What is life mirroring for you?

This weekend, a good friend accompanied me on my daily walk. We chatted, enjoying the sunshine and spring’s unfolding. Each time I walk this trail, there’s something new to see. Walking with my friend made that more apparent as he pointed out sites I’d never noticed.

ByKateMay 5, 20220Comments

Blog Life

The Hope of What’s Ahead

I keep mulling over in my mind a couple of relationships that have become strained. I started to write difficult, but strained is a better descriptor. What has changed? Have I changed? And why am I continuing to agonize over them?

ByKateApril 21, 20220Comments

Blog Creativity Life

What is your instrument?

This morning I went to write and found the ink in my fountain pen had dried up. I unscrewed the nib, washed it all, and replaced the cartridge. It had been a week since I’d written anything.

ByKateMarch 21, 20221Comment

Blog Life

Growing Kindness

Life is complicated and solutions are more complex than we know. Every being on planet Earth has a vision of life shaded by their life experiences, culture, and an environment unique to them. My vision of humanity imagines each individual living in a high-rise apartment that extends for thousands of miles.

ByKateMarch 2, 20220Comments

Blog Life

Resilience of the Heart

Whether they are cats, dogs, hamsters, or horses, animals are family. Sometimes they are better at relating to us than some of our human family members.

ByKateFebruary 2, 20220Comments

Blog Life

What voice will you listen to?

In a conversation with friends, we discussed our level and flow of energy. Does it decrease with age, or does it fluctuate based on our attitude?

ByKateJanuary 2, 20221Comment

Life Travel

The Gift of Presence

“I’ve listened to your conversations at breakfast for three days. You never talk over each other. Amazing!” Our third day in Porto, Portugal, prior to our Camino walk, a fellow pilgrim who’d stayed at our hotel approached us as we began the Camino to share her observation.

ByKateDecember 1, 20211Comment

Life Travel

Wander the path and enjoy the journey

This morning, I drew a card from the Sacred Traveler Deck in preparation for our Portuguese Camino walk just days away.

ByKateOctober 7, 20210Comments

Life News

Surrender to the journey?

In anticipation of our trip to Portugal and our walk from Porto to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, I drew an oracle card from the Sacred Traveler deck by Denise Linn. I like the idea of a ritual in preparation for a trip. The card I selected was, Surrendering to the Journey. I laughed because…

ByKateSeptember 11, 20210Comments

Life

A Shot in the Arm

With an easing of the pandemic restrictions, my friend Leslee and I booked a trip to New York to visit our friend Christine. We agreed to meet in The City and breathe in the energy that it’s noted for. New York City embodies diversity, the ingredient that keeps the world healthy. If I were watching…

ByKateJuly 8, 20210Comments