"A Walk in the Desert"© 2010  ~  by Carol E. Fairbanks

                                           

                                                    The First Step of My Journey

I am officially beginning this blog...alone and in the desert of my journey... and coping with my inner child that feels abandoned. But nevertheless, this is a blog of acceptance and celebration of my life...with no regrets....no wishing things were different.  I come from a place of self empowerment.  I am grateful for everything that is in my life right now....even the challenging thoughts that keep me moving forward.  And so I walk...and walk a lot!  Why?  Because when my feet hit the ground enough, I feel connected and safe.  When I walk, I am in the present moment...no anguish over the past...no embarrassment over my bad decisions.....no shame about who I am.  There is only me and the mountains and the sky and the trees.  That connection reminds me of who I really am... a spiritual being having a human experience.  Right now, I have no great plans for accomplishments (kind of out of character for me!)  except to walk as many natural trails in the Northwest as I can.  So, there is no looking back.  There is only the trail that brings me home to myself.  And I have taken the first step!