So fellow travelers, flipping the calendar a few days ago brought a moment of peace I was deeply grateful to take in~ For the first time in 21 years, turning the calendar to August did not generate a rush of urgency fueled by the impossibility of “fitting in” all my planned adventures in the remaining […]
All posts in category The quest for Inner Peace
Stretching Time
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 4, 2020
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Life’s a Beach
So fellow travelers, yesterday’s adventure started with a this view Which, after packing up camp, I traded for this view The pandemic of 2020, as I’ve mentioned, has created several changes at our state park campgrounds. Check in times are later and check out times are earlier. So the birds obliged my requested wake up […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 2, 2020
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Forest Zen
So fellow travelers, this morning’s moment of zen brought this view and these words Under the canopy bathed in forest healing wisdom of the ages sinks in and heals my heart While doing Qi Quong to stretch out the inevitable stiffness which goes with sleeping in a tent, I looked up . Much like the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 1, 2020
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I Lack Discipline? You Lack Compassion — My Zen Brain
Editorial note: Guest Post from a fellow writer and friend who nailed it on the head. Thanks Andy! A friend of mine sent me a link to a Facebook post that everyone should read. I’ve provided a screenshot of it here so you can read her words of wisdom. Now, I get it. The motivation […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 14, 2020
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Now What ?
So fellow travelers, while I have considered this space as a kind of creative “thinking out loud,” there has always been an underlying hope that my writing has served some purpose beyond my own musings. If an uplifting haiku, an eye catching photo or a bit of humor brings joy or even insight to some […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 4, 2020
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Rewriting History
So fellow travelers- strange dark and troubled waters we find ourselves navigating these days. First, I pray you and those you love are safe and well. The time is coming when every one of us will know someone, perhaps even ourselves, who has been touched by this viral wave sweeping across our home planet. I […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 27, 2020
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Intention
So fellow travelers, January 1st rang in more than a new year, it’s brought us across the threshold of a whole new decade. Bypassing references to the previous decade of 20’s ( in which the high point is clearly the creation of Mickey Mouse) for me the main significance of this new decade is it […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on January 12, 2020
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The Hole in the Sky
So fellow travelers, as so often is the way of this world a wave of busyness took over almost every spare moment of the past three weeks. The irony of this following my last post was not lost on me. I was acutely aware, even a bit distressed, about not taking time to continue writing […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on December 2, 2019
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After the Storm
So fellow travelers, it has been a week of intense storms. This afternoon a dark, violent outburst flung powerful cracks of lightning with thunder claps close enough to rattle windows throughout the house. Thankfully a quick survey of the yard revealed no damage other than a few large branches down here and there. As sunlight […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 18, 2019
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Through the Eyes of Love
So fellow travelers, some thoughts born from recent human interactions. When I was a little girl I would see batches of Rudbeckia (commonly known as Black eyed-Susan) growing in empty lots along the side of the road. Growing up in the Bronx, you don’t get to see many fields of wildflowers, so these bright yellow […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on August 7, 2019
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