Heidi Barr

Slouching Toward Radiance is a collection of nature poetry, meditations, gentle advice, and nudges toward reflection. It's the sort of poetry that anyone can read, even people who don't like poetry-- a book that can be picked up and paged through to whatever sections fit for the day or season of life. Heidi Barr's words are worthy companions on the way toward living a life steeped in integrity and compassion for one's fellow beings--from the human down the street to a deer in the forest. It's a walk through a metaphorical day, from dawn to dusk, noticing the holy ordinary even through storms, by way of solitude and community. It's an invitation to start where you are, to find beauty and healing in the everyday stuff of life, and to make the choices that lead to fully living in the ways that work best. Part invitation, part musing, part blessing, Slouching Toward Radiance is a call to show up to life in the way that works best for you. You get to decide what to do with the words on the pages that follow. Wherever the words land, and however you decide to respond to them, you may just find it's possible to find renewal in the ordinary dance of living.

A Day in the Life of You, Me and God

Slouching Toward Radiance

Ellie Roscher

In a culture that says bigger is better, it is subversive work to take tiny, lasting steps toward learning and growth. In 12 Tiny Things Ellie Roscher and Heidi Barr journey with us through twelve essential areas of life: space, work, spirituality, food, style, nature, communication, home, sensuality, creativity, learning, and community. In each of these areas, we are invited to take one tiny action that is sure to open up growth and renewal. 12 Tiny Things guides us in curating a spiritual practice that promotes a more reflective, rooted, and intentional life. Regardless of how the ground feels underneath your feet, trust that there are roots there to tend. By trying on one tiny thing at a time, you can slowly, deliberately, and playfully remember who you are. You can nourish that being with tenderness. Together, we will reach and grow toward the sun.

Simple Ways to Live a More Intentional Life

12 Tiny Things

John Burke

The Incredible True Story of the Day I Died, Met Jesus, and Returned to Life a New Person

What I Saw in Heaven

Connecting with Nature for Nourishment, Reflection, and Transformation

Collisions of Earth and Sky

Woodland Manitou: To Be on Earth is a collection of essays rooted in the rhythm of the natural world. Through the turn of the seasons, Heidi Barr illustrates how the cycles of the earth have informed her everyday life from community to vocation to the food that finds its way to the dinner table. Through gardening, simple living, and prioritizing sustainability, Barr paints a picture of how remaining close to the earth provides a solid foundation even as the climate changes and the story of the world shifts. Part stories, part wonderings, and part call to act, this collection of meditations invites reflection, encourages awareness, and inspires action.

To Be on Earth

Woodland Manitou

L. M. Browning

Field Notes from Near and Far on Slow Living

In Search of Simple

Slouching Toward Radiance is a collection of nature poetry, meditations, gentle advice, and nudges toward reflection. It's the sort of poetry that anyone can read, even people who don't like poetry- a book that can be picked up and paged through to whatever sections fit for the day or season of life. Heidi Barr's words are worthy companions on the way toward living a life steeped in integrity and compassion for one's fellow beings-from the human down the street to a deer in the forest. It's a walk through a metaphorical day, from dawn to dusk, noticing the holy ordinary even through storms, by way of solitude and community. It's an invitation to start where you are, to find beauty and healing in the everyday stuff of life, and to make the choices that lead to fully living in the ways that work best. Part invitation, part musing, part blessing, Slouching Toward Radiance is a call to show up to life in the way that works best for you. You get to decide what to do with the words on the pages that follow. Wherever the words land, and however you decide to respond to them, you may just find it's possible to find renewal in the ordinary dance of living.

Slouching Toward Radiance is a collection of nature poetry, meditations, gentle advice, and nudges toward reflection. It's the sort of poetry that anyone can read, even people who don't like poetry- a book that can be picked up and paged through to whatever sections fit for the day or season of life. Heidi Barr's words are worthy companions on the way toward living a life steeped in integrity and compassion for one's fellow beings-from the human down the street to a deer in the forest. It's a walk through a metaphorical day, from dawn to dusk, noticing the holy ordinary even through storms, by way of solitude and community. It's an invitation to start where you are, to find beauty and healing in the everyday stuff of life, and to make the choices that lead to fully living in the ways that work best. Part invitation, part musing, part blessing, Slouching Toward Radiance is a call to show up to life in the way that works best for you. You get to decide what to do with the words on the pages. Wherever the words land, and however you decide to respond to them, you may just find it's possible to find renewal in the ordinary dance of living.

Heidi Barr

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