The View From The Edge
I was pushed to the brink, at the edge of the precipice wondering what would happen next. I know that in this very question, I am seeking...
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Ponderings on the Path blog posts focus on what I am thinking about and considering as I journey towards self-discovery and my authentic self.
Life on the Path blog posts deal with the day-to-day realities and challenges of living an intentioned life.
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- Jun 6
A Unifying Principle
It was all I could think about. I had been very deeply hurt by someone I love and care about. I was angry, and having a hard time...
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- Jun 2
Compassion Includes Seeing Myself
Life takes practice. Although I try to keep track of the lessons I learn, as I endeavor to apply them in the present moment and in the...
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- May 31
Too Much of A Good Thing?
Molly Katzen’s cookbook The Enchanted Broccoli Forrest started it all. As a newly minted vegan, I bought the cookbook to learn how to...
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- May 26
The Company We Keep
In preparation for the release of a new Pathways to Possibilities book, the Well-Being Planner: Practices for Self-Reflection &...
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- May 24
Conundrums and Contradictions
Lately, my life has been filled with contradictions, situations in which inconsistent elements are present. Unfortunately, this is...
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- May 19
The Wisdom of Strangers
On Sundays, Hadley, my terrier, and I try to make time to get outside and just be. Sometimes we hike, sometimes we walk, sometimes we...
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- May 17
Perspective
Last week, I had an encounter with someone I love and care about that did not go well, despite my truest intentions. I replayed the...
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- May 12
Changing From The Inside Out
Life on the path, choosing to question and think for yourself, should invariably lead to change. However, change is hard. In my...
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- May 10
The Rearview Mirror
One of the most popular Bible verses is found in Matthew Chapter 7: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and...
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- May 5
Best Kept Secret #4: A Momentary Spaciousness
However you describe it—self-discovery, authenticity, growth, personal development, actualization, purpose, passion, or...
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- May 3
The Pretense of Accidents. What???
I can’t tell you how many time in my life I have faced the proverbial fork in the road. Honestly, I gave up counting. The frustrating...
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- Apr 29
Less is More
I have long struggled with the notion of enough. What does it mean to have enough? Can you ever be enough? For me, it started with Marie...
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- Apr 26
The Enemy Near
For some, life’s quest is a call to action, which seems noble and romantic. I, however, have never heard its call, at least that I am...
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- Apr 19
The Great Untangling . . .
For most of my life, Euclid was my hero. Euclid theorized that the shortest distance between any two points was a straight line. This...
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- Mar 8
We All Do It.
But Where Does It Come From? I do it all the time, yet I never really stopped to think it through until yesterday. Why yesterday? Another...
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- Mar 4
Best Kept Secret #3
Bite Sized Wisdom On my list of top 10 most influential books I have ever read is a book from my childhood—From the Mixed-Up Files of...
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- Mar 3
Don’t Be Afraid to Try These Hacks
What’s In Your Pocket? Looking at a bowl I keep on my dresser, pictured above, it occurs to me that the simplest remedies have had the...
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- Mar 1
Perfectly Imperfect
I have spent most of my adult life in pursuit of perfection. per·fec·tion - /pərˈfekSH(ə)n/ noun the condition, state, or quality of...
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- Feb 26
Best Kept Secret #2
I Needed a Lifeline Struggling with the transition from sitting to meditating, longing to feel part of a larger community, needing to...
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- Feb 22
It’s Never What You Think
Don’t you just hate when you miss the obvious? One of the Happiness Habits I adopted early on was waving. Yes indeed, plain old waving....
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- Feb 17
A Do Over Every Time
In response to the question, “What makes me feel the happiest?, I decided to re-engage with two of my favorite childhood...
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- Feb 15
The Longest Journey . . .
Hadley and I walk every morning, and one of our favorites walks is along the County Road that runs in front of our house. On these...
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- Feb 11
Walking on Sunsine
And Don't It Feel Good? I was driving home from work, already tired and a bit frustrated, definitely not looking forward to the list of...
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