If history is any indication, we don’t always function well when given the gift of choice. Eve failed miserably in the Garden of Eden, as have each one of us born with her blood coursing through our veins. Choice offers us the blessing of free will and the curse of its consequences. Not all of our ... Read More about Day 18: Choices for the Journey

Today, I have the pleasure of writing at the High Calling on our journey into aging. Some of us face this part of the journey with a sort of resigned acceptance and others walk the road marking the milestones with their own small rebellions. I would love for you to meet me at the High Calling and ... Read More about Day 17: A poem for the Journey

I didn’t grow up singing hymns. We took a more contemporary approach at our church, so I wasn’t exposed to many hymns until I became an adult. I love the sincerity and the poetry in the lyrics, but I confess I’m not really a fan of the dirge-like accompanying music. Over the years, I developed a ... Read More about Day 16: Help for the Journey

One of the great disadvantages of our frenetic, 24 hour, endless media connectedness, is the inability to find pockets of time for dreaming. For imagining. For creating something out of the silence. To take a journey, one that actually leads somewhere, requires planning. Planning sounds all ... Read More about Day 14: Dreaming for the Journey

A great deal of my journey is wrapped up in this little corner of internet space. This is where I first started setting down words and learning my voice and drawing out everything I usually keep in. Find time for tea has taken a few detours and experienced some design faux pas along the way, much ... Read More about Day 13: Something New for the Journey