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I’m in Boston Voyager Magazine!

I’m in Boston Voyager Magazine!

July 31, 2018 Tam

http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-tam-willey-toadstool-walks-jamaica-plain/

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Support the Najavo Nation COVID-19 relief fund and stay connected. Saturday, June 6, 2020 10:00AM - 11:15AM EST Minimum donation* $15 to the Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund. @theventureoutproject will match total donations up to $500! Join the circle from inside your home, backyard, porch or from a nearby natural area. All the prompts, invitations, sharing and ways of participating are optional and there is no wrong way to be a part of this circle. You will need to be able to log into Zoom from whatever device you plan to use. You can download the app here: https://zoom.us/ Once you register, you will receive further instructions and a link to join the zoom meeting.

I’ll let go when I’m ready to let go. Grief is on its own timeline. Winds of change are blowing fast. I am a slow processor and a late bloomer. I stand with dandy💛.

I 💛 dandelions #resilience

Thank you @theventureoutproject for sponsoring today’s virtual forest bathing experience and thank you to all who joined the virtual circle. Cheers to the forest and to staying connected. I’ve never heard so much birdsong from so many different places in one earbud. 🐦👂🏻🎶🌈🌻 Grateful for slowing down in community and doing nothing together🌈🐾🌲🍄💚

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