Starting at the Beginning

Sometimes to move forward, you have to go back to where you started. Just shy of three years ago, I landed on the shores of New Zealand for the first time in my life, brokenhearted and barely surviving, but excited for the hope of healing brought by a new adventure. Sometimes you have to go […]

Operation Full Circle

Three years ago, I got my heart broken… shattered into dust. A few months later, I embarked on the trip of a lifetime to “Middle Earth” and the “Land Down Under.” This trip, an exercise in self-guided adventure therapy, marked the beginning of an epic journey of healing, rebuilding, and renewal. Three years later, I […]

Star Stuff

Today is Carl Sagan Day! I love Carl Sagan because, in a world where the majority of people seem to believe science has replaced magic, he put the magic back in to science. Here are a few of my favourite Carl Sagan quotes: “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron […]

The One Thing

You know that feeling when you get to the end of the day, and even though you’ve been busy all day, you feel like you’ve accomplished NOTHING? Nothing truly important, anyway. Recently I have been getting this message repeatedly, from multiple sources, about focusing on “The One Thing.” What is the one thing that is […]

Sabbatical

Have you ever felt that you are surviving on fumes, and then you’re surviving on fumes of fumes, and then you’re surviving on the mere memory of fumes? That you’re burnt out, or so far beyond burnout, that there’s nothing left to burn? After finishing an incredible summer leading 26-day adventure road trips around the […]

Coming Home

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. -T.S. Eliot Oh hello there, I’ve been off exploring and it’s been some time since we last spoke. Since I last spoke, here, in this place, my […]

Safe or Free

My heart is wild, most hearts are. But as adults we learn to set boundaries for our hearts, to tame them, to keep ourselves Safe. To contain our wildness, to channel it in appropriate ways. To be rational, realistic, responsible. None of these things are bad, persay. But sometimes the heart needs to be set […]

Misadventures in a Ghost Town

Originally posted on Janelle Visser:
What is an “adventure,” exactly? The Oxford English Dictionary defines “adventure” as “An unusual and exciting or daring experience; Excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks.” Danger and risk come with the territory, which means adventures do sometimes go wrong. Sometimes they become even greater adventures, like when…

Epiphany

Today is Epiphany, or the 12th day after Christmas. Traditionally, Epiphany is the day for commemorating the “Three Wise Men” that visited baby Jesus in the nativity story. Many people are more familiar with the word “epiphany” referring to a revelation that changes you, your perspective, your world in some important way. “I’ve had an […]

That Fresh Feeling

As the sun sets on the last day of a rather difficult year, here’s a few good things worth celebrating…