So fellow travelers, a somewhat lengthy dissertation looking back at the year that was. Being the champion of underdogs that I am, I have begun to feel sorry for 2016. Yes, I do realize 2016 is more a conceptual frame of time than a sentient being with feelings. However I happen to be (at least …
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So fellow travelers, on my annual holiday road trip to distribute gifts and hugs to my side of the family, we drove from windswept snowbound vistas through freezing drizzle in the Poconos arriving at last in not-quite-as-Sunny-as-the-show-claims-Philadelphia. Warm hugs, cheerful banter and hearty meals quickly dispelled the gloominess of grey skies. I woke this morning …
So fellow travelers, last night a good friend of mine from my Vision Quest years hosted a drumming circle to honor the Winter Solstice. We sent a big vibrant wave of energy out to enfold our world and all creatures living here. Consider yourselves hugged. You’re welcome. We all needed it, I know. This morning …
My definition of a true leader in a crisis
So fellow travelers, I woke this morning to the booming echo of Big Black Dog woofs ricocheting through snow dusted trees. Peering through the frost lined window I can just make out the solid profile of Mt Monandnock against a pearl dawn sky. I scrunch deeper into layered warmth of red and green comforters and …
Right in sync, as often happens, Tom’s piece gives me insights I needed. Perfect followup up to my recent posts.
So fellow travelers, back home from our Thanksgiving road trip, snuggled on the couch with our dog as a curtain of lake effect rain falls from the steel grey sky. “Lake effect rain” is our local weather team’s reminder it would be snowing if the temperatures were colder. As in : keep those snow shovels …
So fellow travelers, today we celebrate Thanksgiving a holiday dedicated to my two favorite things in life: family and food. This morning I took our dog out for a good long walk before heading on the road to dinner at my brother’s house. He’s set an essential rule this year : “Please leave all politics …
So fellow travelers, fair warning, this is long and it is about the recent election here in America. Hope, like a late season water lily, waiting to bloom. Politics is not something I have not written about, at least not directly. It has not been possible to post anything related to this election without becoming a target for …
So fellow travelers, many of us feel we are living on shaky ground these days. It’s unnerving because even if we have not yet been directly affected, I expect the majority of my readers know someone who already has been. For the past five days I have been working my way through waves of confusion, …