Living life like a hamster spinning on the wheel inside of a cave… so close to the light I could see it, yet never quite reaching the blessed exit – or entrance – to a brighter world never appealed to me. It just didn’t serve me. Times passed when I ran for the sake of … Continue reading »
My favorite part about flying is when everything on the ground is gray and gloomy, and then we break through the clouds where it’s always beautiful and blue. Be it heavenly light or starry skies, it fills me with wonder and great appreciation of the world around me. You can be anywhere…. Be everything and … Continue reading »
If I had begun and ended my trip in Victoria Falls, I’m sure I would have walked away satisfied I was fortunate to have experienced such a wondrous site so personally, but the adventure had only just gotten underway. At 07:15 the next morning, I hoisted on my backpack and met my taxi driver from … Continue reading »
If I lived a nursery rhyme, I’d be the Muffin (wo)man who lives down Drury Lane. This is different from a fairy tale, mind you, because then I would have surely been born as a princess, and waltzed around a beautiful castle with lots of custom made shoes that fit my size 12s…. but in … Continue reading »
If you are still attached to your religion, your color, or the country you were born in, then you still don’t know who you are. ~ Prince Hanuman
In this world of no time and no space, I am no age but what I put on myself. And I have no master but what my mind imposes. This, with a staunch body and a stout heart, is the gift… ~ Jess Stearn, ‘Yoga, Youth & Reincarnation’
Reblogged from retireediary: Both Biei and Furano are located in Hokkaido, Japan. For the love of flowers, we flew thousands of kilometers to Sapporo in Hokkaido and, from there, we rented a car equipped with GPS and set out to pursue our flowers and trees. We drove hundreds of kilometers to Biei and Furano. One thing we particularly looked forward to was … Continue reading »
Morning was spent with my toes between squishy mud, trekking to witness the power of Victoria Falls for the first time. The afternoon found me picking my way across the Zambezi to experience the spectacle closer than I could ever imagine. Yes, I fell in that river. But, I fell in love with rainbows. I’d … Continue reading »
Pure joy is contagious.
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a huge fan of CBS’s ‘The Amazing Race’. They may even know that my best friend and I once applied to become contestants on the show. We didn’t get cast – BOOO!, but it doesn’t stop me from thinking it could happen one day. Certainly, it doesn’t stop me … Continue reading »
