So fellow travelers, out walking with my dog late yesterday afternoon I caught glimpse of a certain kind of light~ Sure enough, after walking a bit farther down the street I found it’s source Look closer, see it? The setting sun, casting rose gold across the world Sad news of a tough loss had arrived […]
All posts in category Grief and loss
From a Distance
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 29, 2018
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Make a Joyful Noise
So fellow travelers, navigating major highways in heavy rain requires a kind of intense focus which you don’t realize is exhausting until you arrive at your destination. It’s an apt metaphor for the level of focus and energy my job has required for several weeks now. Often at the end of the day I arrive […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 28, 2018
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Seismic Shifts
So fellow travelers, five weeks to go in the final stretch of this school year. Like marathon runners “hitting the wall” going into the last quarter of the run, our team is digging deep to find the energy and willpower to see this through. Resources depleted, we keep each other refueled and focused as best […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 19, 2018
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Perspective
So fellow travelers, on the road this weekend again and I’m struck by the picturesque contrast of bright spring greens against stark hillsides. Persistent rain and swaths of fog veiled the views in light too flat for decent photos but I did catch one image at a rest stop on the way to Philly for […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 12, 2018
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The Twenty-first Crossroad
So fellow travelers, people often speak of kids growing up “in a flash.” That has not been my experience as a parent. The passage of three decades from the birth of our first child to this moment of Favorite Youngest Daughter reaching adulthood has felt more like a marathon, one I ran far more willingly […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 10, 2018
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The Final Disappearing Act
As a rescue volunteer, stories like Merlin’s always touch my soul. That he had a second chance is a gift granted by special people. I hope Dianes post inspires others to give another dog a second chance.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 12, 2018
https://dhrahalski86.com/the-final-disappearing-act/
Hidden Losses
So fellow travelers, sometimes the trails I traverse are haunted. Footsteps crunch on snow Hidden birds burst from branches Regrets and losses Scatter like feathers Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find you ready.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 10, 2018
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Inside Out
So fellow travelers, I’ve been feeling besieged by storms of many origins. Outside the wind howls Ice pelts windows while inside Faith flickers but holds Truth is I miss my daughters I miss my backyard birds I miss my favorite trails I miss my sanity Well not entirely, not yet. There’s some still left holding […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 23, 2018
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Zen Moment: Deep Freeze Sunrise
So fellow travelers, a deep cold snap has settled over our humble home. My little pond has become a skating rink for the resident squirrels who slide across the surface to drink from little pool which forms around the heated aerators. Below the ice, fish sleep suspended in hibernation until Spring. Last night when howling […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 27, 2017
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Grave Thoughts
So fellow travelers, many years ago I bought my first house, a compact two bedroom cape at the edge of the city I still reside near. One day a few weeks after moving in, I took a walk around the area with my dog and discovered a cemetery about a half mile from my quiet […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 18, 2017
https://dhrahalski86.com/grave-thoughts/