Just over a week ago I was asked to join the board to finish out her term. After much contemplation and discussion I have accepted the offer to join the board and in doing so I have chosen to stand up and actively participate in the problem-solving required to ensure the health and wellbeing of the organization. I believe in my heart that the American Herbalists Guild is worthy of this nurture.
There is no other sight in these feral woodlands of Southeast Ohio that makes me feel the way that Blue-eyed Marys do. It is the warming of unconditional acceptance…like being held in the arms of Mother Nature herself as she kisses me on my forehead and reminds me that I am worthy of her love.
I can’t really pinpoint the moment when my relationship with plants changed...when I stopped actively listening to them and in turn stopped learning. What I do know is that I have been frustrated and burned out on my herbal journey for quite some time, which if you make a living as a teaching herbalist, is not a comfortable realization.
