The
theme for November - December 2010:
THANKSGIVING
Gratitude
unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into
a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and
creates a vision for tomorrow.
(Melody Beattie, author, 1948–)
Thanksgiving comes to us out
of the prehistoric dimness, universal to all ages and all faiths. At whatever
straws we must grasp, there is always a time for gratitude and new beginnings.
(J. Robert Moskin, author and editor)
We can only be said to be alive
in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
(Thornton Wilder, playwright and novelist, 1897–1975)
Not what we say about
our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
(W.T. Purkiser, Nazarene
theologian, 1910–1992)
Deadline
for the
November
- December issue is October 10.
Questions
about articles and artwork?
Questions
about advertising?
317/255-5594
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Vol.
23, No. 4
September - October
2010
IN THE GARDEN
part 2
Trimmings
A
Calendar of Free Events
EcoNews
Environmental news and
networking around the state
IN
Peace
A sampling of peace
and justice group activities around Indiana
AstroReport
An astrological overview
of the
two month period
The
following essays appear in the print edition of Branches.
Find a free copy
near you, or subscribe.
Hunger
for Books
Libraries are the storehouses of our cultural harvest.
SCOTT RUSSELL SANDERS
Grow Your Own
Farming with the food chain in mind.
THOMAS P. HEALY
Sermon from
the Birds
Learning a lesson from St. Francis of Assisi.
CAROL HANNEMAN
Gardening
A poem.
LIZA HYATT
Return to the
Garden
A good way to take care of Earth for the long term.
RHONDA BAIRD
Connecting
to Our Seed Level
A birthday revelation on how life blossoms.
HEATHER WORRELL
Cultivating
the Soul
Tending a garden is a perfect metaphor.
TED NOTTINGHAM
Gluttons
A commentary on the nature of things.
GREEN MAN WALKING
This Garden
Universe
Nurture and destruction as manifestations of the Cosmic.
GENE BALDWIN
The Ground
of Being
Where time slows down to celebrate the life force.
PAM RAIDER
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ABOUT
the COVER
Harvest
Beans
by
Gwen Gutwein
The Fort
Wayne artist says: “I have been given the unique opportunity and
obligation through my talent in painting to visually honor beauty.
A list of active verbs, such as broaden, expand, expose, enrich,
educate and enlighten might give some descriptive color to my
heartfelt drive to share diverse nuances of beauty through my
painting.” Gwen’s paintings are included in the upcoming Barns
of Indiana exhibition Oct. 15 through Nov. 30 at the Fort Wayne
Museum of Art. You can see more of Gwen’s work on her Web site,
gwengutwein.com.
Want to share your art through Branches? Send inquiries and thumbnails
to the editor. (Hoosiers
or former Hoosiers only, please!).
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