So fellow travelers, RaVan2.o’s maiden voyage was a glorious success and musings on our explorations at Acadia National Park will follow soon. That’s a promise made as much to myself as to you all, a binding intention to hold a focus of forward momentum, because right now I want nothing more than to hunker down […]
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So fellow travelers, as I referenced in the last post, September became an emotionally intense time. Zen dog meditation buddy Honestly, as odd as it may sound, I think the demise of my little Blue Rav4 “camper” brought to the surface all the grief embedded in these months of quarantine. This was not just about […]
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So fellow travelers, September continued with it’s theme of significant losses. Thankfully, by Divine Grace, none were from the living. Still, the loss of a companion of a different sort created a domino sequence of changes which has yet again altered my path forward. Farewell Little Blue RaVan On the first evening of Autumn, after […]
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So fellow travelers, this 31st and last day of August 2020 brought me to a gathering at the beautiful Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in downtown Syracuse to mark the passing of a friend and colleague. The last time most of us gathered together was 13 years ago when we threw Jim a 50th birthday party […]
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(Editors note: Guest Post from writer and friend Lisa Dingle- It says so well the reasons my own Thoughts on the Path have been on hiatus ) The Inn’s garden path, in maintenance mode this past week. A few seconds ago, I logged into this very space to write a new post and there was […]
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So fellow travelers, flipping the calendar a few days ago brought a moment of peace I was deeply grateful to take in~ For the first time in 21 years, turning the calendar to August did not generate a rush of urgency fueled by the impossibility of “fitting in” all my planned adventures in the remaining […]
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So fellow travelers, yesterday’s adventure started with a this view Which, after packing up camp, I traded for this view The pandemic of 2020, as I’ve mentioned, has created several changes at our state park campgrounds. Check in times are later and check out times are earlier. So the birds obliged my requested wake up […]
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So fellow travelers, this morning’s moment of zen brought this view and these words Under the canopy bathed in forest healing wisdom of the ages sinks in and heals my heart While doing Qi Quong to stretch out the inevitable stiffness which goes with sleeping in a tent, I looked up . Much like the […]
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So fellow travelers, campgrounds in our beautiful NY State Parks fully reopened yesterday. However, as with all things in our lives, the 2020 pandemic has imposed many changes and the process of actually being able to camp this summer is less spontaneous. Back in the BCV* era, one could just show up at the campground, […]
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My first thought when I got up today was, “It is a perfect morning for a long walk,” and indeed it is. Sunny, low humidity, with just enough of a breeze to ward off the bugs. Judging from the cheerful chorus which greeted me as Delilah and I headed outside, my backyard residents agree. Delilah scurried […]
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