Christine McDonald
Awaken to the Wonder Around You and Within You.
Books for the Heart Centered Consciousness in All of Us
Hello. I am Christine and Welcome to my website. I am a poet, a scientist, a mother and a lover or our natural world and animals. I have always loved the earth. From the time I was a child growing plants, caring for animals and playing in the dirt, has just been natural. My love for nature grew even more when I was in college and got a degree in plant ans soil science. For almost 20 years I worked as a forest soil scientist and continue to work as an environmental consultant.
For the past 30 years I have been drawn to a spiritual practice and studied with spiritual teachers. Besides meditation we were encouraged to write and develop a practice of self-inquiry.Through the practice of self-inquiry and meditation I have developed a writing style that helps me stay connected to my heart even ….
Books for the Heart Conscious in All of Us
JUST IMAGINE A MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD
WHERE EVERYTHING WILD HAS A HOME, WILD POEMS
MY TWO MOTHERS, A COLLECTION OF POETRY AND PROSE
Awaken to the wonder around you and within you
These poems are my love poems to nature, the animals, and to you.
“I just spent a delicious morning with your poetry book. Where Everything Wild Has a Home truly is so beautiful - in words, image, and energy. A testament to the beauty of your wild heart and your love of all creatures of the wild, including humans!”
Where All That is Wild Has a Home
One more elephant, one more whale,
one more polar bear, or frog, or lily
until none remain. Extinction
is no longer imagined or distant.
The gold has lost its luster.
I am coming down from the yellow mountain
before color dissolves and grays another horizon.
Hello belly, hello body, hello toes.
No matter where I go my feet touch the earth.
My whole body is supported by a whole planet.
Where all that is wild has a home.
In the shadows of the valleys of gold
rides a wild woman. She is calling my name,
calling me home. Together
we’re going to ride out of that valley,
sparking a fire that outshines the gold.
Here in the palm of my hand,
in the wrinkle of my skin,
in the shine of my eyes, there is a wildfire
giving rise to a world where women and animals
are valued for something other than their parts.
“ You’ve powerfully – and gently – shared the contours of the wild and how they relate and give hope to these very difficult times. This is an awesome work that needs to get out there! ”
“Where Everything Wild Has a Home is not just a collection of poems but an engaging journey, and by the end, we’ve come to learn and see, and feel differently about the world around us, and within us.”
Let’s stay connected to share in the beauty of the natural world.
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