Kimmerer writes that "Anishinaabe elders like Stewart King remind us to always acknowledge the two faces - the light and the dark side of life - in order to understand ourselves," and she does this in her writing. And so, by the time I got to chapters more explicitly explaining human actions that have thrown life out of balance, I found myself on a roller coaster of heartbreak. Kimmerer details the gifts of the world so vividly that your heart can't help but overflow with gratitude. Last week, when I encouraged you to try at least a few chapters, I was at the point in the book where I was falling in love with the earth. I'm looking forward to our discussion of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. Looking forward to seeing you next Thursday the 19th! At a time when the earth is going to sleep for winter and things feel a little dark in a few ways, I am finding this book uplifting and heartwarming.
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