Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold
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End of the road
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Escape plan
Everyone should have a safe place to escape. Somewhere far away from the noise and stress of the day. For me, it’s being outdoors, being out in the woods or walking along the beach. The stillness allows me to think, or just empty my mind of all the things that have been demanding my attention. I can relax, if only for an hour. I can take that calm back with me, and find direction and order in the chaos that can be my life.
Submitted to Skywatch Friday, Season 6: Episode 48
Finally home
Over 40 hours driving, three days, approximately 2,200 miles, through seven states – from The Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes – makes for a very monotonous road trip. Crazy-funny traveling companions, beautiful scenery and reuniting with distant family, make it worth the effort.
Submitted to Skywatch Friday, Season 6: Episode 47
Happily ever after
Happily ever after isn’t just finding your Prince Charming or Cinderella. It’s writing your own fairytale filled with wicked witches and ogres, magic spells and coins in a fountain wishes.
It’s getting lost in a frightening enchanted forest, and finding your way out together.
Happily ever after is transformation, it’s a Holy Grail quest for elusive answers, it’s fighting dragons and triumphing over evil.
There will be story twists and plot changes. There will be antagonists that make Queen Grimhilde look like Mother of the Year, and unexpected heroes who come riding to the rescue when all seems hopeless.
Happily ever after is what you make it, it’s not fantasy… it’s mythically hard work.
Submitted to Skywatch Friday, Season 6: Episode 46
*Photo venue: rooftop at Biltmore Mansion, Asheville, NC
Movie extra
There are days when I feel like an extra in the grand production of life. Non-speaking talent slaving away for scale without so much as a mention in the ending credits. The only evidence of my existence is a meager line identifying me as “50-something Mom #1.”
Submitted to Skywatch Friday, Season 6: Episode 45
*Photo venue: shot from Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
