“Time is the substance I am made of,” wrote Jorge Luis Borges. “Time is a river that sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire.” There’s no scrambling up to theContinue reading “Yes I Can”
Tag Archives: Hiking Injuries
An Old Woman Walks the Tightrope
I chose that quote to begin today’s post, not because I am a painter, but because I am broken. So far, like Humpty Dumpty, all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can’t seem to put Colleen together again. As I shared in A Post from Rusty Truck Acres a few weeks ago, IContinue reading “An Old Woman Walks the Tightrope”
Finding the Gift
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too was a gift. Mary Oliver This morning I built the first fire in the wood stove and watched the flames with awe, surprised by how much I have missed the comforting presence of fire inContinue reading “Finding the Gift”
Some Thoughts on Aching Backs
Give me the courage to stand the pain to get the grace. Flannery O’Connor I sit at my desk this morning with an aching back. It is not unusual for me. It is just a little worse than usual. For that matter, it is not unusual for many adults, more common in tall men andContinue reading “Some Thoughts on Aching Backs”
Is This the One?
The journey is my home. Muriel Rukeyser It has happened to every hiker and therefore most likely to you, since I know most of my readers are themselves hikers. We get injured on the trail. Fortunately most of them are minor. . .scrapes, lacerations, sprains, burns, bruises, blisters. It is just not possible to scrambleContinue reading “Is This the One?”
The Solitude Trail 