Priscilla Stuckey

Reconnecting people with nature through writing and spirituality

Nature Spirit

Nature :: Spirit

the blog of Priscilla Stuckey

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37. The logic of sameness

Transcript There’s a poison seeping through America’s veins. It’s a poison that Germany knew in the 1930s and that other countries are struggling with now as well. It’s the poison of authoritarianism. Florida has passed laws to limit teaching about certain topics in schools—racism, African American history, gender identity, sexual orientation. The laws are worded…  Read More…

36. Living your animal

Transcript I’ve been thinking about animals recently. Actually, I do that a lot. I enjoy the company of animals, and I feel more alive, more myself, when I can hang out with them. So for decades I lived with a dog or a cat or both, and on top of that I connect with animals…  Read More…

35. What we truly burn for

Transcript So I’ve been reading a book called Under the Sky We Make, by the climate researcher and professor Kimberly Nicholas. Kim’s work is outstanding. She always gets right down to what really matters, and she says it in the most readable way possible. And what really matters, right now, is that we stop burning…  Read More…

34. Facing the past

Transcript So I’d like to take a lesson today from the Aymara people. The Aymara are an Indigenous group from the Andes who have lived and farmed on the high plains for centuries. They experience the past and future differently than most other people do. For us English speakers—and for people in most of the…  Read More…

33. Being autistic

Transcript So about a year ago I learned something new about myself. I began to suspect that I’m autistic. So I approached a psychologist, and we had some meetings, and I took some tests. And when the meetings were done and the scores came back, the answer was yes. I’m autistic. Now as you can…  Read More…

32. Kissed by a fox: From the audiobook coming soon!

Transcript So I thought I’d do something a little different today. I’m in the middle of a big project— recording my books and making them into audiobooks. It’s been a longtime dream, and I’m really happy to finally be fulfilling it. And at the same time it’s a pretty challenging process, with some steep learning…  Read More…