People are all the same. This is an innocuous comment from an acquaintance I had years ago. And a bit simplified. Her statement was given with a shrug of the shoulders and a resignation that she knew she was right, in an offhand sort of way. What? We all desire the...

There is something magical about traveling and I miss it something fierce. My body aches for that moment of awe and bliss when the jet is about to land in a faraway country and you just shiver in anticipation of everything you will get to experience. I look out the...
Expectations are the Anchor, Not the Engine

Expectations are the Anchor, Not the Engine

Expectations are the anchor, not the engine. Our yoga instructors at Corepower Yoga would consistently drop truths on us to ponder during our yoga hours at the studio. One of our favorite teachers was coping with the recent diagnosis that her mother had Alzheimer’s....

Invisible threads are the strongest ties. I read this sentence in a travel book by Bill Bryson, I’m a Stranger Here Myself, and I had to pause. I guess everyone can read into any statement a person makes and create their own takeaway. But this comment struck a chord...

I’m Going On An Adventure

“I am going on an adventure”. Bilbo Baggins excitedly announces this as he runs down the lane in the classic book, The Hobbit. And this is how I feel right now as we get ready to embark on an adventure that was a lifetime in the making. I cannot contain my elation and...
House by Christmas?

House by Christmas?

Not everyone needs a gap year or years. It makes so much sense for us and this was a great transition period for Rick and me. But we had several factors happening in our lives and not everyone, heck, maybe no one, has the same life events going on. And many people...