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I vividly remember my first consultation with a massage therapist 20 years ago when I sought help for a low back injury. This was the day I started to learn how to recognize and acknowledge fatigue. Being told, “your not 21 anymore,” was a huge blow to my ego and a concept that took me …
This morning we got our first real frost of the season. As Baxter and I took our spin around the headland it was 37 degrees. I was armed with a layer of fleece and gloves. Crisp mornings like this are great for clearing your mind and pushing chaos away. I suspect we will all need …
For the second time this week (third time in the last two weeks) we had a morning rainbow. Today’s rainbow even appeared at the same time, 200 miles to the north of us on the Oregon Coast near Coos Bay, Oregon. I am seriously taking this as a sign. Better days are on the horizon! …
As we sit on pins and needles waiting for the election results, today’s walk included a beautiful rainbow and multiple shapes of hearts. I’m taking that as a good sign. I’m hoping Mother Nature has a crystal ball and is sending signals. Continue to wait for it. Wait for all the ballots to be counted. …
The Broadway musical Hamilton captured the hearts and minds of so many not normally enthusiastic about history. The production took artistic license with the historical record but in doing so it became a cultural phenomenon that got the public’s attention and generated a lot of interest in history. Similar to the affect the movie Night …
Today is Election Day and I’m hoping you cast your votes and then tune out the subsequent noise that is sure to follow. The prediction is that the coming weeks (probably longer) will be filled with lots of drama. My advice: walk away. Literally. It is very exciting to see such an energized, record setting, …
Tomorrow is Election Day and no matter which side of the isle you sit on, how (dis)engaged you are in the media coverage, or even if you don’t care, there is an incredible amount of angst circulating thru the air. Polarization will do that. Families and friendships are being torn apart by differing opinions. Covid …
Some things are beyond our control. The recent power grab for RBG’s Supreme Court seat is a painful reminder. Although this partisan double standard is not within our direct control, there is something that is, and that is our constitutional right to vote. If you have already voted, I thank you. If you have not …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: You Are the Driver of Your Own Bus
One of my favorite hikes is Trillium Falls Trail inside Redwood National and State Parks, just north of Orick, California. What’s unusual about this location is that it’s a reclaimed mill site. If you ignored the interpretive panels you would never guess that 40 years ago this beautiful location was home to a commercial logging …
Continue reading Today’s Walk: Into the Reclaimed Forest We Go
We are just 11 days until Election Day. I don’t know about you, but last night’s debate lost my interest. We made it thru the first 90 minutes then turned it off. That’s twice as long as our watch of the first debate. I’ve already voted so I wasn’t watching to make up my mind. …
Perspectives From My Trail 