Trails and tales from two girls tackling the wild
I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions this year. Instead, I made two commitments to myself: to love myself and to forgive myself. Forgive myself for self-perceived wrongs and mistakes I have made over the years. I have been cary … Continued
How do you celebrate your child’s birthday when you are the alienated parent? Birthdays are really difficult when you are an alienated parent. Your birthday and the birthdays of your children. My oldest daughter’s birthday was a few days ago. … Continued
Monday I met with a client who is struggling with domestic violence. Those who are in abusive relationships need to get help. However, there are often many barriers. Their abuser might monitor their every move. He or she may restrict … Continued
I met with a client today for a Coffee and Chat session. My main goal is to help my client’s break through barriers. Today it was important to break through barriers that occur when leaving an abusive relationship. We grabbed … Continued
I walked yesterday at Beaver Dams because I wanted to embrace my fear and sadness by walking through emotional barriers. Walking has always been a good way for me to do that. I didn’t have the time to do an … Continued
Do you wonder how to overcome roadblocks, obstacles, or barriers? A roadblock, or a barrier, has many definitions. One definition according to Merriam Webster dictionary, is “a barricade often with traps or mines for holding up an enemy at a … Continued
I was in Texas, walking, and something struck me. Texas is a state of fences. Every house has them along with locked gates accessed only by an electronic keypad. I’ve always been on the fence about fences. They provide a … Continued
The next destination on our trip: Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This was an unplanned whim because we saw it on the map and both Shannon and I immediately thought “beignets!” Those perfectly fried, doughy, sugared confections of pure melt in your … Continued
Monday we visited Dauphin Island, Alabama. I had come across this place while searching the internet for places to hike and see birds. I wouldn’t quite call Shannon and I birders or twitchers, however, we do like watching birds and … Continued
Shannon wrote a great Happy Hiker’s Go to List and I thought I’d piggyback off of it and share with you a tail about WEATHER and how fear inspires self preservation. Weather, it seems so simple. We wake up, we … Continued
Yesterday Shannon and I landed in Savannah, Georgia for our first hike of our 2021 road trip that is taking us from Virginia to Texas. Savannah is our first stop for an awe inspiring, romantic, urban hike in the most … Continued
Sharing my grief and sadness for the first time is difficult and scary! Today is Mother’s Day and I’m sad and grieving. I’m sad because I don’t have my children. I should clarify, my children don’t live in my home and … Continued
Yesterday, I listened to a talk by Tara Brach on Youtube entitled “Radical Acceptance Revisited” and learned about the spacesuit we all wear every day. The talk was based on her book, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart … Continued
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