Two years ago, I was well into my journey walking the Portuguese Coastal Camino. I look back at the Blessing for Departing Pilgrims that I received from my support group back in North Carolina -- American Pilgrims on the Camino, Raleigh Chapter. "May you find companionship on the way and guidance at the crossroads." On … Continue reading Camino Remembered: Vigo to Pontevedra
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Walking the Camino: A Transformative Journey
On August 10, 2024, I stepped onto the Camino path north of Porto, I was glad that 8-mile day would be along the Atlantic with dazzling views of the water. At first it was surreal that I was actually walking the Camino -- something I'd had in my heart to do since 2012. For months … Continue reading Walking the Camino: A Transformative Journey
Exploring Porto: My Pre-Camino Adventure
Two years ago, I set out to walk the Portuguese Coastal Path of the Camino de Santiago. I landed in Porto on Tuesday August 6th to acclimate myself before stepping onto the path on Saturday morning. Now I look at the artifacts from that journey, the cards and presents of encouragement, the log of my … Continue reading Exploring Porto: My Pre-Camino Adventure
Three Discoveries during Cancer Treatment: Remembering after 26 Years
Last Monday June 22 was twenty-six years since I heard my doctor say, "You have cancer." Nobody forgets that moment. After those words, you can't hear anything but the repeating thought, "I have cancer, I have cancer . . ." In the years that followed, each follow-up visit to the oncologist was accompanied by a … Continue reading Three Discoveries during Cancer Treatment: Remembering after 26 Years
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
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
People in My Path: Understanding Perspectives
This week I worked on an essay based on my experience of growing up in the '60s in my Southern town of Sanford. That personal account focused on the changes between 1965 and 1971, my 5th - 10th grade years when we experienced integration. I've written about that time at different points in my life … Continue reading People in My Path: Understanding Perspectives
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
Connie Rosser Riddle 