On Language and Landscape

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December 19, 2019 a project of ServiceSpace Words act as a compass. Place speech serves literally to enchant the land; to sing it back into being and to sing one's being back into it. - Robert Macfarlane - On Language and Landscape "Light does not use syntax. Robins do not speak in syllables as we would recognize them. And so, language is always late for its subject in nature. I'm fascinated by language's affordance when it comes to thinking about and shaping our relations with place and what we might uneasily call nature; I'm also interested in the binds that it places us within." Robert Macfarlane shares more. { read more } Be The Change Have you ever expressed your love for a certain place through the written word? Consider doing so this week. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News What It Means to Hold Space & 8 Tips to Do it Well One Teacher's Brilliant response to Columbine Turning Rain, Ice and Trees into Ephemeral Works Children, Anger Control and Inuit Wisdom How to Be Yourself To Keep Company With Oneself Spiritual Practices for Times of Crisis On Being Alone DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,956 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More