Run with heart. Dance with soul. Climb with courage. Still..i rise.
"If you go deep enough into the way of peace, you find power." Deepak Chopra The morning after hiking Big Slide was actually a beautiful weather day. It was 30 degrees warmer than the previous day! I wasn't ready to head back home just yet, so climbing Noonmark Mountain was the perfect solution. I highly …
"Stop talking about your mountains....start climbing them"- Alexis Grant Isn't this so true? When we continue to speak about our mountains, it actually makes them bigger..the challenge, the problem, whatever it is you are facing. Instead, we need to face those fears head on...just start climbing and stop talking! While my climb to …
Continue reading Big Slide and The Brothers: Call on Courage
My type A personality and teacher instincts are pressing me to write about the High Peaks in the order that I conquered them. My heart, however, keeps leading me to tell about my solo climb to Mount Colden. Sometimes, the ones that require the most strength, take on a meaning all their own. I've tackled …
Run like a girl...yes, just like a girl. Like a girl without limits. Like a girl with bravery and confidence. Giving it all that she has! Run like a girl with other girls that are just as fierce and humbly determined! Yes, run like a girl. That's just what this girl right here did when …
After I left the campsite at Cranberry Lake, I was unsure of what to do next. I was a rookie climber, a beginner hiker. All I knew was that I loved the mountains. So on I drove, making the turn towards Long Lake. Beauty was rising in the mountains that day for sure. I …
So this journey I've begun involves overcoming Fear. This past summer, I reached the point where I had to know just how far I could push myself past fear. My soul had fallen in love with the mountains in the Adirondacks the month before. So...it seemed like returning there would be the ideal setting to …
Continue reading Climbing Towards Courage: ADK-The Beginning
Being a woman. Bravery versus Perfection. Raising young girls to be brave, not perfect. Brave, not perfect. This really hits home for me, as I manage to raise 2 young girls. I always use the word "extraordinary" when I talk to my girls. One of my core beliefs is that we have the responsibility to empower our …
"Do one thing everyday that scares you." -Eleanor Roosevelt Yes, learn to accept fear as a part of courage. Choose something that scares the living daylights out of you! Understand that Fear will also be in attendance, but Courage is the speaker, the leader, the driving force to reach your victory. When I decided to …
I grew up on Long Island...born with the soul of the ocean. The water was my serenity, my breath, my home. Since I moved away 20 years ago, my soul had been aching. There was an emptiness inside, like the absence of family or the loss of a love. For 20 years, I searched...and then …
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