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I often get the feeling that I am moving so fast that I can’t keep up with my own life. Don’t get me wrong, this most often feels like a good thing. I find that the next adventure is happening before I can capture the last. I then get hung up with trying to catch…

One of the most exciting and rewarding changes in my life has been becoming a Rotary International member.  I was first an a Rotary Exchange Student twenty years ago, when I was bit by the travel bug and launched my nomadic tendencies. You may have seen Rotary signs around town, on various service projects, or…

I am gratefully headed to Oregon today for several weeks off.  This evening my twin sister and I have the pleasure of going to a Ben Harper concert at the fabulous Edgefield, a McMeinnemins location just outside of Portland that hosts an excellent summer concert series. Ben has inspired me to write several posts, including…

What started as a whisper slowly turned into a scream. Searching for an answer where the question is unseen. Amen, Omen is one of my favorite Ben Harper songs. It speaks to me of how someone becomes a part of you. How all of us are mortal and how we must face this as part…

Written on my cross-country journey, from Oregon back to Washington, DC, I reflected on my journey home to celebrate my father Wally. I am blessed by an extra ordinary life. Most often I live my life with intention, but perhaps not with the daily reminder that I am blessed. Perhaps it takes unexpected loss to…

Nothing can prepare one to loss of a parent. I learned my father died late on Thursday night and have been dealing with the grief and moving on since then. My father, Wally Pierce Jones, was one of my biggest fans and influenced me greatly to be the wandering nomad that I have become. His…