Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision – Winston Churchill I walked the Camino de Santiago in 2016, and one of the biggest lessons I took from the experience was to have more courage. Indeed, the Camino gives you courage by the bucketload. Many people end the Camino to go on and radically change […]
Be The Woman Who Never Backed Down.
“I was once afraid of people saying “Who does she think she is?”. Now I have the courage to stand up and say “This is who I am” – Oprah Winfrey This thing called life can be tough, huh? Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, life just keeps coming back at you in the […]
Find Your Roar. Nice Girls Don´t Get Angry.
These five little words uttered to generation after generation of women by their parents, partners, other women, and society, have repressed women the world over, causing women to lose their natural and essential gift of assertiveness. For me, anger itself is not a negative but very natural emotion which occurs when an individual’s boundaries are […]
“You’ve Changed.” They Said. “We’re Supposed To.” I Answered.
I’d be a millionaire if I had a dollar for every time a person has looked me in the eye and said these words over the last ten years. While some are afraid of the tiniest wobble to the axis that holds their world together, I thrive on change. I continually look for ways, not […]
Can The Camino De Santiago Heal A Broken Heart?
Why are so many people drawn to walking the Camino de Santiago? One is the need to heal a broken heart. I saw many people grieving during my first Camino Frances in 2016, sitting by the side of the road, alone. Sometimes, I would join them, offering a shoulder to cry on, and a tissue […]
Wild Amma: Do You Believe In A Patch Of Wild For Humanity?
I’m often called a dreamer. You see, like many, I have a dream. What could be seen as an impossible dream. A patch of wild for humanity. I’ve had a long-held desire for a land of fertile soil. Where humanity does the work, the toil and the trouble of creating abundant lands. Lands watered with […]
I’m Tired Of The Me, Me, Me Culture. How About You?
The vital signs of Mother Earth have long indicated that humanity is on borrowed time. We can no longer avoid the damage we have caused to the planet. A recent article in the Guardian highlights the damage we have caused. Is the damage reversible? When the world went into lockdown last year, I believed so. […]