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Friday, July 15, 2016

A Dream Is A Soft Place To Land

Oh, little blog, how you evade me.  Writer’s block is or even just inspiration seems to strike at the most inopportune times.  I have been writing this blog for years with many bouts of absence between.  I’ve since started different ones, but this one, my first; I cannot seem to give up.  At first it started with a strict purpose: travel and my experience with it, whether through road trips, plane rides, reading, listening to someone else’s experiences through music or just my dreams.  Looking back through it, it reads more like a diary of sorts, basically what I was doing or feeling at the time.  Maybe I should re-title it “Musings of an Incoherent Mind”.   Alas, this song by Sara Bareilles sums up for me how badly I want something, grasp it, realize it or let go. 

“A dream needs believing
To taste like the real thing
Like a stranger you recognize
So pure so electric
So sure so connected
To those little believers inside
May we all be so lucky
But dreams are elusive
The kind we’ve got so used to
It’s nothing I can feel
Nothing I can hold
Nothing I can have
Nothing I can own
Dreams come and they go…
But hold them and keep them and know that you need them”

The little dreamer in me believes that all dreams can come true, and will, even if they are a bit uneven and disordered.  Perhaps one day I’ll become a tattoo artist and the next a para glider and the day after that a Tibetan monk.  Whatever the case, it will all be happy travels. 


                         Image by Vincent Bourilhon

Monday, May 2, 2016


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Check this out.  I'm recently very inspired by waterfalls.  This one is in the Grand Canyon, Havasupai Falls to be exact, and is yet another hidden gem on my to-do list.  I have posted details about this wonder previously, but this video captures the beauty and experience very well.  Enjoy and I hope to see some of you there soon!

https://www.facebook.com/thisisinsidertravel/videos/1607313599595803/



Visit Insider Travel for more cool travel videos.  You won't be disappointed.



Friday, April 15, 2016

Image result for wolvesHello all!

Today I give you a short post for my busy morning, and something completely in sync with my thoughts for today:

As the music on my blog suggests "I'm running with the wolves tonight".



"Wolves and women are relational by nature, inquiring, possessed of great endurance and strength. They are deeply intuitive, intensely concerned with their young, their mate and their pack. Yet both have been hounded, harassed and falsely imputed to be devouring and devious, overly aggressive, of less value than those who are their detractors".
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/wolves.html

While keeping that in mind, I urge all of you to keep moving towards your goals. As Confucius said, "Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

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Keep Running!


Monday, February 1, 2016

Black History Month - In Rememberance of a Legendary Time and an Inevitable Future

February: Black History Month

For this one month people publicly recognize and honor a tragic and triumphant history and appreciate those who fought for civil rights, (not just racially or individually fueled by bias or anger), but for human rights as a whole. Many inspirational people, from those with the highest influence to those much more subdued in their popularity, all have poignant messages that are far-reaching. Here are some of my favorite quotes to signify this human experience we all share:


"The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself--the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us--that's where it's at." - Jesse Owens


"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness." – Ola Joseph



"Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations."
- Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut




Thank you to all the greats, From Jackie Robinson to Arthur Ashe; Maya Angelou to Alice Walker; James Baldwin to Zora Neale Hurston; M.L.K to Malcolm X; W.E.B Dubois to Bobby Seale; Lena Horne to Sydney Poitier; Marian Anderson to Stevie Wonder... the list goes on and on. The lessons you have taught us - all of us from any race,sex,creed,religion and so on - have shaped us not just into the individuals our future generations. Simply put, thank you.





Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Friday, October 16, 2015

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

To Journey, or not to journey

Hello again all,

If you follow me, you already know that I love adventure. That being said, hiking has always been an interest of mine.  Living in Michigan, I'm used to frigid temperatures, so naturally I would not mind going somewhere north of me, preferably Canada.   Yet, yesterday I happened upon a new location....

Havasu Falls in Arizona just seems nothing short of amazing.  Since my family is planning a trip out there next summer, it just seems fitting. Sure, the Grand Canyon is awesome, but this goes one step further.  Talk about amazement!









The fact that one can even hike here is a feat. It is 12 miles down the canyon to the Indian Reservation where this little gem lies.  Heat, thirst and sheer exhaustion are definite concerns, but luckily guided tours with knowledgeable guides are offered through different companies (see http://www.wildlandtrekking.com/havasu-falls/havasupai-tours.html).

However harsh the elements, I, for one, think it must be a mind-blowing experience.  Surrounded by nature, history and culture, the journey itself is the reward.

Journey on!