What is this life if we don't wander to find ourselves?
Today on a walk, I found a red tinsel ribbon. As I was concentrating on the fact that my foot was on fire from an earlier walk this week and then I spotted the ribbon tangled in some fence along the road. I started to hobble on, but something made me go back and get the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I set a new record on my step count. A whopping 20,000 steps. I didn't set out to break my record. I was feeling ambitious and was already close to my 10,000 for the day when I set out for my walk/run yesterday afternoon. So, I took to the gravel and ran part of... Continue Reading →
It's coming. My 39th birthday. For my 39th year of life, I wanted to form a #39List of 39 things I want to do before I turn 40. Of course, all these have to be within reason...I don't have unlimited funds to go travel the world. I've worked off and on with the list, adding, subtracting... Continue Reading →
Meditation woes.
I was having significant problems sleeping last night so I tried this app on my Kindle. I love guided Meditation so I was excited to try this app I found. So I settled in, headphones on, trying to drown out the dog snores. Breathe deeply. Got it. Imagine an ocean. Fantastic. I could almost feel the... Continue Reading →
Recently I was out driving around near where I live hoping to find the perfect night prairie fire to photograph. It's a yearly ritual those of us who live in or around the prairie have become familiar with — the annual prescribed burning season. Old growth is burned to give way to new growth, controlled evasive... Continue Reading →
Last night as I was writing in my journal, I wrote a hard (and necessary) truth. "I — and I alone — am responsible for my emotions. I am responsible for my own happiness. I am responsible for how I react to situations. The choice to have a good day or a bad day is... Continue Reading →
He looked like something out of a horror show. By this time, I was laughing so hard at my unintentional axe-murderer snowman.
Today was day nine of the selfie project I decided to do on Instagram. Yesterday, day eight, was the hardest one yet. When I started this, I wanted it to reflect my day in some way — either something I did that day or how I was feeling. Most of all, I want it to... Continue Reading →
So it snowed today. Beautiful fat, fluffy flakes. The snow came down quick and fast, coating the ground in a matter of minutes. I was at an interview for work -- I walked over since the interview was only a block away. When I came out, it was nearly a blizzard out. It was breathtaking.... Continue Reading →
The Wandering Pigeon 