It’s January 20, 2022 and my first blogpost in a while. I’m taking a week’s vacation from my park job in the warm, sunny desert of Southern California to create time with my family. I flew, literally from sea to sea, to downeast Maine where the temperature is just above zero degrees! Brrrrr! And, to …
Category Archives: Journey to YOUR HeartLand
Walking into Your Dream!
Are you yearning to walk the Appalachian Trail? You wonder how. You wonder if you can do it. You know there’s a lot to prepare, but don’t know where to start. Everyone you know says that’s a crazy thing to do! You want someone who’s done it to help you navigate the journey. Hi. I’m …
Love Your Gear: Shoes
In my 10,000 miles, I’ve worn something like 19 pairs of shoes. Among them were 5 pairs of Vasque Breeze, but they’re no longer available. Also was a pair of used white reeboks I bought at a second hand store in a trail town because my fancy dancy trail runners were suddenly too small. I …
Full Moon Watching
February 27, 2021 My fun job at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park provides opportunities to see and share amazing phenomena. Here’s one: full moon rising over the Badlands. I did livestream videos for the Park’s Facebook page on February 26 and 27. Enjoy my videos!
How Can I Stumble?
November 10, 2020 Today, I read this comment about myself offered by a friend in a women’s group. The game was to give a compliment about a mutual friend. I was deeply touched by this written by another woman entrepreneur whom I have known for over 10 years. Although we have spent little time together …
Bear Bag Hanging
Some tips for hanging a bear bag: What I found for myself is that a rope over about 40 feet is more than I need on the AT and the extra just gets tangled up!! Nothing worse than a tangled bear rope. Reflective is a good idea. One thing I discovered that is very helpful …
Appalachian Trail Beauty
What is a Reframe, Anyway?
July 28, 2020 I have a client who is diligently doing Radical Forgiveness Worksheets and experiencing surprising shifts in her relationships! She came to me to work on her relationship with her husband and is discovering new openings in several other relationships as well – mostly with herself! During our third call, she said, “My …
Night Fear
“How do I overcome my fear of sleeping out at night?” Practice. Learn what the sounds are. Practice. Love yourself being afraid. Practice. Sit up all night and watch the night and learn it. Practice. Listen and learn the night’s rhythms and sounds. Practice. Love yourself just as you are. Practice.