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Simple life lessons

Marjorie Turner Hollman is an author, creator, and observer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

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My girl with one of her many sweet cousins

This happened many years ago, but it still makes me smile.

My daughter came home from her last track meet of the year. As we ate dinner together she told me about the track meet, and then…

“Oh, that speech in English class today? Guess what? Somebody else also brought in chocolate chip cookies to demonstrate.”

“Oh?” I prompted, attempting to conceal my anxiety that this was going to turn into a catastrophe. (I have a habit of imagining disaster at every turn, but have never been very good at predicting catastrophes that have actually occurred.) There have been some doozies, just not ones I ever imagined.

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When a Road Ends

large orange "bike path closed" sign on a chain link fence
We all face roadblocks–it’s where we go from here that can make all the difference
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Marjorie Turner Hollman is a writer who loves the outdoors. Link to all Marjorie’s books.

Thoughts while walking

While out walking, do you find yourself thinking about things that have absolutely nothing to do with your surroundings? I know I do. Pairs of walkers passing by chat about all sorts of things—family, friends, work, etc. Other solitary walkers stride along, their thoughts unknown to passersby.

When I get outside my thoughts often stray to unsettling situations. Somehow the quiet, the beauty all around me opens a door to places I tend to avoid thinking about. However, I also have had instances when these times of quiet have helped me make sense of confounding situations.

If you will, take a walk with me. My hope is that in hearing a little of my own story it might help you make sense of something in your own life.

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