Tag: Follow your bliss

You’re Doing What? Trading Colorado’s Peaks for Kentucky’s Green

Reflection I’ve had plenty of practice the past several weeks saying it: I’m moving from Colorado to East Kentucky. You’re doing what? Why are you doing that? Are you crazy? What’s in Kentucky? Not one person initially utters supportive words. Most people are incredulous. “Why are you leaving? That’s where I dream of retiring!” one […]

A Talk With Kate: Letting Wisdom Take a Backseat to Wonder

Reflections A Chance Encounter in the Outdoors On a recent summer camping trip with my husband and friends, I had the pleasure of meeting Kate, a vibrant young woman in her early twenties who worked at the ranch where we were staying. She radiated the kind of boundless energy, enthusiasm, and wide-eyed optimism about life […]