Dispatches From Morocco, Part I
It’s the third day of my first grand adventure of the year. I find myself in Morocco, which is not only a new country, but a new region for me – North Africa. As I drive through the country to the various sites, I’m reminded of Delhi, of Athens and of Indonesia. There are pangs…
Dance with the Divine
This piece was inspired by a recent trip to Alonissus, Greece, as well as a beautiful line by the famed poet Mary Oliver. So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray. – Mary Oliver I have stripped off my dress, maneuvered across the…
Safe and Sound
“Security is mostly a superstition. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller This is one of my favorite quotes of all time. As soon as I heard it, I knew that this would be exactly how I want to…
Traveling and Living
I love to travel. When I was younger, it was about escaping my life. Trading in the mundane for the adventurous, the drab for the beautiful, the ordinary for the exciting. For the past several years, travel has been my life. Which means I don’t get to leave anything behind, I just get to add…
Trust
I recently visited Sedona, Arizona for the first time in over 10 years. I only had one free day during my time there and decided to hike around the spiritually infused red rocks. Considering I was 7 months pregnant the last time I attempted one of the many climbs of the area, I did not…