The Way of Animals https://thewayofanimals.com Connecting Life to the Universe Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:48:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://thewayofanimals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-Women-holding-Earth-32x32.jpg The Way of Animals https://thewayofanimals.com 32 32 Static-Free Trails: On Amusement, Power, and the Hunger Beneath the Hunger https://thewayofanimals.com/static-free-trails-on-amusement-power-and-the-hunger-beneath-the-hunger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=static-free-trails-on-amusement-power-and-the-hunger-beneath-the-hunger https://thewayofanimals.com/static-free-trails-on-amusement-power-and-the-hunger-beneath-the-hunger/#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:48:18 +0000 https://thewayofanimals.com/?p=2094 Alice Dunbar-Nelson once wrote, “The American public does not want to be uplifted, ennobled—it wants to be amused.”

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/static-free-trails-on-amusement-power-and-the-hunger-beneath-the-hunger/feed/ 0 Food at the Core: Transforming Systems for a Thriving World https://thewayofanimals.com/foodatthecore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=foodatthecore https://thewayofanimals.com/foodatthecore/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:43:00 +0000 https://thewayofanimals.com/?p=2058 My journey and has taught me that our lives are woven from choices—small and grand, public and private—that echo far beyond the present moment.

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/foodatthecore/feed/ 0 Workers of the World and Discovery of Self https://thewayofanimals.com/workers-of-the-world-and-discovery-of-self/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workers-of-the-world-and-discovery-of-self https://thewayofanimals.com/workers-of-the-world-and-discovery-of-self/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:44:38 +0000 https://thewayofanimals.com/?p=2005 Some Philosophers, Sages, and ancient truth seekers believed to know oneself is the highest form of knowledge. Knowing oneself surpasses all other knowledge, and that Self-knowledge is also timeless, which means that what is gained in one era benefits all subsequent generations. They believed knowing oneself to be so important that they chiseled the words … Continue reading Workers of the World and Discovery of Self →

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/workers-of-the-world-and-discovery-of-self/feed/ 0 Seeping Mud Tea and Traveling Back in Time! https://thewayofanimals.com/seeping-mud-tea-and-traveling-back-in-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seeping-mud-tea-and-traveling-back-in-time https://thewayofanimals.com/seeping-mud-tea-and-traveling-back-in-time/#respond Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:58:43 +0000 https://thewayofanimals.com/?p=1993  I drink what I call ‘mud tea’. My acupuncturist recommended Chinese herbs to help with the heat in my body. Apparently, I’ve too much fire. I do have Ares rising. If you know me, you’ll understand. Any way the tea works well. Sipping this tea is like stepping back in time…I’m a six-year-old girl growing … Continue reading Seeping Mud Tea and Traveling Back in Time! →

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/seeping-mud-tea-and-traveling-back-in-time/feed/ 0 Magic for the 21st Century! https://thewayofanimals.com/magic-for-the-21st-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magic-for-the-21st-century https://thewayofanimals.com/magic-for-the-21st-century/#respond Fri, 13 Jan 2023 03:59:49 +0000 http://thewayofanimals.com/?p=1865       A beautiful picture, isn’t it?  But it’s nothing in comparison to the real thing. No image or video will ever come close to the real thing. I recently heard the term Forest Bathing. I believe Forest Bathing is a good thing. How long does a forest bath last? And do the bathers … Continue reading Magic for the 21st Century! →

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/magic-for-the-21st-century/feed/ 0 A Scary Monster Ruling the World! https://thewayofanimals.com/a-scary-monster-ruling-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-scary-monster-ruling-the-world https://thewayofanimals.com/a-scary-monster-ruling-the-world/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2022 22:21:22 +0000 https://thewayofanimals.com/?p=1941 This is a strange topic for this holiday season, I know. Well, maybe not. I’m grateful and happy in my solitude on this day. However, it brings me to deep thinking;  world at peace and happy and compasionate humans. We, after all, are the ‘intellegent’ species. We’re in control of not only our destiny, but … Continue reading A Scary Monster Ruling the World! →

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/a-scary-monster-ruling-the-world/feed/ 0 Intrepidly Daring: The Adventure Awaits https://thewayofanimals.com/intrepidly-daring-the-adventure-awaits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intrepidly-daring-the-adventure-awaits https://thewayofanimals.com/intrepidly-daring-the-adventure-awaits/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:59:06 +0000 http://thewayofanimals.com/?p=1891 It’s alright to be audacious…as I’ve said before, and, I’ll say it again. Much of what we love has to go! Sad and true. Even with my knowledge, letting go is the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted. In my heart, I know the class system is unjust and immoral. We’ve been living in a age … Continue reading Intrepidly Daring: The Adventure Awaits →

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/intrepidly-daring-the-adventure-awaits/feed/ 0 Empowerment https://thewayofanimals.com/empowerment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=empowerment https://thewayofanimals.com/empowerment/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2020 23:04:06 +0000 http://thewayofanimals.com/?p=1885 Not much is said about ’empowerment’. Why is that? What is ’empowerment’? Webster says Empowerment is 1: the act or action of empowering someone or something : the granting of the power, right, or authority to perform various acts or duties   Isn’t this something we all want? I can definitely say yes. I want … Continue reading Empowerment →

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/empowerment/feed/ 0 How Education Reform Heals Our Planetary Home https://thewayofanimals.com/how-education-reform-heals-our-planetary-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-education-reform-heals-our-planetary-home https://thewayofanimals.com/how-education-reform-heals-our-planetary-home/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:53:52 +0000 http://thewayofanimals.com/?p=1868 Our intent on separating ourselves from nature has limited our vocabulary. Our limited understanding of nature and our place within it makes us deaf to the heartbeat of our world. Education reform must be the priority of our nation. The mandatory curriculum must reflect our well-being, the well-being of our communities, cities, states, countries, and … Continue reading How Education Reform Heals Our Planetary Home →

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]]> https://thewayofanimals.com/how-education-reform-heals-our-planetary-home/feed/ 0 Wild Horses of the Calico Mountains https://thewayofanimals.com/wild-horses-of-the-calico-mountains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wild-horses-of-the-calico-mountains https://thewayofanimals.com/wild-horses-of-the-calico-mountains/#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:06:00 +0000 http://thewayofanimals.com/?p=1854 The  Calico Mountain Wild Horses. Beautiful. Perfect. Look more closely.  Can you see the terror in their eyes?  Can you see the frozen sweat on their bodies? The hot breath bursting from their lungs? They have been running to stay free and wild. They can not escape the helicopters which track them down and corral them. … Continue reading Wild Horses of the Calico Mountains →

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