I'm giving no gift to anyone this holiday season or for any holiday for that matter. No gifts for friends, family, pets or myself. Why not give the gift of nothingness? Why not allow the holiday season to pass and shop nothing for all?
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I grew up with three older brothers. I learned to stand my ground as the lone female in the pack at an early age. Growing up with brothers meant being the weird one and the outcast at times. A boys club, after all, entails a different focus from a girls club.
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As I entered the Longji Rice Terraces in the Yunnan Province of China for some spectacular hiking experience, I thought, “It’s irrelevant," referring to the notion of bringing make up and fixing my hair up, the way I normally did back in Washington, DC to dance the night away. Trekking, after all, is a MESSY business.
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I am the author of my own story
I follow the path according to my heart's desire
Time does not dictate when it's game over
I can start anew anytime
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She's the girl with the uneven tanned body
Scorched skin from the rays of the sun from trekking the high passes.
She's the girl with the high cut boots
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This can easily be a 2016 in review note but it’s not. It’s just that my alter ego, Brown Gal Trekker, has taken over much of the time recently and I finally feel compelled to comment and express my views as “me.”
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Once upon a time I had a 1500 square foot, three bedroom, two bath house with front and back yards, complete with furnishings from top to bottom and front to back.
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You know the deal. We’re not going to be in our 20s forever. Not even in our 30s. Once you hit 40s, the nagging feeling of “aging” starts to enter front stage. Fear not. Aging has its perks.
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Being a solo traveler, and even more so, a solo hiker or backpacker can be an intimidating endeavor to undertake.
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