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Jeanne Stawiecki -

Ralph Waldo Emerson asked: “How much of human life is lost in waiting?”

20 Modern Day American Adventurers

9 Record Holders Who Prove Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number

Jeanne Stawiecki at Age 56 Completes Seven Marathons and Summits the Highest Peaks on Seven Continents

The Challenge: Backward, Forward, Breakdown or Breakthrough

The Wakening of the Self

March 9, 2018
Campbell explains the call to adventure as “the awakening of the self.” If you are stagnant, you are dying. What dream have…

I kept going

January 15, 2018
For my first big rock-climbing trip I went with a friend to New Hampshire. We hired a guide from the International Mountain…

Grateful

December 11, 2017
I never thought that one day I would say I am grateful for the challenges I have endured in my life.  In…

The first time I saw Everest

October 30, 2017
For two weeks we had been steadily gaining altitude.  The lush green pastures and forests of silver fir, birch, rhododendrons and juniper…

Unrest

October 30, 2017
By the time I was in my mid thirties, I felt empty.  The dreams I had as a child were gone—vaporous fairy-tales…

Thinking Outside the Box

September 7, 2017
We have all heard the expression “thinking outside the box." But what does it mean and what is “the box”?    After…

Nature heals

June 16, 2017
When I have a challenging week, I always look to exercise, nature and gardening. My garden is a mini oasis; gardening a…