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corriejn's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
frankie_vega's review against another edition
5.0
“Look a black bird eating berries in the tee.
Watching the sunrise, life goes on, And then it stops. Do try to watch it.”
Ooooooooweeee. A lovely book about life and death and nature and how we relate to our world and all of the other beings who we share this planet with.
Lessons I learned…
~settling down and having a home base is a privilege. I am lucky to have a home.
~adventure is precious. And it reminds us of the impermanence of life.
~front yards and lawns and gardens also make us think that we are masters of nature. And that we are permanently in control. But! Actually! Nature is always changing, always in flux.
~fuck a green grass lawn. Let the moles love! Let them frolic! They have just as much of a right to life as you do.
~we will all live and then die, and the ecosystem we were born into continues to chug on… reminds me of a concept from the four agreements: we are all light perceiving light/ a slice of consciousness perceiving another slide of consciousness.
~if I’m going to eat something, I should know where it comes from and it’s journey to me, hence, I am a vegetarian.
Life. Is. Precious.
Watching the sunrise, life goes on, And then it stops. Do try to watch it.”
Ooooooooweeee. A lovely book about life and death and nature and how we relate to our world and all of the other beings who we share this planet with.
Lessons I learned…
~settling down and having a home base is a privilege. I am lucky to have a home.
~adventure is precious. And it reminds us of the impermanence of life.
~front yards and lawns and gardens also make us think that we are masters of nature. And that we are permanently in control. But! Actually! Nature is always changing, always in flux.
~fuck a green grass lawn. Let the moles love! Let them frolic! They have just as much of a right to life as you do.
~we will all live and then die, and the ecosystem we were born into continues to chug on… reminds me of a concept from the four agreements: we are all light perceiving light/ a slice of consciousness perceiving another slide of consciousness.
~if I’m going to eat something, I should know where it comes from and it’s journey to me, hence, I am a vegetarian.
Life. Is. Precious.
jennybpenny's review against another edition
4.0
“There is winter sun and websilk woven through the silhouetted branches, and it sparkles like rippling water.”
freckleduck's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I really love this author. Hamer’s writing speaks to something within me. I don’t know much about moles but I will probably read anything he writes. He is compassionate and kind and honest. He connects with the Earth and meditates and researches and this book is a mix of all of that and art and I am glad to have read it.
ovenbird_reads's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so beautiful in a quietly profound way. It is the perfect read for the dark nights of winter and I enjoyed every second spent cozied up in a blanket reading it. Highly recommend this one!
knaylor's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
kailea_reads's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
This book is such a beautiful reflection on Hamer’s way of looking at life. Focusing on the small things and not letting the meaning of things get in the way of their beauty and beingness. Very raw and level. A refreshing perspective to peer into, and some points to hold onto to work into my own.
laila4343's review against another edition
4.0
This was lovely, meditative, very specific and somehow also universal. And I learned a lot about moles too!