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100 Heartbeats
Jeff Corwin’s 100 Hearbeats is a wonderfully beautiful informational book about numerous endangered animals and the conservationists, people, fighting hard to save them. Story after story told is inspiring and each and every animal you learn about just brings about a pain in your heart when you think it may disappear from the earth entirely… Continue reading
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Being natural versus stewardship
The above picture is one of our giraffes from The Phoenix Zoo who gets fed by guests under zookeeper supervision. I know this is a sore subject that has been discussed thoroughly by experts, but I just wanted to address the Copenhagen Zoo’s situation with the giraffe they killed from the perspective of a… Continue reading
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Choices
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty I know it seems strange to start a blog called Being John Muir with a picture from a recently released film, but it will make sense in a moment. It is this exact film that inspired me to start this blog (and the insistence of my sister). This film… Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 