So fellow travelers, a month ago life threw me a major side track which tipped the balance of my time towards adjustments at work. Writing had to take a backseat although I did amass a portfolio of images and notes which are keeping the creative embers alive in my heart. The tectonic shifts at work […]
All posts in category Family and relationships
Six decades of love
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 10, 2016
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Treasure Hunt Hidden Talents
So fellow travelers, it is said the first shall be last. Truth at least for the initial post I wrote while in Portland a few weeks ago. It required me to recognize the depth of change and emotion I had not processed over the past year before I could put words to virtual paper. The main […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 31, 2016
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Treasure Hunt : Cicada Awakening
So fellow travelers, I had one last post from our trip to Portland left to finish. It was actually one of the first posts I created. Initially I thought having only two photos to work with was what held the words back. My writing flows mainly from the images I have either in my head […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 31, 2016
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Empathy, redemption, and the kindness of letting someone go
Wise words on the dividing line between encouragement and enabling, a line which benefits no one when crossed. Clear boundaries are essential in healthy relationships and group dynamics.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 7, 2016
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Through the Valley
So fellow travelers, twenty eight years ago today I became a mother. Mine was not to be a typical initiation into the sisterhood of mothers. Our first child, a son we named Zachary, was stillborn. He arrived prematurely at seven months; we’d just been told he had a genetic mutation known as trisomy 18, a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 17, 2016
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Look up
So fellow travelers, lots of sadness in the world these past few days, including a personal loss in our own family; a passing not unexpected yet one which occurred sooner than anticipated. Finding a post in my inbox about a celestial event* was a timely reminder of the healing power in the simple act of […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 14, 2016
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Sunrise at Potter Road Marsh
So fellow travelers, some thoughts and one photo to share for now from this weekend’s 24 hour Birdathon (narrative post pending). How to speak when the hearts too full when goodbye looms large and fills the horizon So silence lingers like dawn cast mist and sunrise paints a memory which grateful eyes take in holding […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 23, 2016
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Mother’s Day: Postscript
So fellow travelers, after a simple Mother’s Day post, I signed off to enjoy my day with Favorite Youngest Daughter. Later that evening, I scrolled through an abundance of posts on Instagram and Facebook from various friends and relations enjoying scrumptious brunches, festive dinners, day trips to other cities. I smiled. I smiled because I […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 18, 2016
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Mother’s Day
So fellow travelers, just some simple words and a gift from the garden this morning. The opportunity to nurture life is the best gift. To be nurtured by others is the greatest blessing. Whatever your reason may you celebrate this day with joy. Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find you […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 8, 2016
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Resurrection
So fellow travelers, sad news came via messages once again a few days ago. Another life ended so young. Too soon for those who knew and loved but barely soon enough for one held in the cruel grip of depression. A battle fought and lost and yet in losing brings peace now the struggle is […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 29, 2016
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