Author Archives: Maren
A powerful mind trick
Some of you know that I am a huge fan of train travel. I have criss-crossed the United States several times on Amtrak, as well as traversed large segments of each coast. One time, frustrated by an order-ahead system that … Continue reading
The magic is building
Wow… the magic of this trip has begun! I had sensed from the start that as I began to write about it, and to share the writing on various platforms, people would start to come together to offer advice, encouragement, … Continue reading
The rain returns
I’m back in Portland, after a wonderfully refreshing break. The area had a small bit of rain while I was gone, which mercifully cleared out most of the smoke, and put out many of the fires. Today, I was back … Continue reading
Smoke, pacing myself, trusting the flow
[This is a post from a week ago, September 13th. I wrote it at the airport, just before boarding my flight, and managed to post it to Patreon and Facebook before my flight boarded, but didn’t have enough time to … Continue reading
What is possible right now? Do that thing.
I’m not on my bike today. I’m sitting here on the couch instead, feeling slightly dazed, with orange sky around me from all the fires in the area. Here in Portland it’s not really too bad, but my Facebook feed … Continue reading
Labor Day, and “reality” intrudes
Today feels very different from yesterday. This is the Labor Day weekend in the US: the cultural, if not meteorological, end of summer. People usually spend it outdoors. If you’ve been reading this blog for the past few days, you … Continue reading
Overcoming fears, finding new challenges
I am finding that blogging about my fears seems to help dissipate them. I love this, and hope it continues. (I recommend some version of this to anyone reading: if you don’t have a blog, maybe post about some of … Continue reading
Scaling my first “mountain”
Today, I got in the saddle on the Brompton for the first time in a while. It was time to begin “training” for this dream! The bike had had its first-ever tuneup the other day, so the ride was extra … Continue reading
Dreaming of Earthships
I think I’m at the point in this journey, and this blog, where I’m ready to start talking to some people about their dreams, and sharing those dreams with the larger world. I’m not sure yet what form(s) this may … Continue reading
Cycling the nation for change
How are you holding up? I don’t need to tell anyone reading that this is a time of extreme bleakness for the United States and the world. Living here at the moment (Portland, Oregon, no less) I feel as if … Continue reading