Mia Mattsson Mercer

Trees do Have Feelings

The most astonishing thing about trees is how social they are. The trees in a forest care for each other, sometimes even going so far as to nourish the stump of a felled tree for centuries after it was cut down by feeding it sugars and other nutrients, and so keeping it alive. This book…

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October 14, 2020

life

healing, learn, learning, life, love, thankful, Universe

Grieving in Different Kind of Shapes

Grieving in different kind of shapes. (part 1) Many of us carry around some kind of grief from different experiences in life. Maybe from childhood, loosing a friend, family-member, or a pet. Grieving can also give us a feeling of not being seen or heard, a deep inner sadness. At school or working-places being bullied,…

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October 12, 2020

animals, children, life

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Voiceless Communication

The horse is saying things, in words before words.

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October 5, 2020

animals

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We adults are forgetting many times how it is to stay in school a whole day, in an environment that’s loud from different emotions. A school full of “beautiful souls” dragging their “home environment “ with them in their backpacks. Hiding from whom they might be angry at, but mostly attacking the wrong person. ⭐️You…

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October 4, 2020

Abuse, children, life

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The Power of Silence

After a stressful day, nothing can make me more relaxed than sitting together with the rescue horses. Everything around me is quiet, except for their crunching meditative sounds from them eating their hay. I breathe in the same tempo as the horses. My shoulders falls down into a relaxed position. My thoughts slows down which…

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October 3, 2020

Abuse, animals, children, life

grief, healing, horses, life, moment, mother, rescue horse, stable

The Power from Words

Hurtful words can follow you the rest of your life. Inside your heart and mind. Science have shown that the brain reacts the same from a fist as from a spoken hurtful word. “Do as I tell you or….” is threats that makes you constantly live in fear. And re-living the words over and over.…

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October 1, 2020

Abuse, children, life

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Me and My Dog

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September 25, 2020

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I Only got Curves

Someone is angry at me! I keep telling her I am not greedy with her food. But She doesn’t believe me when I tell her, she is on a diet!

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September 23, 2020

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Don’t we all know one? (or two)

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September 22, 2020

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Be Thankful for all New Instincts

I found this which I wrote 2012 It may be eight years ago, but it still makes me smile. My Weekly column in Magazine NARA, Hope you will enjoy reading. Can children teach us more? BE THANKFUL FOR ALL NEW INSTINCTS; Children and dogs are often very lovely together, and they have a lot to…

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September 22, 2020

animals, children, life

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