Arroe Collins Forest Stories

Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Thirty Crossing Paths With A Copperhead Snake

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The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 451 Squirrels And Their One Nut

Fall isn't just known for its unbelievable display of colors and cooler temperatures. It's also, for many, a sign of things coming to an end. It causes depression, anxiety and departure issues. What if we looked at the life beyond the walls of fall?

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Vocal De Frag Episode 214 Facing Your Daily Gut Feeling

We all get a gut feeling. Most of the time that gut feeling is a negative or it's coming from someone who has never walked an inch in your shoes. Facing your gut feelings...

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Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Twenty Nine The Beauty Of Honey

There are no two forests the same, yet you can celebrate their presence the very same as your favorite collection of trees. Just be aware of where nature is presently standing with its own plan and decisions.

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The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 450 Gone Forever Yet They Rebuilt

Two years after Helen hit North Carolina, the cities and roads have been repaired but have the inner wounds of the people who managed the land? A moment in history captured by a poet's pen in the way of knowing what's happened to his own collection of...

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Vocal De Frag Episode 213 Why You Should Pick Up Your Dogs Dookie

My third-grade teacher preached to us every day, "Your desk is what your real life looks like. If it's cluttered and difficult to locate things in...ummm that's also your world away from the desk."

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Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Twenty Eight The Wild Blueberries

When I first entered this forest in 1992 the lower section of the 95 foot drop in the hill was blessed with ample amounts of wild blueberries. My daughter chose to make this is favorite reading place. Today, they're all gone. But not the memories...

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The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 449 The Forest Is Going To Eat Us Up

We rarely speak of the before effects of an everyday world. We'll spend hours and endless amounts of money on the repair but hardly if ever on the steps leading toward.

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The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 448 Stop Being So Selfish With Natures Love For Us

When solitude reaches back to bite us. Those places or moments that invite so much love for our inner soul and they come with a twist in the plans. Are we being selfish with nature when we refuse to walk in the rain?

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Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Twenty Seven Let The Children Play

We have never erased our daughter's presence as a teen from our home in this forest. The moment you step into her room you're taking a time machine back to the early 1990's. Let the children play. Then save it beyond forever.

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Vocal De Frag Episode 212 The Sounds Of Bosses Firing People Your Numbers Up

A lot of American businesses are locked in on cleaning house. People are getting laid off or fired. The laziest thing anyone can say is, "I didn't see it coming." Not true! The signs were there. Now what? Go with the flow. That old job was a rock in...

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The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 447 Stop Crying Over Pouring Rain

Caught in the center of a classic southern tropical storm. Three inches of hard pouring wet and the land has decided to shift. It didn't stop us from entering the forest. To study everything including the leaves of a tree to pine needles and more...

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Vocal De Frag Episode 211 Your Life Is Based On Little Truth

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Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Forty Two Owls Too Many Thoughts

Greeted by two owls. Which always tickles the inside of my child sized heart. I do know of the darker side of these birds of prey but choose instead to see there's always two sides to every coin.

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Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Twenty Six Building Your Forest Stories

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s...

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Vocal De Frag Episode 210 The Hot New Fad In America Is To Fire Everybody

No business is safe. No matter where you work, the new business model is to rid the system of its excess weight. Fire, layoff or cut the hours of the employees required to make business a success. Number crunchers don't see eye to eye with the images...

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The Resurrection Episode Fifteen Crushed By Bad Luck Now Three Lay In Peace

Do you believe in resurrections?  They happen every day.  But are you willing to listen, to participate, to explore and find newer ways to understand your personal journey? This podcast isn’t about what we study and see through the eyes of religion....

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The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 446 Trees Don't Feel Our Love

An arborist told me in 2024 that trees do not take note of how much we love them. They do respond to our touch, but the relationship isn't what we think. It challenged me to take even a closer walk with the trees. Three writing instruments have been...

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Forest Stories Episode One Hundred Twenty Five Going Down The Infamous Heartbreak Hill

So often we hear or read stories about the walk up talk rolling hills or mountains, what about the adventures that ensue while struggling to keep your balance going down?

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The Lyrics From Ernie's Forest Chapter 445 The Continuation Beyond The Final Dance

I'm guilty of it. Watching leaves fall from trees and thinking about how short of a life a leaf has. Does it? How often do you look beyond the final dance?

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