So fellow travelers, today marks the start of a new solar year in this grand adventure of life. Reflecting on the bookends of the first and last days Team Fairbanks-Rahalski at the summit of Pinnacle Peak Trail in Rainier National Park I can see the origami of insights and growth created by the challenges weathered […]
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Kateri’s Wisdom
So fellow travelers, setting the dial on the way back machine (any Rocky and Bullwinkle fans still out there?) we find ourselves on the road home the morning after the glorious Verdi experience. Bennington Community Art Center I’ve grown fond of the quiet college town of Bennington and it’s little sister North Bennington, home now […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 8, 2018
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Verdi in the Woods
So fellow travelers, cool overcast conditions have not dampened the enthusiasm of songbirds this morning. Sipping tea at the kitchen table of a favorite AirBnB I’m focused on the serenade echoing from the woods behind the cottage. It’s a glorious chorus of melodic phrases, punctuated by bright chirps and an occasional bass riff by a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on May 20, 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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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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Christmas 2017
So fellow travelers, the last of our Candle Night lights has been lit. Christmas Day has come. Beautifully wrapped gifts from my dear friend Lisa. There will be gifts and greetings shared with family near and far. We will linger over hearty meals and hugs. Thanks to the technology of Skype we will be together […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 25, 2017
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Winter Solstice Reflection
So fellow travelers, its easy to lose ones bearings when navigating the maze of life….so many twists and turns, too many conflicting directives and confusing maps which lead us everywhere but where we truly need to be. Yet all we need to find our way back to our true path is just a glimpse of light. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 21, 2017
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Roots
I’ve come back to read Tom’s piece several times, it is so thoughtful and imbued with significance for my own journey of searching for “home.” HOME has become for me more about the people in my life than a physical location, so I feel I am home regardless of where I travel to be with […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on November 14, 2017
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Zen Moment: Park Bench
So fellow travelers, warm weather continues to linger and I’ll take it in as long as I can. Yesterday a passing front left behind dramatic clouds, promising photo ops worth the drive to the other end of the lakefront park where Delilah and I often walk. It’s not far, but that end of the park […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 25, 2017
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Sinking In
So fellow travelers, one of the things I value highly from being part of a creative community are the moments when one person’s contribution generates another work. We call it the ripple effect. Jackie Campbell, a friend and fellow haiku writer (she posts one almost daily in her thoughtful blog) shared a story with a […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on October 15, 2017
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