All posts for the year 2017

Road of Omission

So fellow travelers, a zen moment of awareness from yesterday’s trek in spring weather.  It’s late February.  Here in Upstate NY, if spring weather shows up in March, we consider it early.  Spring weather in February is well, it’s just so unnatural, frankly it’s unnerving. Then again these days what isn’t? Don’t get me wrong. This […]

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by on February 23, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Birdacious tales, Poems and Haiku, Take a hike, Zen Moments
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 23, 2017

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Becoming Conscious

So fellow travelers,  have you ever committed to do something and afterwards realized you have no idea how you are going to pull it off? Smith Rock State Park, Oregon In one of my first posts of this year, I wrote about not allowing fear and anger to cloud compassion.  Compassion fuels kindness and kindness […]

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by on February 21, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Photography, Social activism, The quest for Inner Peace, Zen Moments
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 21, 2017

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From Chaos to Hope

“Heaven has no fury like the Great Mother scorned.”                                                                                         Vera deChalambert : […]

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by on February 12, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Photography, Social activism
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 12, 2017

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Guest Post: It’s So Much More Than a Dream

So fellow travelers, in the space of these two weeks since January 20th,  I have taken on the role of moderator for two new groups. One is a labor of love, for a crew of local rescue volunteers (more on that perhaps in a future post, for now a few photos  of my recent overnight […]

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by on February 2, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Guest Posts, Making a difference, Photography
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 2, 2017

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Leading Edge of the Storm

So fellow travelers, this is my view as I head to the morning rally at the Federal Building downtown.  Ours is one of hundreds of rallies and marches in support of the Womens March on Washington DC. All over the world, people of all genders, ethnicities and faiths are gathering in support of women’s rights, civil […]

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by on January 21, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Making a difference, Photography, Sisterhood and friendships, Social activism
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 21, 2017

https://dhrahalski86.com/leading-edge-of-the-storm/

Hidden Blessings

So fellow travelers, a bit of Light and Winter Wonder found on a late afternoon.   Distant Light glistens Hidden fairy pond revealed Secret cache of joy I discovered this gem on a walk last week before endless steel grey clouds locked the skies in dreary monotones. It was one of those days when bone […]

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by on January 19, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Birdacious tales, Photography, Poems and Haiku, The quest for Inner Peace
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 19, 2017

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Stand Up

“We believe kindness cannot sit down simply because anger has stood up.”  Penzeys* So fellow travelers, recent dialogues on various social media forums has given rise to much conflict.  There’s been some collateral damage, fractured relationships and unraveling of connections. Yet within my own circle of close friends and family, we seem to have weathered […]

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by on January 17, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Family and relationships, Making a difference, Photography, Sisterhood and friendships, Social activism
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 17, 2017

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At a Crossroad, Again

So fellow travelers, thanks to freezing rain,  I have been given the rare gift of a few extra hours this morning before I have to slide into work.  Since the call from our district office came just as I was headed to the garage to pull out my car, obviously I’m a cup of coffee […]

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by on January 11, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Bedlam Farm Creative Group, Creative Tribe, Family and relationships, Making a difference
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 11, 2017

https://dhrahalski86.com/at-a-crossroad-again/

Tending the Fire

“The world is violent and mercurial–it will have its way with you. We are saved only by love–love for each other and the love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend. We live in a perpetually burning building, and […]

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by on January 1, 2017  •  Permalink
Posted in Creative Tribe, Making a difference, Zen Moments
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 1, 2017

https://dhrahalski86.com/tending-the-fire/

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