I love to imagine living an alternative lifestyle, “a life less ordinary.” My imagination will, unfortunately, have to suffice. I’m too much of a homebody to ever become a “full-time nomad” or “lifetime adventurer.” But I thoroughly enjoy living the life vicariously through the wonderful blog Roaming About: A Life[…]
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Donna Connolly’s Short and Sweet Answers to Slightly Scary Questions
Profound Journey tribe member Donna Connolly has taken an interesting approach to answering the 25 Slightly Scary Deep Questions Worth Asking Yourself that I posted a couple of weeks ago. She answered all questions with a single word, or as close as she could get to one word. Whether that’s[…]
Why Susan is Determined to Write a Memoir
Profound Journey tribe member Susan Millard answered the 25 Not-Too-Scary Life Questions Worth Asking Yourself last October. In her responses, she said that the phoenix was her favourite image because she, like the phoenix, has emerged from the fire of difficult challenges into a shiny new future. Today, Susan takes[…]
We Weren’t Prepared for This When We Visited Cambodia
My husband and I visited Cambodia in March. I had always wanted to see Anchor Wat, and the “Laura Croft” temple. Ruins and temples were on the agenda. We expected to hear about the history of the country. We hoped to experience the daily life of Cambodians. Of course, we[…]
25 Slightly Scary Deep Questions Worth Asking Yourself
One of my wishes for Profound Journey is that it be a place where we can all experience a sense of community, of connection. To that end, when I started the site last October I published a list of 25 Not-Too-Scary Life Questions Worth Asking Yourself, and I invited you[…]
The Man Who Showed Me How to Beat the Devil
Maybe you are a woman who listens to music all of the time. You can easily rhyme off your top two dozen musicians and would have trouble choosing a favourite. That’s not me. When it comes to music, I am a one-man woman. I have revered the art of Kris[…]
Welcome Home, Shylah: Let’s Try This Again
The all-day rain matches my mood. I am disappointed, upset and exhausted. I have a massive headache that two lots of Advil hasn’t touched. Shylah, my wonderful rescue puppy, has been with me exactly three and one half months. Yet today, Gerri and I are pretending that she just arrived.[…]
Connecting with Shylah: Working on the Dog-Human Bond
Shylah ran away the day I was congratulating myself for our rock solid dog-human bond. I had taken my car to the garage to have the snow tires removed, leaving Shylah in her bed in the library. Derick, the forester I wrote about in this post, showed up with his[…]
Diary of a Fearful Puppy: Shylah’s First Month at Home
Shylah is the wonderful, fearful puppy from Mexico that I first wrote about here. In today’s post, Shylah will join me in summarizing her background and our first month together. My commentary is in italics. My First Two Months of Life It’s awfully tough being born and weaned on the[…]
Welcome Home, Shylah! 48 Hours with my Rescue Dog
I have a new puppy. She came with the name ‘Vienna’ which felt dishonest. I’ve never been to Vienna, never particularly wanted to go to Vienna. And honesty matters. My puppy is a rescue dog. She deserves my best self. Shylah is a ten-month-old rescue dog from Playa, Mexico. When[…]