Self-Awareness


A week of writing and home

A week of writing and home

I am still surprised that the hike brought me to this point, which is a totally different place than I thought I would be, but clearly is the place I need to be.

Checking in

Checking in

This is how I process with writing. I write, talk, write, read, write and maybe cycle through the whole thing again, and eventually I publish. But this kind of writing does not lend itself to a fast turn around on the blog.

Already laid bare

Already laid bare

I am ready for a time of simple beauty, of finding refuge in coziness and warmth, finding refuge period.

An unraveling of sorts

An unraveling of sorts

I am doing what comes naturally to me, what I am strong at, and feel confident in: creating a structure to help me solve a problem.

Where I'm at

Where I'm at

After nine months of pushing in directions that were uncomfortable for me, growing because of that, but also reaching my breaking point, I don't need a staycation.

There's this too

There's this too

Yes, my heart aches each day with my family in the woods, a separation unexpected and difficult. But there's this too. An unexpected rejuvenation for me, having time to do my own things, on my own schedule and at my own pace.

Off trail

Off trail

Even with my grief I am stronger emotionally than I have been for a long time. I'm finally on solid-ish ground instead of the constant shifting reality of long distance hiking.