Be still and know

I've been thinking and reading a lot about Place as a concept recently. Sacred places, connections to the land, putting down roots - all the ways we talk about the indescribable connection between ourselves and particular places on earth. I don't understand it, but I feel it resonate with me on a primal, subconscious level.

There are many places identified as sacred in our world. Denali, the Great One, is awesome, in the root meaning of the word, when you stand in its presence. From the air, it is breathtakingly, heartrendingly beautiful. Cruel, cold, challenging, and yet an integral part of Mother Earth, the warm and loving cradle of us all.