Declaration
I found it recently – a picture of me, off in the distance, my wispy white blouse slightly lifted by the soft breeze, arms raised holding my brand new camera and attempting to capture the river, the trees, and the sunset beautifying our evenings. The woman in that photo looks like the real deal, I…
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…
Satisfaction
I’ve been thinking about satisfaction recently. Which brings to mind the Rolling Stones song, which makes me think about the band Maroon 5 and their song about Mick Jagger, which then makes me think about Adam Levine, the lead singer and a super sexy guy. Oh, how I digress. And that’s how it goes. The…
Perfect
It is my last night in Kauai, and the first one that is clear and relatively warm. I have finished my packing and decide to take a walk around the grounds of the apartment I have rented. It is spectacularly beautiful. A bright blue-black sky, spotted with so many stars. The magnificent variety of trees…
Art and Transformation
I recently attended a workshop held by a writer I admire. My goal was to receive some inspiration on the art of writing, and some guidance on living the life of a writer. It was a creativity retreat and the other offerings were yoga and photography. Yoga has been a part of my life for…