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Contemplating Another Fire Season in the Desert Southwest

Contemplating Another Fire Season in the Desert Southwest

by Shirin McArthur | Jun 21, 2021 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons

It’s fire season here in Arizona. There are multiple fires burning across the state, exacerbated by drought conditions that blanket the entire state and, in fact, the entire American Southwest. Yes, deserts are dry places, but most deserts get at least some rain, and...
Balance and the Autumn Equinox

Balance and the Autumn Equinox

by Shirin McArthur | Sep 23, 2019 | Conscious Living, Nature and Seasons, Writing Life

Early this morning was the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere. At that point, Mother Earth was balanced and aligned. Already, her head is tilting, the northern hemisphere angling toward winter…but, for a moment, there was balance. Our lives can be like that....
What’s Your Citizenship?

What’s Your Citizenship?

by Shirin McArthur | Jun 30, 2019 | Christianity, Society and Culture, Spiritual Life

Henry and I were recently discussing the current political uproar regarding the US Census questions. As a genealogist, he’s obtained a lot of useful family information from US Census records. He tells me the citizenship question used to be asked in the Census,...

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