You don't have to be Alexander to have a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Sometimes, you just have to get out of bed, and that's enough.
So when you have one of those days, what to do?
I've found that... Read more
Tag Archive for: perspective
Every now and then someone points me in the direction of an "Adventure Diva" that's is just so full of sass that I end up with tears rolling down my cheeks for hours after from laughing so hard.
90-something New... Read more
Twelve years ago I was attacked on a subway platform in Boston as more than twenty people stood by and watched.
No one intervened.
When I finally broke free from my attacker, and was running for the stairs, I fell. ... Read more
"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." - Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mt. Everest. Read more
What does an Adventure Diva conquering fear look like? Kristina Paltén on a 1,144-mile journey of trust. The Swedish ultra-runner began her run through Iran on August 29th 2015. She was to become the first woman ever to... Read more
Ten years ago, if you had asked me what I was afraid of, I would have told you: heights, a world chocolate shortage, and snakes.
Today? Getting old, getting sick, being alone, being irrelevant, peeing my pants and dying.
Ageing... Read more
I fell down a rabbit hole this morning, and it left me anxious to share this TED Talk given by 71-year-old Chilean author, Isabel Allende. There was astonishing synchronicity for me, from the quote she shared by another... Read more
30 years ago I was a very young woman on a very big adventure. Traveling West through several provinces on business, I was treated to a night up in the mountains at the Banff Springs Hotel. My... Read more
Today I woke up from a 3-day slumber in the grips of a wicked, feverish flu and the world outside is changed. I walked out into the snow barefoot this morning, just because I could.
Instead of aching over... Read more
Needs can be such bothersome things. Sometimes feeding one comes at the expense of another.
We're creatures of habit. We love dwelling in our comfort zones, even when it's no longer a smart thing to do.
So how do... Read more