“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that…
According to Oscar Wilde, “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” I love to reread favourite books. I can remember exactly how I felt the first time I read it. The same parts make me laugh, make me cry, make me angry.…
Travelling Solo: Pros and Cons Much of my travel over the years has been solo. It’s hard to find friends who can take off for a number of weeks at a time, or who are willing to move to another country because their favourite author lives there and has painted a delightful picture. So, obviously,…
It’s been a couple months since I checked in on my resolutions. Here’s the update for March, April, and May. Where does the time go?? D – Post to my blog, in some way, on a daily basis. It’s the end of May and I have been able to keep up on this. As someone…
The secret to life? It’s no secret at all. It’s to find your path. And then find the courage to follow it. It’s to learn all you can, no matter the source. It’s to fight for what you believe, to help those who have a greater need than you, to respect each other, to only…
Sometimes the circumstances at hand force us to be braver than we actually are, and so we knock on doors and ask for assistance. Sometimes not having any idea where we’re going works out better than we could possibly have imagined. And sometimes, we don’t realize what we’ve learned until we’ve already known it for…
I recently read Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term Travel by Rolf Potts. Filled with great stories and ideas, it also contained some great thoughts that can be related to life in general. Here are a few I enjoyed. Vagabonding involves taking an extended time-out from your normal life — six weeks,…
It’s the last Thursday of the month, time for my update on my 2014 resolutions. B – Create a travel bucket list. Done, although I am sure I will keep adding to it! C – Read 1 classic novel this year. Halfway through Tess of the D’Urberville’s by Thomas Hardy. D – Post to my…
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are…
Below are a favourite quote and a favourite poem of mine, both by Wendall Berry. “Always in the big woods when you leave the familiar ground and step off alone into a new place, there will be, along with the feelings of curiosity and excitement, a little nagging of dread. It is the ancient fear…
My Passport in My Pocket 