Two months from next Wednesday, I'll set off for my Camino journey. On August 5th, I'll fly to Porto, Portugal the starting point for my trek that'll last for 17 days and 173 miles. I've been training--more or less, over the past few months, building my time in my trail running shoes, walking for hours … Continue reading The Pilgrimage Within
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My Mother, My Teacher
Today is Mother's Day and I think of Mama and all that she taught me. I realize, now that I'm older and a mother and grandmother, that our mothers did the best they could based on all that formed them. Mama, was born in 1923 and grew up in rural North Carolina during the Great … Continue reading My Mother, My Teacher
Preparing for the Journey: Pack Light
As we move on through April, and my August journey to Portugal is drawing closer, I find myself reading and writing more about what's ahead. My current journal was given to me by a friend who knew about my yearly solo trips. It's covered in old world maps and throughout there are quotes about travel. … Continue reading Preparing for the Journey: Pack Light
Follow Your Intuition
For years, I've had the practice of taking a yearly Solo Journey. This started by accident, "serendipitously" --I like to say. I took my first one to Sedona, Arizona in 2001 following eight months of breast cancer treatment. Four years after that trip, I took an "intentional" one for my 50th birthday present to Jekyll … Continue reading Follow Your Intuition
Easter Energy
Today is Easter Sunday, that for Christians commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after he was crucified by Romans around 30 A.D. Beyond church services that focus on that event, Easter has a broader popularization as a time of new birth, as we in the Northern Hemisphere are in the season of Spring. … Continue reading Easter Energy
The Luck of the Scots-Irish
Today is St. Patrick's Day. There have been all kinds of celebrations this weekend including a parade in Raleigh--our capital city here in North Carolina. Photo by Laura Tancredi on Pexels.com Years ago, you didn't hear about celebrations-- at least not that I remember. In our small Southern town, there weren't ethnic communities that maintained … Continue reading The Luck of the Scots-Irish
Camino Tribe
In my post of Jan 28, 2024: The Year of Finding Your Tribe, I described my goal of joining two tribes this year that would provide a broad network of people who shared my passions. The first was the Blues Tribe that I'd found through the Blue Note Grill in Durham. There, I'd made a home … Continue reading Camino Tribe
Focusing on the Goal: Camino Bound
Last Friday, I stepped forward and made my deposit for the eighteen day, Portuguese Coastal Camino trip. I'll go with a group of ten with the company Prayerful Path https://prayerfulpath.com---headed up by Mary Maddox from the Atlanta area. It will be in August instead of June, as I originally posted. Looking at the calendar, I was … Continue reading Focusing on the Goal: Camino Bound
Underpromising: Accepting Each Day as It Comes
Last Monday I set down my goals, my intentions for the week. One of those was to continue my preparation for my Camino journey this summer. I wanted to increase my time of hiking from two to three hours. It seemed reasonable at the beginning of the week to do that twice---given the other things … Continue reading Underpromising: Accepting Each Day as It Comes
New Year’s Eve: Looking Back, Looking Forward
It's New Year's Eve, a time for looking back. When I see 2023 in Review, I ask myself these questions: What did I learn-- about myself, about others? What were my greatest challenges? What did I accomplish, and what didn't I accomplish that I'd set out to do? What were the greatest events in my … Continue reading New Year’s Eve: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Connie Rosser Riddle 