Wait on the Lead

Throughout my life, I've found it hard to wait. And now, our world is going at such a fast pace that we find our environment is not conducive to waiting. Growing up in the country, when I was a young girl living on a farm, the pace of life was much slower and there was …

My Mother, My Teacher

Today is Mother's Day and I think of Mama and all that she taught me. I realize, now that I'm older and a mother and grandmother, that our mothers did the best they could based on all that formed them. Mama, was born in 1923 and grew up in rural North Carolina during the Great …

Take Good Care: Treasuring Our Time and Energy

This week I continued to train for the Camino. With my date for leaving now three months away, I need to be more focused and spend longer with my feet in my boots. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with how to prepare and do the other things in my life. But then I feel grateful that …

Go Forth in the Flow of Your Life

This weekend I made a return trip to the mountains of North Carolina to see my friends, Paula and David. Last November--after six years of not seeing each other, I visited with them in their home near Sparta Hike Over Bluff Mountain: Friendship Continued. Now, five months later, we had our recent time together to refer …

Preparing for the Journey: Pack Light

As we move on through April, and my August journey to Portugal is drawing closer, I find myself reading and writing more about what's ahead. My current journal was given to me by a friend who knew about my yearly solo trips. It's covered in old world maps and throughout there are quotes about travel. …

Cycle of Life: A Time to Plant

We're almost to mid-April and the official end of the threat of frost in central North Carolina. My grandmother consulted the Farmer's Almanac for advice on planting and now I consult with my Master Gardener, Brother-in-Law, Winslow. He recommends putting things in the ground after April 15th. To prepare for planting, I bought my seed …

Follow Your Intuition

For years, I've had the practice of taking a yearly Solo Journey. This started by accident, "serendipitously" --I like to say. I took my first one to Sedona, Arizona in 2001 following eight months of breast cancer treatment. Four years after that trip, I took an "intentional" one for my 50th birthday present to Jekyll …

Easter Energy

Today is Easter Sunday, that for Christians commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after he was crucified by Romans around 30 A.D. Beyond church services that focus on that event, Easter has a broader popularization as a time of new birth, as we in the Northern Hemisphere are in the season of Spring. …

Celebrate Your Life!

Today, I'm still basking in the glow of my birthday that was Friday, March 22. How grateful I have been during my "birthday season" that began with celebrations the week before--and will continue into next week. I have the philosophy that the older you become the longer you should celebrate. At this rate, I think …

The Luck of the Scots-Irish

Today is St. Patrick's Day. There have been all kinds of celebrations this weekend including a parade in Raleigh--our capital city here in North Carolina. Photo by Laura Tancredi on Pexels.com Years ago, you didn't hear about celebrations-- at least not that I remember. In our small Southern town, there weren't ethnic communities that maintained …