquito swarm
Today is to be the 4th Full Moon of the year, April 7, 2020. In a small preparatory ritual, I intended on going to the Woods, not too far of a walk in and standing in unison with the Trees,…
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Peter Quandt
April 3, 2020
Woods Wisdom
Bury my Mom, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Self quarantine, Upstate New York
Around the beginning of March, 2020, my brother sent news to us all that Moms condition had taken a turn. He announced that given Moms current state of cognitive and physical health, it would be advised to make a visit…
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Peter Quandt
December 29, 2019
Blurbs, Woods Wisdom
being afraid, childhood trauma, relationship drama, relationship fears
As a result of childhood and/or lifetime dramas, we often acquire habits, traits, triggers to certain stimuli, especially when in a special relationship with others. I am no exception, as I and partners have witnessed. I apologize to those I…
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Peter Quandt
November 15, 2019
Woods Wisdom
Though we may not be able to travel to, visit, or be, where in a moment’s time, our Spirit wants for to be, We have the memories of these places, these times and spaces in time. Let the choice of…
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Peter Quandt
July 4, 2019
Woods Wisdom
Quiet Woods, Spirit of the Woods, Woods Quiet
The Woods are especially quiet, this morning. The Sun is basking in the enhancement it brings to the lives of the Trees, Plants, Birds and other Critters of the Forest. Slightly warming air pushes light currents up the hillsides. Twinkling…
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Peter Quandt
July 4, 2019
Woods Wisdom
and you, Gentle Breeze
Gentle Breeze swaying, dancing through the Tree tops. Mountain Meadow abundant in Summer Wildflowers, bold and beaming in color, texture, presence. Sunshine cast on a cold Winter day. Ocean waves cascading, rolling and gliding onto a sandy Beach, crashing onto…
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Peter Quandt
June 19, 2019
Woods Wisdom
awakened love, everlasting love, I give, Kripalu
My 65th year on this planet, in this lifetime, has been a very special time, thus far. Entering this phase of life, toward “retirement age”, has been with purpose showing up when unexpected. Involvement in a relationship that encompasses all…
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Peter Quandt
May 26, 2019
Woods Wisdom
Forest Breathing, Sit Spot
This morning, I set out to sit in the Woods, a “SitSpot”, as it were. Today felt somehow different, right from the start. My vision was not focusing on the individual leaves, or Trees, or anything in particular. Rather, it…
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