Monday, 31 August 2009
We decided early on that this pilgrimage would not be a journey of deprivation, but rather one of celebration and joy. Two close friends, heart sisters, celebrating mid-life empowerment and vitality. Our day in Paris was carefully planned to be a time for relishing our sense of adventure as we anticipated [...]
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The Beginning of the Road
Posted in Perspectives, Travel & Pilgrimage, Women's Lives on September 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Call to Adventure
Posted in Perspectives, Travel & Pilgrimage, Women's Lives on August 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I tend to see life as a Hero’s Journey. For many years I taught a class on Myths, Dreams and Symbols at Sonoma State University, using texts by Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung. Over time, it has become second nature for me to look at life symbolically, and my weight loss and quest for vitality [...]
Welcome to my circle…
Posted in Family, Perspectives, Women's Lives, tagged LinkedIn on January 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I often miss my family…. and whichever of my friends I’m not with at any particular moment… Since I clearly live with my feet on two continents, that means I am always missing someone. And it also means that I have a pretty damned exciting life and have plenty of good in-the-moment experiences. I consider [...]
Renewed!
Posted in Labyrinth, Perspectives, Travel & Pilgrimage, Women's Lives on May 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I spent this past weekend visiting with good friends who have rented a flat in Paris for the month… France was celebrating Pentecost while we enjoyed the revivifying effects of special friendships. Our travel usually ties into work of some kind, lecturing or research, but this weekend away was purely and simply a much-needed [...]
Memoir
Posted in Perspectives, Spiritual Practice, Women's Lives on April 4, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Memoir in an image and six words:
Mystery gives birth to endless flow…
The lovely Peaceful Knitter tagged me last week (my first tag!!), challenging me to pen a 6-word memoir then illustrate it with an image. I’ve spent the past few days pondering deeply, asking myself about what six words could possibly sum up my passage [...]
A Look Back in Time
Posted in Perspectives, Travel & Pilgrimage, Women's Lives on March 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My good friend, Pauline, and I went into London yesterday for a long-awaited Girls’ Day Out. After purchasing our tickets, we warmed ourselves with cups steaming of hot chocolate while we waited on the platform at Rayleigh Station. Transferring to the Docklands Light Railway at Stratford, we passed bustling construction sites for the 2012 [...]
