Recently, I celebrated 9 years since my first blog was posted on this site May 31, 2017. That entry was about the beginning of taking Solo Journeys with that first trip to Sedona, Arizona after breast cancer treatment. Since that time, I've written 515 more and many have been about the 18 journeys that followed. … Continue reading Solo Journey: Brass Ring at Oak Bluffs
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Solo Journey: 16 Years in the Rearview Mirror
This week my blog platform WordPress sent me a reminder of a post I'd made on June 2, 2018 Daily Bread at Tibbett’s Point. I took that solo journey in 2010. Now, I look back at that post and remember that rich experience with the people who were in my path: "It was June and I … Continue reading Solo Journey: 16 Years in the Rearview Mirror
Remembering Sedona: Journeys that Stay with Us
Recently my friend and her husband took a road trip out west. She shared lots of photos along the way and I especially enjoyed the ones of the red rock formations in Moab, Utah. I haven't been there but the rocks reminded me of Sedona, Arizona. I could appreciate the startling beauty that's so different … Continue reading Remembering Sedona: Journeys that Stay with Us
Solo Journey: The Seed of an Idea
This last week of February, the urge to take a solo journey hit me when I was on my morning walk. I'd been busy in January with my writing and then back-to-back weekends of ice then snow put me in a hibernating mode. But on that walk, with the air feeling like spring, the thought … Continue reading Solo Journey: The Seed of an Idea
Baby Boomer: Preparing to Go Solo
This week I found a new podcast for women in my age group: The Boomer Woman's Podcast. The episode I listened to was, "Thriving After Grey Divorce" with Pat Fenner. She described some of the challenges she faced going through her divorce after 37 years of marriage. I could empathize with what a drastic change … Continue reading Baby Boomer: Preparing to Go Solo
Happy 500th Post: Connecting with the People in My Path
This is my 500th post. Amazing! When I started this blog site in May of 2017, I couldn't see this far down the road. At that time, I was pitching my memoir to Literary Agents and their view was that writers needed to have an established platform to build readership. A blog site was one … Continue reading Happy 500th Post: Connecting with the People in My Path
Finding Your Path: Letting Go of FOMO
This week I noticed some of the impact of being an older person. An over-the-counter med for allergies that has worked for years, and never resulted in disturbing side effects, briefly caused me to have a fast, irregular heart rhythm. I remembered back to November when I had an Upper Respiratory Infection. Previously, I would … Continue reading Finding Your Path: Letting Go of FOMO
Solo Journey: Traveling back to My Hometown
This week I took a Solo Journey of sorts; I traveled back to my hometown of Sanford to do research for an essay. Unlike the 18 journeys I've taken to faraway places since I was forty-six, this was a quick thirty-minute drive. On those 18 journeys, I developed a pattern of starting each day with … Continue reading Solo Journey: Traveling back to My Hometown
Fear Not: Shepherds and Online Dating
This week on Christmas Eve, I attended a worship service like many other Christians around the world. The story of the birth of Christ was read and the verse that stood out for me was the following: And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy … Continue reading Fear Not: Shepherds and Online Dating
Walking a Path of Faith
This Sunday will mark the second in the season of Advent and the Faith candle will be lit. For me, the Christmas story of Mary and Joseph on their sojourn to Bethlehem, is mostly a story of faith. The practical reason for this trip was to pay taxes. But the overarching story is to fulfill … Continue reading Walking a Path of Faith
Connie Rosser Riddle 