Deborah H Rahalski

Deborah H Rahalski

Sanctuary Song

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 …

Deborah H Rahalski

To hear or not to hear

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 …

Deborah H Rahalski

Living with Volcanoes

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, …

Deborah H Rahalski

Deborah H Rahalski

Aftermath

So fellow travelers, now is when we must reach out, stay strong and hold fast to all we value and believe. I am heart broken but I will not be silent. We are better than this outcome. We are stronger than anger, we are smarter than ignorance. We will not give in to darkness. We must …

Deborah H Rahalski