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My Story Threads

I am a free spirit who is learning to live bravely

My story is made of threads and tangents. They all flutter and grow or twist. None of them are tidy lengths, just split ends and wisps like Tibetan prayer flags.

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Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, Vivid and Vibrant Earth

When I first approached Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, I thought I would never arrive. There are miles of dirt road and acres of...

A Journey of One Thousand Miles- the First Step

The past two months have been tumultuous. Intimidating. Disheartening. Life changing. I had been chasing some health problems, which...

The Fortune I Uncovered in a Book and a Park

Tiziano Terzani – A Fortune-Teller Told Me This was one of the best books I've read in my life. Perhaps in part because I was receptive...

Asheville... Artistic and Weird

I appreciated the authentic arts community here in Asheville. I have been to many towns and cities and seen many art shows and places...

Asheville Eats

I had some good eats in Asheville! I didn't go to all of the popular eateries by any means, but here are some of my favorite spots: #1...

Walking in Asheville

I walked many many miles. These are some of my favorite spots to walk in Asheville, NC.

I Think I (Must) Keep Moving

Choose, choose, choose. That's the best advice for a special life...

Oh, the Places I Have Stayed

This is not a very nice hotel. It is my norm- the "adequate" hotel. It makes me remember...

Sunrise and Self-Confidence

Today was different. I felt the rumblings of “I don't know if I can do it,” but I squelched them. I did do it. The Confidence This...

All In or Nothin' – Inspiration and Naming an RV

It's probably not Harold, but my RV is at the roost now. I'm looking at names and finding some interesting options, but I don't believe I...

I Did a Thing... Meet Harold

“You DO the thing,” said my most important dea. “Most people talk about the thing, but you DO it.” “You're a doer, not a viewer,” one...

Too Many Lives within... the Longest Sigh

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood... I love the poem. I recite it many times to myself. I had a teacher who told us that the point of...

Mardi Gras and the Two Capes

I know it well. It is central to one of my threads, my tangents. But it is not the point of that thread. Nor is it the beginning or the...

Now or Never

These words followed me for a while. I hadn't seen them in years, then I started cleaning out my closets. I forced myself to examine...

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