Rethinking Forward

How are you preparing?

Cara Donahue — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:26:45 +0000

ready.gov

NOAA

Picking up supplies was hectic, but worthwhile. I’m glad my go kit is ready to hit the road.

What are you doing to prepare for the hurricane?

Filed under: Environment

Words

Cara Donahue — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:51:45 +0000

Do I confuse speaking with being heard?

When I communicate, am I giving or taking from the receiver?

Filed under: questions, things I've learned from Dave

Running

Cara Donahue — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:12:44 +0000

The gentle breeze brushed up on my neck and arms, and I was reminded, “This is not the end.”

The breeze picked up and started pushing up against me as I rounded the corner, and I was reminded, “You’ve got more.”

Filed under: Growth, health, prayer, Travel

Are you prepared?

Cara Donahue — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:39:54 +0000

ready.gov

Irene

Filed under: Environment, Resources

One Option

Cara Donahue — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:51:32 +0000

Setting goals and following through on them requires making tough decisions, sometimes leading to a painful, irksome or uncomfortable end. But always for the better.

Do I choose to engage the difficult and say yes?

Do I eat, sleep or spend time being quiet by SOAPing? I left no margin to do all three. It is not in the crazy big choices that become the issue, it is in the daily, moment to moment choices that are so easy to write off as no big deal. And as we all know, the cumulative yes, makes all the difference.

Regardless, I am faced with but one choice to live out. There is no juggling, no multi-tasking, no squeezing in. My choice just is. And so I have to live with it, to embrace it.

And so I start over again and choose again for tomorrow.

Filed under: Growth, life, Time Management, Travel, versus

26 Days Out

Cara Donahue — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:20:40 +0000

On the plane ride over, I was journaling about what areas in my life I wanted to maintain momentum and what areas needed to be stretched. Right now it all feels like a stretch.

How do I stay connected to those I love? How do I stay connected to the goals that are meant to be accomplished while home? How do I stay connected to my present reality of being disconnected? How do I stay intentional and engaged on a daily basis?

These things I ponder and wonder about. It makes me excited about the end result of my 26 day departure and yet, more importantly, it makes me excited about today.

Filed under: Growth, health, marriage, Time Management, Travel, work