by Jeff Howlin | Oct 14, 2012 | Editorial, Nature, Poetry, Sports Psychology, Symbolic
Lines on the horizon. Stacked in sets of twos and threes. Rolling toward shore. Young men running to the sea. Focused. Intense. Smiling. Lines on the horizon. Pounding shorebreak. Thump. Thump. Thump. Smell of board wax, taste of salt. Excitement in the air. Lines on... by Jeff Howlin | Oct 7, 2012 | Dreams, Editorial, Nature, Psychotherapy, Self, Soul, Spirituality
We all need a place to rejuvenate. With ever newer technology, we have both improved our ability to communicate with one another and to gather information. This has resulted in real and sometimes deep connections with people that would have been much more... by Jeff Howlin | Sep 3, 2012 | Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Poetry, Self
Summer’s end is just around the corner. It is a time of moving from the sun to the shadows of fall and winter. In the summer, many are oriented to the world outside. As fall approaches, you may feel a slight inward shift in your orientation. The sun sets earlier. The... by Jeff Howlin | Aug 28, 2012 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Unconscious
John and Frank Craighead / Photo by the Craighead Institute* A high school biology teacher impressed upon me some of the adventures to be found in the wilderness in and surrounding Yellowstone Park. He talked of Grizzly bears and the wildlife biologists and... by Jeff Howlin | Jul 23, 2012 | Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Poetry
Beneath the prairie skies. Below the moon and stars. The grasses whisper. Under the sun and wind. Below the flying geese. The grasses whisper. Beneath the thunder and lighting. Below the rain and snow. The grasses whisper. Under my cloudless eyes.... by Jeff Howlin | Jun 13, 2012 | Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Soul
I have always thought the Columbine flower especially beautiful. Like many flowers, it is delicate, frail looking. It appears as if a strong rain or wind storm would break it. The Columbine’s appearance looks fragile, but it is not, really. It can withstand the...
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