Author: Rochelle

Remember this… “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” — Bruce Lee Act first, think later… Just some autumn beauty in Colorado – Lake Eileen Some days I just don’t feel like doing anything. It’s not that I’m depressed; I just have…

The changing of seasons calls for rest… The details I only see when I stop and rest It is full-on fall here. The trees are making their magnificent and amazing transformation from green to gold. The warm summer days are replaced with crisp, cool mornings. The seasonal change is obvious.…

For the love of the outdoors… A beautiful day to pick grapes “Grape Harvesters needed. Sign up here.” I was standing in line to buy a bottle of wine at our local winery and saw this written on a piece of paper on a clipboard. How cool would that be?…

It’s not time yet… Imagine this when the slope is bathed in yellow… I’d like to tell this to the stores that have had Halloween candy on their shelves since Labor Day. It’s not time yet! But this is not about the commercialization of our holidays…but another reminder from my…

Words to live by… “I GET TO shovel all this snow!” — my wise friend, John Foley, amid cancer treatments Trying to remember every day is a GET TO… I hope I get to shovel snow like this again… John and I exchanged many emails during the course of our…

These Rambles are testing me… Two years ago, I was crazy nervous as I launched my book into the world. I can still feel the butterflies in my stomach as I sat in my office, rehearsing my little talk and staring at the Zoom screen as people’s faces began filling…

The magic of music… The radiating beauty of a sunset (amateur photo by me) I love music. Songs can make me cry, laugh, or just smile from ear to ear. Nothing brings me more joy than belting out my favorite tunes while cruising down the road. Music has gotten me…

Remember this… “You are allowed to be disappointed when it feels like life’s benched you. What you aren’t allowed to do is miss your opportunity to lead from the bench. If you’re not a leader on the bench, don’t call yourself a leader on the field. You’re either a leader…

Call it what you will… About an hour after I sent out my last Ramble on the imaginary bears, I set out for another noontime run with my best friend, Sunny Hot. “Where are you going?” Alan asked. “Just over to the lake and the little lookout. I’m not running…

Think about this… What do you see? (photo taken by me.) Sometimes seeing is deceiving I’ve seen a lot of bears on our hiking trips. Sometimes as many as two or three in one trip. They’re usually hanging out in the lower-elevation forests. Which makes sense; that’s where the berries…