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 […]
All posts in category The quest for Inner Peace
Lighting the Lamps of Hope
“For hope to have substance, it has to acknowledge the pain. But hope is saying that’s not the final story. It’s not saying pain doesn’t exist, but it’s saying there isn’t a period at the end of that sentence .” Tim Foreman. So fellow travelers, this quote comes from a member of Switchfoot my favorite […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 19, 2016
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Simple Tasks
So fellow travelers, thoughts on how I grew to love laundry The simplest tasks Become safe haven in storms Chaos kept at bay Walk gently on the path my friends and may adventure find you ready.
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 15, 2016
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Return to Sterling: postscript
So fellow travelers, a few more thoughts rattling around my brain about the first hike of the season. I returned from my Spring Equinox hike feeling more peaceful than I had in weeks. As I said in my earlier post, I didn’t know what shifted, I just know something settled in my heart which eased […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 13, 2016
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Return to Sterling: Lakeside
So fellow travelers, if there is one lesson I have learned and taken to heart, it is this: When my soul is restless, when something is amiss, when my body, mind and spirit are out of sync there is only one reliable remedy I can take. I take a hike, or at the very least […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 6, 2016
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Hope Lost and Found
So fellow travelers, our high school community is facing a tough loss and tougher questions. Today, on a walk through a new trail many miles from home I came across sacred spot where I found this It brought a revelation about a feeling I’ve been processing. This sensation of running out of time isn’t about […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 26, 2016
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Ghosts in the Wood
So fellow travelers, after a heart breaking day of helping students and staff work through grief that cast a somber silence through the halls of our high school, I returned home in a restless, unsettled state of mind. My soul was asking me to journey someplace both familiar yet unknown. It took a few minutes […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 23, 2016
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Abandon hope
Recent events on a global, local and personal level, including some hard news about an elder family’s member declining health had left me with an uncharacteristic feeling I could not identify. This piece from writer Jennifer Bowman unraveled the darkness and gave it a name. Now I have a reference point for moving forward. On […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 20, 2016
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Reflections
So fellow travelers, yesterday was gloriously mild and precipitation free. Right after work, I dashed down to the trails by Onondaga Lake where this vista and poem unfolded You have walked it seems for lifetimes to reach this shore only to realize there is no way to cross except for a bridge of clouds and […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 9, 2016
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Sacred Spaces
So fellow travelers, I have been in a bit of a haiku slump. So much so, I posted this from Facebook on my creative tribe’s page. At least I’m laughing while sitting in this writing ditch. Then this morning a single ray of light cracked open the ice dam. First Light golden gift […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 28, 2016
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