So fellow travelers, February turned into a long, dark month. Winter made a roaring comeback complete with winds howling in delight at our delusions of a “mild winter.” Even leap year’s extra day in this shortest of months seemed an added mockery. Displays of forced spring bulbs in my local grocery stores felt like false …
Deborah H Rahalski
Living in a Snow Globe
So fellow travelers, the Big News in our corner of the Upstate neighborhood is that our city is BEHIND in the annual Golden Snowball Race. For those who don’t reside in the snowbelt of Upstate NY ( which I think the majority of my readers can gratefully say they do not) the Golden Snowball is …
Deborah H Rahalski
Intention
So fellow travelers, January 1st rang in more than a new year, it’s brought us across the threshold of a whole new decade. Bypassing references to the previous decade of 20’s ( in which the high point is clearly the creation of Mickey Mouse) for me the main significance of this new decade is it …
Deborah H Rahalski
Insights for a New Decade
So fellow travelers, this has been a busier than usual holiday season for which I am grateful to have had a full two weeks off from work. In between road trips to visit family, I have managed to rearrange several rooms in our house. My efforts have allowed me to resurrect my pilates machine, reclaim …
Deborah H Rahalski
Christmastide
So fellow travelers, Christmas morning dawns today with radiant Light Although our kids will not be with us this year, I am profoundly happy they are celebrating together in PDX and we will open presents with them via Skype later today. And I am deeply grateful to be at my parents’ home for Christmas this …
Deborah H Rahalski
First Light
So fellow travelers, I woke early on the morning of the Winter Solstice to watch the sunrise and witnessed a beautiful cascade of changing colors. The waning crescent moon seemed to smile as darkness gently gave way to light. This first day of winter, marking the return of Light. Moon smiles morning blush First Light …
Deborah H Rahalski
Home Away from Home
So fellow travelers, this weekend brought a much needed road trip through beautiful snow kissed valleys and mountains and, more essentially, some greatly appreciated time with several good friends . Which is why my favorites views on this trip were actually from two different windows Sunrise at the Quarry Morning at the foot of Mt …
Deborah H Rahalski
The Hole in the Sky
So fellow travelers, as so often is the way of this world a wave of busyness took over almost every spare moment of the past three weeks. The irony of this following my last post was not lost on me. I was acutely aware, even a bit distressed, about not taking time to continue writing …
Deborah H Rahalski
November Zen
So fellow travelers, as Michelle #GratitudeWeek2019 continues the prompt for today is to think about what (or who) we might take for granted. What came to mind was time. What came to mind was……. time…… Today I had a dentist appointment and even though I ended up having a filling repaired I felt grateful. Because …
Deborah H Rahalski
Tag
So fellow travelers, todays #GratitudeWeek2019 prompt from Michelle GD was to slow down and practice noticing what she calls “the tiny moments.” This is something I have become more attuned to since my Spirit of Sixty Road Trip, two summers back. Actually, it is a habit I feel I am really reclaiming because I remember …