By Marguerite Jill Dye “What should I write my column about?” I asked my friends at our dining room table. Between bites of turkey and mashed potatoes, they offered ideas, one after the other. “Gratitude,” newspaper reporter Francesca said. “It’s […]
Category: Mountain Meditation
Gratitude heals
By Marguerite Jill Dye Did you know that the way we live and think about ourselves affects our longevity? Counting our blessings and feeling other positive emotions improves our health and extends our lives. “Miracles occur when we step outside […]
Let’s build a better America
By Marguerite Jill Dye However the mid-term elections play out, we still must consider how deeply divisions in the United States are affecting our wellbeing, as a nation, as world citizens, and as individuals. Many of us find our families […]
Our democracy needs CPR: Vote!
By Marguerite Jill Dye Steve Finer began mountain rescue decades ago in Wyoming and has served as a longtime leader of Killington Fire and Rescue. He also works in Rutland Regional Medical Center’s emergency center, so his three-hour CPR class […]
A Celtic wedding and the ring bearer
By Marguerite Jill Dye We rode on a tractor-pulled hayride up to the wedding ground. The mountain glowed in late the day sun that lit up the orchard and colorful woods. When the bagpipes began, we led the procession, then […]
The sanctity of a Millennial marriage
By Marguerite Jill Dye “To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.” — Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher Our only child, our son who’s a chef, and his true love are taking the plunge! […]
Autumn is a time for change
By Marguerite Jill Dye Beholding the majesty of Vermont, I’m in awe of the nature around us. I’ve also been wondering just how it relates to our current state of affairs. So I’ll share a few thoughts and poems I’ve […]
It’s time
By Marguerite Jill Dye “Empathy, not apathy, is going to change the world,” Seane Corn declared in the Sounds True Summit, “Waking Up in the World.” “Empathy” is to identify with the feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of another. “Apathy,” also […]
The New Deal’s Vermont legacy
By Marguerite Jill Dye We paid a visit to the Bennington Museum, eager to see the paintings and prints of “Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont,” which is on exhibit through Nov. 4. At the entrance to the museum […]
Climate change in Vermont
What do bets on the ice melt date in Joe’s Pond and apple blossom notes of Vermont farmers have in common? Both contributed to the creation of the first-state-in-the-nation Vermont Climate Assessment. The 2014 Vermont report combines local data from […]