“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Hiking along the Fortuna trails in Mission Trails Regional Park a couple of weeks ago was exactly the reset my soul needed. There’s something about the rugged beauty of San Diego’s peaks that forces you to be present, but it…
May 7: Lessons from the rose garden: On timing and diversity
“A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.” – Miranda Kerr I found myself lost in the simple, breathtaking beauty of a rose garden today while out walking on campus at lunch time today. For…
May 5: Slowing Down to Turtle Speed
“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.” — James Bryant Conant Sometimes the universe knows exactly when you need a “shell-shocking” reminder to slow down. I was scurrying between meetings today, my mind racing through a to-do list that seemed to grow with every step, when I passed our…
April 23: Cowles Mountain hike
“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 Nothing quite like a hike up the mountain to wash the spirit clean! Was another beautiful morning, and thought we would change it up, so…
October 15: Mountain views
“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…