“Hope rests on a foundation of understanding and happiness is sheltered by a roof of tolerance.” Hugh Prather So fellow travelers, working at our local high school I see the damage that bullies inflict not only on their targets but on a community as a whole. Just last year, our community lost a very precious […]
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Spirit of 60 Road Trip: Conclusions
So fellow travelers, I can think of no better way to end a road trip than a day of visits with friends. My trip concluded with two days of such joys and I headed homeward filled with gratitude and a haiku in my heart Hugs lunch and laughter Tales of music grandkids dogs Blessings of […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 15, 2017
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The Gift
So fellow travelers, this graceful image greeted me this morning when I opened my WordPress reader feed. The sketch is by a friend I first met in our online creative group. Her post credits the original artwork as drawn from the photography of another creative tribemate.* The image invoked one word JOY A simple yet deeply liberating key […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 28, 2017
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Being the Buddha That Is
“When you suffer you should suffer. When you feel good you should feel good. Sometimes you should be a crying Buddha. And sometimes you should be a very happy Buddha.” ~ Shunryu Suzuki Buddhas in the garden at 金閣寺 Kinkakuji Zen temple Kyoto Japan 2014 So fellow travelers, a creative tribemate recently posted this quote. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 31, 2017
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Random Bliss
So fellow travelers, work has been whackadoodle (shout out to fellow blogger Tom Atkins for finding the perfect descriptive terminology.) Going into week three of this chaotic spin it’s starting to take a toll on me. When incidents I’d normally consider as “outliers” keep happening, I find myself starting to question my perception and grasp […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 23, 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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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 […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 1, 2017
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On Excellent Adventures* and Human Foosball
So fellow travelers, a somewhat lengthy dissertation looking back at the year that was. Being the champion of underdogs that I am, I have begun to feel sorry for 2016. Yes, I do realize 2016 is more a conceptual frame of time than a sentient being with feelings. However I happen to be (at least […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 29, 2016
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the first present
So fellow travelers, on my annual holiday road trip to distribute gifts and hugs to my side of the family, we drove from windswept snowbound vistas through freezing drizzle in the Poconos arriving at last in not-quite-as-Sunny-as-the-show-claims-Philadelphia. Warm hugs, cheerful banter and hearty meals quickly dispelled the gloominess of grey skies. I woke this morning […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 27, 2016
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