Freda HerrSolsticeThese are dark times. Rumors of war rise like smoke in the east. Drought widens its misery. In the west, glittering towers collapse in a...
Freda HerrSeptember MorningEarly sunlight filtered through treetops onto Trail A of the Ephrata Bike Park at Heatherwood. On that late September morning, 2019, I...
Freda HerrWhen Gratitude Isn’t EnoughPoem by Ann Bourmanne We wanna be grateful because we read everywhere that being grateful is what it takes to be happy. We name five...
Freda HerrDarkness Can Be a TeacherText by Parker J. Palmer Soon, in my patch on this planet, we mark the winter solstice. As we move through the shortest day and longest...
Freda HerrFall GardenIn fall the garden is spent having given its all. Cucumber vines lie exhausted on the ground Tomato plants list to one side Cornstalks...
Freda HerrDo You Think Your Inner Critic is a Gremlin? Think Again.I’ve tried calling my inner critic names, laughing it off as my inner gremlin or mean girl, or labelling it as a monster—something inside...
Freda HerrBefriending Ourselves: An Invitation to LoveKRISTI NELSON You are the one you have been waiting for. ~ Byron Katie Everything flourishes in the nourishment of our appreciation. If...
Freda HerrWe Look with UncertaintyWe look with uncertainty beyond the old choices for clear-cut answers to a softer, more permeable aliveness which is every moment at the...
Freda HerrQuotes on Being HumanHonesty is an integral part of humility, which means saying yes to our humanness, accepting both the agony and the ecstasy of who we are....