So fellow travelers, today I’m taking a break from my own“ memoirs of a pandemic year” to honor a very special team of women and one very lucky dog. This is Sally. On March 8th, sweet Sally succumbed to congestive heart failure. This is her story, shared with permission of all the amazing earth angels […]
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Old Friends
So fellow travelers, once in a while I get text alerts from NASA letting me know the International Space Station will be visible as it passes over my location. Photo credit: Society for Popular Astronomy Ever since my first sighting a few years ago, I get a thrill from spotting this brilliant white speck as […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on September 22, 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 […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 11, 2017
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Clouds on the Horizon
So fellow travelers, looks like Old Man Winter may put in an appearance over the next few days. Winter storm alerts are popping up on local media. Right on cue, banks of Lake Effect clouds are building over Lake Ontario. Sunrise cast a glorious light on the massive blocks of grey. Naturally an image so […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 11, 2016
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Listening for Truth
So fellow travelers, sometimes we learn a lot about people by their reactions when the consequences of their choices begin to set in. I try to listen for the voices of healing for those are the companions I wish to walk with on my journey through this life. I strive not to judge others for […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 6, 2016
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Choosing Light
So fellow travelers, I have been at a specific crossroad on my path for a while. I knew which direction I both needed and wanted to go, yet unsure of the timing, I hesitated to take the next necessary step. This morning on my way to mail a VIP (Very Important Package) I was waiting […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 2, 2016
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The Gift of True Friendship
So fellow travelers, I arrived home from our holiday road trip to find a beautiful hand-cut snowflake from one of my friends. Never have I been so happy to come home to snow. Look closely….. My dear friend Beth has cut not only my name, but also the Japanese character for “friend” into the pattern. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 30, 2015
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Haiku for Candy and Tess
So fellow travelers, Miss Delilah (who recently reminded me I really must write about her more often) was most excited to receive mail from her pawpal Tess. The joyous photo is accompanied by a delightful poem written by Tess’ human-in-training Candy Cuthbert. This little haiku is for them; they make quite a team. Love transcends […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 12, 2015
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The Poetry Challenge and the Pirate Dog
So fellow travelers, I work as a special education assistant at a local high school (“local” being a small town in Upstate, NY) This year I provide support in an 11th grade English class and one of the extra credit assignments was a poetry challenge. Students were given the opportunity to write a poem in the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 9, 2015
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Finding the Spirit of Christmas
So fellow travelers, this is that time of year when people either embrace or lament the season. The CGBF page has been scrolling posts from both points of view. One of my favorite has been a series by writer Kathy Dewez about her determination to “Un Grinch” herself and feel the true spirit of the season. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 5, 2015
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