Kat (kvcatnip)

“More and more in all of my work I find the rhythm and flow which came out of that time with the land and its creatures, which is now part of me. I’ve learned how to show up and pay attention in a new more authentic way which informs my daily life.”
― Sharon Blackie, If Women Rose Rooted: A Life-Changing Journey to Authenticity and Belonging

“Nothing in nature exists as a metaphor, but human beings are reckless metaphor makers anyway, and only a fool could fail to find the lesson here. The cold roots of the sleeping trees along the streambed are even now taking in water. One day soon that water will rise and spring into the world in a rush of tight green leaves poised to unfurl. Everything that waits is also preparing itself to move.”
― Margaret Renkl, The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

“Just,” he repeated. “Just the truth.” “Honesty, truth. Authenticity. However you wish to call it.” “That is, in fact, a lot to ask.” She gave a shrug. “But is anything worth having without it?”
― Evie Dunmore, A Rogue of One's Own

“I’ve been finding the supports and community to nourish it … And it is starting to germinate … A new beginning … It’s coming … We are who we’ve been waiting for.”
― Erin Sharkey, A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars