This week I had much I planned to accomplish that went awry. My outreach was to focus on waiting, and the benefits that most of us impatient people (my hand shoots straight up) don’t often consider. But, irony of all ironies, I’ve come down with a summer cold this week. (Not Covid, although…
Let’s talk about the gulch. Specifically, let’s talk about the gulch, and how the lack of being present can drop us into said gulch. Lately, being present has been a personal focus of mine. Or trying to be present, I should confess. When I find moments of calm – a solitary beach walk,…
Dear everybody. Life feels more EXPENSIVE than ever. Basic groceries have spiked, and the cost of gas for our cars is stupid. Everything feels overpriced. And we don’t seem to be getting any pay raises, price, or tax cuts anytime soon. From here, the mental and emotional temperature of so many is feverish. Fingers…
Sometimes, an enigmatic sign from somewhere beyond is just what we need to lift us out of a low, lonely place and into hope. It was 3 weeks of traveling home to visit family. While every person I actually spent time with was lovely and personable, the US feels like a pretty dismal place…
The thing about siblings is that they know you for your (or their) entire life. They know you. They can read the unedited thoughts behind your facial expressions, predict your emotional reactions before you unleash them, and track the direction your mind will go when triggered. They know what those triggers are and see…
I’m writing this post from my sister’s kitchen in sunny (but still chilly) southern California. It’s a change from my usual coastal casa in Central America, but a trip back to the States has been long overdue. Since I was last here in 2019, there have been no less than 3 new babies born into…
The following is not from the last section of the book, however, it is the last section I will be sharing with you. (Sad face). Today is also your last chance to pre-order a signed & delivered copy directly from me. After this, if you’ve enjoyed these tales so far, you’ll have to read…
Here you go: a lively, descriptive, sometimes deceptively cheerful recounting of a time when my well-being (and maybe even my life) was at the mercy of winter storms and rugged strangers. Like the actual experience itself, this section of Soul Shaping Tails will end too soon. Enjoy. We were rescued by a mountain of…
How are you enjoying these excerpts? This next preview for you comes from the fifth and final section of Soul Shaping Tails, bringing you with me along the Camino de Santiago, a nearly 500-mile-long walking pilgrimage through Spain. I walked the Camino in between leaving my life in the UK and returning to the…
Welcoming guest blogger, Jenny, promoting Venture Within’s partnership with Global Work & Travel. Feel like all your New Year resolutions are becoming harder and harder to achieve as the months go by? Is the once burning flame of motivation slowly flickering out? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Instead of trying to tackle all your…