Meeting Gulzhahan
For the next few weeks (or months) I’ll be popping in on Fridays with a Deleted Scene from my memoir, At Home on the Kazakh Steppe. Let’s call them the “lost deleted scenes.” As I put together my new ebook … Read More
Life Lesson #1 From Camel’s Hump
#1 Sometimes, we have to forge our own path. Remember Gillian? We met her back at Lesson #10, Sometimes, when you try to follow the blazes, it ends in disaster. Sometimes, we have to break the “rules,” follow our own … Read More
Life Lesson #2 From Camel’s Hump
#2 Sometimes, we just need to follow the rules. Rules make life simple. That’s their upside and their downside. Rules take the decision-making responsibility away from us. In some cases, they remove that sense of personal responsibility … Read More
Life Lesson #3 From Camel’s Hump
#3 Seen in the distance, problems sometimes appear larger and more ominous. But as we move closer, the solution appears. I’m tempted to quote the “One Step at a Time” adage, but this is different. The lesson in this one … Read More
Life Lesson #4 From Camel’s Hump
#4 Sometimes, when we think we’re in it alone, it’s good to remember that others have gone before. I wondered, as I climbed these steps, who had laid them? How long had it taken? Was it a large group? Did … Read More
Life Lesson #5 From Camel’s Hump
#5 Sometimes, it doesn’t matter which way we go. So, I’m trekking down the path, carefully placing my foot so I don’t twist my ankle on the rocks, and taking care to keep an eye on … Read More
Life Lesson #6 From Camel’s Hump
#6 Sometimes, it’s nice to have a reminder that we’re going in the right direction. I remember this one at though it happened last week. (insider joke here; see Lesson #8) I’d been inching my way down … Read More
Life Lesson #7 From Camel’s Hump
#7 Sometimes, we just have to stop and stare at the view. And doing it barefoot is a bonus. I remember this moment. I had not yet reached the summit. But at that moment, when the path … Read More
Life Lesson #8 From Camel’s Hump
#8 Sometimes, we just have to stop and listen. I’m a big fan of the cliche, “stop and smell the roses” and I pride myself on not losing sight of those metaphorical roses as I move through … Read More