by Meredith Walters | Mar 3, 2021 | Nature Connection, Uncategorized
I don’t normally struggle with writer’s block, but a few weeks ago, my efforts to edit my novel hit a can’t-see-the-end-of-it, can’t-see-the-top-of-it stone wall. Words got harder and harder to find, like a river that shrank to a stream that shrank to a trickle,...
by Meredith Walters | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Fear, Nature Connection, Purpose
Depression is on the rise. Rates were increasing in the US long before the pandemic, and after COVID hit, they tripled, with one study reporting that 27.8% of adults experienced symptoms in 2020. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety for almost 30 years, and the...
by Meredith Walters | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog, Career Change, Exercises, Nature Connection, Purpose, Uncategorized
I was walking through the winter woods in Colorado last year when I realized that every creature in the forest plays an important role. Plants take up nutrients from sunlight and soil and transform them into flowers, seeds, and leaves that nourish insects and birds....
by Meredith Walters | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog, Career Change, Common Challenges, Nature Connection
I’m still not totally sure why, but I’ve been struggling recently. Not externally, with how things are going for me right now, which is actually amazingly well given what’s going on in the world. Rather, I’ve been struggling internally, with strong waves of emotions...