Audio version here, which Roo helps me narrate: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Being-the-master-of-my-3-legged-pup.m4a How can I teach my 3-legged Roo good behavior without shouting at her? She’s still a puppy, and learning every day, but I don’t want to be a shouty dog owner as I correct her for less-than-good behavior. This evening she…

Audio: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sea-turtles-in-my-house-3.m4a This morning was hijacked by a waking nest of sea turtles, sleepily finding their way up through packed, damp sand, blinking lidded eyes into the morning sun, the sway of the nearby ocean calling their ancient newborn souls to the waves. That was their morning. My morning was…

Just because things are not okay now, doesn’t mean they never will be. Years ago when I was first living in Australia, my Aussie boyfriend worked at this god-awful job in downtown Melbourne. He would spend 12 + intense hours each shift staring into brightly blinking screens for a company…

https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sinking-into-Silence.m4a Silence has pooled in the in-between spaces of this past week. In-between the morning sip of coffee and the first call of the day. In-between starting the engine, and the winding drive that takes me to the beach. …

https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/The-little-dog.m4a This week I hit a little dog with my truck. I braked, but I couldn’t avoid the heart-sickening thump and the ensuing yelp, as I swerved into the oncoming traffic lane. To be clear, the oncoming lane did not pose a threat to me. …

Listen to the audio here: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/False-starts.m4a Nightly, on coasts sprawling globally, sea turtle conservationists take to remote beaches during the midnight hours in search of nesting sea turtles. Endangered, and crazy vulnerable while nesting, sea turtles depart from the dark, slapping sea. Slowly and effortfully, they paddle their heavy flippers…

https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/The-Ocean-Cleanse.m4a Today’s yoga on the beach was powerful. My mind called out to the ocean through the entire 90-minute sequence. Whenever my thoughts carried me to unpleasant places, I closed my eyes, and let the waves fill my ears with their sound. …

Listen to the audio: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Catch-Release.m4a It started with the discovery of a flurry of feathers. The fluffy grey tufts were so small, no bigger than dimes, and tossed throughout my bedroom floor like deflated party balloons long abandoned after a party. Moths, geckos, and grasshoppers had thankfully been my only…

Listen to the audio here: https://venture-within.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Raising-an-Army.m4a If I were to tell you, you had the strength to raise an army, would you believe me? Would you allow others to willingly rally for your cause, and lift you high? Would you allow this protective movement of soldiers to barrel towards you…