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Ponderings on the Path blog posts focus on what I am thinking about and considering as I journey towards self-discovery and my authentic self.
Life on the Path blog posts deal with the day-to-day realities and challenges of living an intentioned life.
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Oct 12, 2022
Looking for Answers
Spoiler alert: This is a rabbit hole. I have spent most of my life searching for answers. I thought searching for answers is what life...
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Sep 21, 2022
A New Name
For the past week, I’ve been asking myself what’s in a name? My given name is Robin. For the longest time, that is who I thought I...
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Sep 7, 2022
Learning In Reverse
Whenever I find myself at a dead end, inevitably of my own doing, I think of Albert Einstein’s sage words: We cannot solve our problems...
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Aug 31, 2022
Sometimes the lessons are in the lessons.
There is no escaping the obvious. I am a hot mess. For those of you who regularly read my blog posts, you must feel like you’ve been...
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Aug 24, 2022
Random Wisdom
I can’t even remember when it started. It was never a conscious decision. Each morning, as I am having my breakfast, I reach for one of...
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Aug 3, 2022
Call It What You Like . . .
Happenstance, synchronicity, fate, chance, serendipity, or just plain dumb luck. Those odd occurrences where you find you have what you...
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Jul 27, 2022
Unplugged
It was not my choice. A worthwhile experience, but painful and unnerving. A heavy thunderstorm, complete with flooding, brought down both...
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Jul 13, 2022
Stories
Have you ever had one of those periods in your life where something, some idea, thought, word, or concept, just keeps showing up? No...
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Jul 6, 2022
Helpful Hint #6: When All Else Fails …
Breathe. I recently read an article about Dr. Andrew Weil. I remembered Dr. Weil from his popularity and visibility in the 1980s and 90s....
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Jun 29, 2022
Shared Moments
I did it again. I listened to the voice in my head and not with the unity of my heart. I recently spent a week in Florida visiting my...
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Jun 22, 2022
Rising To the Challenge
I was beginning to think it was time for a new challenge. At several points in my life, when feeling I was in a slump, like I needed some...
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Jun 15, 2022
When? Anticipating Life
I spend more time anticipating my life than living it. There it is. I spend an inordinate amount of time living vicariously, though...
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Jun 8, 2022
The View From The Edge
I was pushed to the brink, at the edge of the precipice wondering what would happen next. I know that in this very question, I am seeking...
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Jun 2, 2022
Compassion Includes Seeing Myself
Life takes practice. Although I try to keep track of the lessons I learn, as I endeavor to apply them in the present moment and in the...
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May 26, 2022
The Company We Keep
In preparation for the release of a new Pathways to Possibilities book, the Well-Being Planner: Practices for Self-Reflection &...
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May 19, 2022
The Wisdom of Strangers
On Sundays, Hadley, my terrier, and I try to make time to get outside and just be. Sometimes we hike, sometimes we walk, sometimes we...
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May 12, 2022
Changing From The Inside Out
Life on the path, choosing to question and think for yourself, should invariably lead to change. However, change is hard. In my...
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May 5, 2022
Best Kept Secret #4: A Momentary Spaciousness
However you describe it—self-discovery, authenticity, growth, personal development, actualization, purpose, passion, or...
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Apr 29, 2022
Less is More
I have long struggled with the notion of enough. What does it mean to have enough? Can you ever be enough? For me, it started with Marie...
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Mar 4, 2022
Best Kept Secret #3
Bite Sized Wisdom On my list of top 10 most influential books I have ever read is a book from my childhood—From the Mixed-Up Files of...
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Mar 3, 2022
Don’t Be Afraid to Try These Hacks
What’s In Your Pocket? Looking at a bowl I keep on my dresser, pictured above, it occurs to me that the simplest remedies have had the...
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Feb 26, 2022
Best Kept Secret #2
I Needed a Lifeline Struggling with the transition from sitting to meditating, longing to feel part of a larger community, needing to...
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Feb 17, 2022
A Do Over Every Time
In response to the question, “What makes me feel the happiest?, I decided to re-engage with two of my favorite childhood...
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Feb 10, 2022
Learning The Hard Way
All along I thought it was going to be fun and relaxing. As I boldly stated in a blog post last year, (see blogpost Creating Happiness) ...
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