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  • Less than two weeks. I can hardly believe it. I feel genuinely blessed to be doing this — physically, mentally, and financially. Not lost on me, not for a second. As the date gets closer, I’ve been paying attention to what comes up. The fears. The uncertainties. I know I carry decades of conditioning, experiences,…

  • Moving my body has become one of the ways I steady myself. It’s physical, yes—but it reaches far beyond that. A couple of years ago, I found myself in a season that felt heavy. Winter felt longer than usual.Life felt harder than it should.There were things happening that were completely out of my control—and they…

  • I’ve heard people say you don’t need to prepare for the Camino—you just need to walk.  That everything you need will be provided along the way.  There’s something really beautiful in that. A kind of surrender. A trust in the unknown.  And part of me loves that idea.  But for me, preparing has mattered.  Not in a rigid, have-it-all-figured-out kind of way— more in…

  • The dream didn’t start here.  It started years ago—quietly, unexpectedly—when a story found its way to me and stayed.  What I didn’t know then was that it was taking root.  Growing in ways I couldn’t see. Waiting for a time when I’d be ready to follow it.  And now, here I am.  Answering it.  The Camino de Santiago is a network of walking routes…

  • When I was in my twenties, I had $500 in my pocket, a terrible perm, zero connections—and I moved across the world to Asia.  I didn’t have a plan.  I didn’t have a safety net.  I just had this quiet, relentless urge to figure out what this thing called life was all about—and I didn’t care how I got there.  A few weeks of exploring…

  • Today is my 50th birthday—and the first day of a new way of doing life. For the past two decades, I’ve been raising kids (and if I’m honest… a husband). Like so many women I know, I set my dreams aside to make space for everyone else’s. And I don’t regret it. I’ve lived a…

  • The Moment You Listen

    When the whisper calls, you have two choices: turn away…or lean in. Ignoring it doesn’t make it disappear. It only waits—patient, persistent. But when you listen—you begin to honour the dreams that never left. ➡️ The Dream That Grew

  • It Starts With A Seed

    A story, an image, a song, a scent. Something lands—and instead of passing through, it takes hold. If it stays with you, if it keeps finding its way back…you’re meant to listen. ➡️ The Seed That Stayed

  • And today is the first day of living life a new way. Feel free to follow my blog – Chasing Dreams. ➡️ Fifty & Finally Listening