So fellow readers, once upon a time a little six year old girl wandered into a tiny corner shop she often walked by on her way home from school. She was greeted by a kind woman sitting at a large desk, who explained this “shop” was a magical place called “Library” where one could read […]
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Left Coast Dreams: The Power of Books
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 30, 2015
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Left Coast Dreams: Getting Lost, Finding Self
So fellow travelers, as mentioned in my previous post, I was returning to Portland to fill in a connection I did not even realize was missing. Self portrait. Lone Fir Cemetery Portland Our first Portland trip was an amazing experience. So amazing, I think over the past year I had begun to doubt the reality of […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 29, 2015
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Left Coast Dreams: Just Getting There is an Adventure
So fellow travelers, since I didn’t transcribe the journal notes about our first trip to Portland (the posts I intended to write just never gelled to my satisfaction) this series will be a happy blend of both experiences. In the process of compiling photos and notes from this year’s expedition I became aware our return […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 24, 2015
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Left Coast Dreams : A Changing Landscape
So fellow travelers, today is my solar return, aka birthday, which I am celebrating in one of my favorite places with some of my favorite people. Once a year the Sun returns to the same degree of its 360* journey where it was at your birth, hence the name solar return. I like the term. […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 16, 2015
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Return to Bedlam Farm Conclusion : Love and Magic
So fellow travelers, do you believe in magic? By the end of the evening, all anxiety about driving the winding hills back to the loft apartment had completely evaporated. Basking one’s soul in the warm camaraderie of kindred spirits and the careful honing of perception from creative focus will do that to negative energy. My […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 5, 2015
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Return to Bedlam Farm Part 6 : The Golden Hour Walk
So fellow travelers, something magical is about to happen, something we have waited for so long I hardly dare believe it will come to be….. In his book Letters from the Hive: an intimate history of bees, honey and humankind , author Stephen Buchmann describes a concept called biophilia. It’s premise is humans have […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 2, 2015
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Return to Bedlam Farm Part 5: Training the Mind’s Eye
“The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation So fellow travelers, the voice on the other end of the cell tower connections […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 1, 2015
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Return to Bedlam Farm Part 4 : Angels and Demons
So fellow travelers, proof not all demons live in dark gallery basements. detail from a quilted wall hanging in the gallery loft Arriving back at the loft apartment in Greenwich, I left the noisy but drive-able car parked under a shady tree and stopped at the little cafe across the street to grab something […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on July 1, 2015
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Return to Bedlam Farm Part 3: an Exhausting Afternoon
So fellow travelers, I am about to discover the Cambridge spirit of generosity author Jon Katz often writes about in his blog. When I pulled the very noisy loaner car into the parking lot I knew what I found would not be good. As suspected I saw an exhaust pipe hanging loose. I shook off […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 30, 2015
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Return to Bedlam Farm Part 2: the Evolution of Experience
So fellow travelers, a new day brings new perspectives. I woke to the cheery serenade of a song sparrow perched in the grape vines which festooned the windows off the back porch. Relieved I had not been spirited away by demons from the dark gallery basement, I said a few prayers of gratitude at the […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on June 30, 2015
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