Priscilla Stuckey

Reconnecting people with nature through writing and spirituality

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14. Everything is alive and we are all relatives

Transcript “Everything is alive, and we are all relatives.” The sentence showed up in an essay I read this week by a Native Hawaiian philosopher named Manulani Aluli Meyer. Manulani was quoting a teacher of hers who said that this one sentence, with its two simple ideas, is what Indigenous peoples from around the world…  Read More…

5. On masks and fear and a truer story of nature

Transcript What a time we’re living through! A time we couldn’t imagine just a few months ago, when we used to hug each other! And leave the house without wearing a mask! Here in Hawai’i everyone took the virus very seriously from the start. People sheltered in place. Medical people set up testing sites and…  Read More…

What about that cheatgrass?

So my friend Jeannie, who works in land conservation, reminded me last week: A long time ago, you and I had a conversation about cheatgrass. I maintained that it was noxious and provided no nourishment while depleting scarce water resources and taking over where native plants would have thrived. You said that all plants have…  Read More…

Crocheting for Earth: What one person can do about climate change

First in a new series! Climate change is so huge that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and think that no one person can change anything. Yet individuals can and do make a difference. Each person we’ll meet in this series is ushering change forward in some way appropriate to them. So borrow inspiration from their…  Read More…

What can one person do about climate change?

Supercharged hurricanes in the Southeast and millions of acres ablaze in the West—all amplified, we now know, because of climate change. Yet most of us feel powerless in the face of an issue so overwhelming. When it comes to climate change, what can one person do, anyway? A lot! Individuals do have power. It just…  Read More…