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Nature

21 articles in Nature.

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The Tree Outside Your Window

by Creations Magazine

You do not have to go to a forest. The trees you walk past without seeing are doing something measurable to you, and learning one of them properly changes the street you live on.

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The Sound of Late Summer

by Creations Magazine

Sometime in August the soundtrack outside your window changes hands. The birds go quiet and the insects take over, and the whole arc of the season is audible if you know what you are hearing.

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The Butterflies Are Coming: Monarch Migration on Long Island

by Creations Magazine

In about two weeks the barrier beaches become a way station on a 2,500-mile journey. What is happening, where to stand, and the one plant that matters most in September.

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Finding the Night Sky Again on Long Island

by Creations Magazine

Nearly eighty percent of North Americans cannot see the Milky Way from where they live. On Long Island it is still there, if you go east and know how to look.

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Forest Bathing: The Quiet Medicine of Shinrin-yoku

by Creations Magazine

Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is the gentle practice of soaking in the atmosphere of the woods. Here is what the science says and how to begin.

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Finding One’s Authentic Self

by Diane Lundegaard, Dix Hills, NY

The way they walked took them through a suburban slice of the Long Island Pine Barrens which meandered like a lazy river between the High School and Janet’s

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Where the Wild Heals: The Nervous System’s Natural Sanctuary

by Carrie Asby, Oregon

The wild is the nervous system's natural sanctuary. How time in nature settles the body, quiets the stress response and restores a steadier baseline.

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A Woodland Valentine

by Diane Lundegaard, Dix Hills, NY

From deep within the pine forest, the song, “chick-a-dee-dee-dee,” of tiny black capped birds, drifted out from the low-lying thickets.

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Your Time On Earth is Precious — Do Your Traditions Still Bring You Joy?

by Ann Albers and the Angels, Phoenix, AZ

My dear friends, we love you so very much, Your time on this earth, no matter how long, is short in the larger scheme of eternity. It is precious time.

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Swimming In Water While Dying Of Thirst

by Brenda Shoshanna, PhD, New York City

All of us are beings of illusion, like a fish swimming in water, dying of thirst.

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Healing from Electronic Device Stress

by Diane Lundegaard, Dix Hills, NY

Marsha scrolled down the spreadsheet. She bit the side of her tongue. She could have sworn she copy and pasted the figures.

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Slow

by David Frieman, Huntington Station, NY

--- Mother Nature knows Change happens at the pace of gently falling leaves

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Thanksgiving Haiku

by Roberta A. McQueen

--- wild turkey runs free knowing that the farmer is vegetarian

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Nature: A Path Toward Growth and Change

by Diane Lundegaard, Dix Hills, NY

The anxiety Pippa felt about leaving home was understandable.

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Super Immunity: From the Earth to Your Table

by Joe Lapiana, Huntington, NY

Growing your own organic food isn't just a hobby—it's a powerful pathway to significantly improving your health and wellbeing.

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PATRICIA BONO - HELPING PEOPLE AND ANIMALS

by Creations Magazine

Patricia Bono - Helping People and Animals Traditional Usui, Karuna Reiki Master - Practitioner & Teacher Private Sessions & Distance Healing.

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A Small Chip

by Creations Magazine

by Jimmy Kilimitzoglou, DDS, FACD, FPFA, DABOI, MAGD, FAAID, FICOI It was a small chip on a front tooth.

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Graduation

by Diane Lundegaard

Graduation day. Anna’s blue eyes sparkle. As she walks with her proud parents towards the high school auditorium, she’s pleased.

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Get Into Gardening!

by Brian Zimmerman

A garden has beauty and color that transcends the effort you put into it.

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Nature Can Guide Us Through Our Life Growth Cycles

by Brittany Gowan, New York City

Breathe In Nature And Breathe Out Stress. This simple yet powerful mantra is the foundation of my nature-centered approach to mindfulness.

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Towards the Light, Towards Love

by Diane Lundegaard, Dix Hills, NY

Still holding her iPad Susan leaned back into her chair and stared out the window.