choosing the way I respond to life…

I decided to go for a solitary hike on Saturday. I’ve been a hiker for most of my adult life, but I’ve never quite felt safe going alone. I’ve always admired women who could do this, and enjoy it, but when I was alone, I felt hyper-vigilant and that wasn’t very relaxing. So on Saturday,…

Change today

I got up very early this morning, sat outside in the darkness looking at the stars with my coffee, and found myself thinking about sudden revelations, transformations, and profound inner change that can happen in the blink of an eye.  When I came back inside, I found my old, worn copy of A Christmas Carol…

Freedom

Years ago, I read an essay on aging, and the importance of finding our "freedom" at mid-life. The gist of this writing was that anything we felt was hampering us, we should leave behind, and move out into the world. At one point it said something like, get rid of your cat if that is…