by Ana | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #522: He Stared. I Stared. Unblinking…he stared at me. I stared back at him. I started a conversation.”So…how ya’ doin’ today, friend?” He said nothing back.Just more unblinking stares. “Have big plans for the...
by Ana | Feb 3, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #521: And Then I Saw Them The photo above?That’s my backpack. In walking across eight countries…that little dude has been on my back. Oh…I know.It’s really just a book backpack. But little or not… That backpack has been my trusted...
by Ana | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #520: Don’t Bring the Fake Recently… I took an impromptu class on”How to Succeed.” My instructor was a 10-year-old girl. I was in Mexico. I was sitting on the boardwalk in Cabo San Lucas…writing.I was looking for inspiration when my...
by Ana | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #519: It’s Not a Wish I Wish Whoever sent the email was anonymous.The email address wasn’t in my database. It was three sentences short: “I wish I’d made different decisions and went different directions. I wish I could do life over. What...
by Ana | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #518: My Legs Aren’t Tired I’m back in Mexico. I was here in November to learn how to breathe again.I’m here in January to write. As I type now, I’m in Mazatlan. In Mazatlan, it has become a ritual for me to climb to the El Faro...
by Ana | Jan 6, 2022 | Blog Post
Blog #517: Spilling My Guts Twice…I screwed up big time. Of course… I’ve had 1,000+ baby screw-ups where I’ve said the wrong thing or done the wrong thing and it embarrassingly or painfully cost me…but TWO distinct screw-ups hit my...