“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Jimmy Dean Germany has all these beautiful wind vanes on the barns in the countryside. It makes me think of how long these farms have been operating – much longer than I can imagine, and not…
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary Now this is a mountain view – borrowing from GirlChild1’s insta stories! She did a thing yesterday – yup, conquered herself through a mountain. She did the Old Cascadia 20 mile race, UP and down Crescent Mountain in Oregon, sharing the most spectacular…
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir I am grateful that we have so many options so close by. Today was a little rainy on and off – which in itself is…
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aurelius I am loving the changing seasons, and don’t get to see them from here as much. Another stunning crisp autumn morning in German – the best…
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Theodore Roosevelt Little by little, I have been organizing and making my office my own space, changing it around, and then working in it for a while to see if I like it.…