The natural world, life, and dogs.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. — Maya Angelou Sadly, I recently had occasion to follow Ms. Angelou’s excellent advice. “I’m Done.” Someone I know shared with me how she and her husband were going to back date a document and have the husband’s elderly father—who had already been… Continue reading Character, Integrity, and Reputation
This is a hard post to write. It brings up so many uncomfortable emotions. I’ve wanted to write it for the past year, to help me gain understanding and peace following the death of a dear friend, but I just… couldn’t. Guilt, shame, remorse, disbelief, even flashes of anger boiled up, leaving me contrite whenever… Continue reading Grieving the Unexpected Passing of a Friend
The post discusses the challenges of dealing with unsolicited advice during a personal health journey characterized by chronic pain and subsequent hip replacement surgery. It highlights how advice, often well-intentioned, can feel patronizing and undermine an individual's autonomy, emphasizing the importance of understanding personal experiences without immediate judgment or input from others.
Not long after I moved back to Idaho in December 2024, a new neighbor briefly introduced herself from her truck when she saw me walking Conall on our road. The next time that neighbor saw me, she stopped to explain that an older couple living nearby had a 27-year-old Arabian stallion in a small barn… Continue reading The Horse: A Lesson on Letting Go
The only constant in life is change. ~Heraclitus I was away from Idaho’s Salmon River Mountains for 3.5 years. I’m so lucky to be back in the place that, as no other, feels like home. Yet as much as I feel I’ve returned to familiar ground, I’m continually surprised by how much has changed in… Continue reading Changes
My father always told me, “Remember, you’re no better than anyone else. Treat everyone—from the janitor to the CEO—equally, with kindness and respect.” From a young age, I watched him put that philosophy into action. He enjoyed shooting the breeze with anyone he met, from a mechanic working on his (or my) car to wealthy… Continue reading An Unexpected Benefit of Being Kind
It's easy, even fashionable, to hate lawyers. Until you need one. Imagine you’re accused of a crime. Or you want a divorce. Or you own a company and hope to do business with the federal government, maybe supplying goods or technology. You need competent, zealous legal representation. Now imagine that the attorney or firm you… Continue reading Targeting Lawyers: Who Will Speak Up for Them?
I’m exhausted. You, too? Since January 20th, chaos, uncertainty, and disinformation have created disbelief and despair in doses I haven’t experienced in my nearly seven decades. I thought I had prepared. But… no. Lately it feels like we’re all riding the wild elephant, unable to get off safely, as much as we wish we… Continue reading Kindness as a Path for Change
My last post mentioned feeling lost for blogging words of late. Soon after, wanting to post something but not sure what I write, I came to understand part of my writing block was that so much had happened over the past year. Too much, it sometimes seemed. I needed to relay the bigger events and… Continue reading Life’s Wild Ride
I’ve rarely been accused of being at a loss for words. Yes, I’m an introvert who prefers quiet and alone time. But words rarely fail me, always swirling in my mind, sometimes spoken aloud, mostly written. Yet, ever since launching Wild Running into the big world in April 2024, I’ve felt strangely… mute. I struggle… Continue reading Where Have All The Words Gone?
