The Journey of Sorrow

 “The only journey is the one within.”                       -Rainer Maria Rilke

Not all journeys we go on involve our physical relocation from one place to the next. The majority of the journeys we all will experience in life will require us to learn to move forward without the people we loved.

Some years ago while I waited at the airport gate in Grand Rapids Michigan for my delayed flight a stranger made an unexpected revelation to me. Read more

Why Blog Now?

Even though today marks my first official blog  posting –thoughts of starting my own blog have often crossed my mind.  Just like I have had thoughts of writing my own novel since college; I have had thoughts of blogging for perhaps ten years now. In an attempt to move forward towards this pursuit I purchased books about blogging last year and purchased my own domain this May. Despite these efforts my blog remained dormant for months–until today. Read more