Today marks a very special Mother’s Day, as our family recently welcomed a third generation. The arrival of a sweet young daughter born to my nephew and his wife mean my wonderful Mom is now a great-grandmother. The day she got to meet this sweet new baby, my sister-in-law told me Mom sang a Japanese …
Deborah H Rahalski
This Morning
So fellow travelers, when I woke up this morning , as on most mornings, the first thing I saw was a photo of our two daughters. However, unlike any other morning, this morning when I saw their beautiful faces I realized I was thankful they actually do not look more Asian. And that breaks …
Deborah H Rahalski
Gentle Blossom
So fellow travelers, yesterday brought a gathering of cousins and another farewell. My husband’s aunt passed from this life peacefully, a week ago today. Aunt Mary was the oldest and, at 102, also the last surviving of her seven siblings. She always insisted she would live to be 100 and like anything she set her mind …
Deborah H Rahalski
In Search of Magic
So fellow travelers, rising well before dawn to greet the Solstice, a glance out the window in my meditation space revealed this gift a moment which provided the last key to finding what seemed lost. Tis now a seasonmade strange and unfamiliarby required distancingin full contradiction withthe inherent nature of the daywhen gathering together to …
Deborah H Rahalski
The Decision
So fellow travelers, it is Thanksgiving Day here in the US, a holiday I enjoy even more than Christmas , and I have always loved Christmas! . Even the few times when I was alone or grieving a great loss , Christmas Day always becomes* magical to me. Still to me Thanksgiving is a celebration …
Deborah H Rahalski
Guest Post: Poem: Number 225,017
Every day the numbers are posted. And every one of those numbers has a story, a face, a soul , and regardless of years, a life sacrificed too soon. Here is one from Tom Atkins. https://quarryhouse.blog/2020/10/25/poem-number-225017/#like-34618
Deborah H Rahalski
Our Fathers
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, …
Deborah H Rahalski
Mother’s Day 2020
So fellow travelers, pandemics, physical distancing and unseasonal weather are only one aspect of our current reality. To honor all that Mother’s Day means to me – this Haiku Snow falls cold winds blowYet spring flowers bravely bloomHope and Love stand strong Blessings of peace and joy to all mothers here and in heaven. Walk …
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
Reclaiming Perspective
So fellow travelers, this journey has taken some wild and strange turns since we crossed through the equinox point. It has left me too stunned for words, a state those who know me will claim is a true rarity. Week after week I sat down on Sunday morning to write and nothing evolved. To be …