I have begun this blog with an alliteration. I now live near and hike in Sedona but still hope to someday experience the beauty of Scotland and Santorini. I had fun creating those verses, but they also tell a lot about me.
I love the connections we can make through words and music and our interests or hobbies.
As in my alliteration, I hope for a life connected by sweet sojourns. But at this present time, I am meandering with little soothing in those strolls.
I have been told many times that I “think too much.” I’ve always had questions. About who I am in relation to yesterday and what I hope to be tomorrow. About how we relate to each other as we bring past experiences into the present and wonder about our future.
I was raised in a Christian home and as far back as I can remember, faith in a Creator made sense to me and my perceptions have been, and continue to be, influenced by that perspective. Even so, while rooted in that faith, through the years I continue to have questions.
I rebelled in my teens and raised my fist many times questioning God and authority in general. When I became a parent, I began to understand what it meant to be born from love but questioned how to guide and inspire in my new role. During difficult times in my chosen profession, I questioned how to deal with stress or malice and keep your integrity. Now I am a widow and retired with even more questions for which past lessons don’t seem to be helpful.
While I continue to question and meander with which seems like not much direction, I wonder what connections I can make beyond those I now have and what answers may be found as we meander together?
So I have started this blog.