Tag Archives: 2014

Visual Soliloquy #984 Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky…

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. ― Rabindranath Tagore

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Visual Soliloquy #983 If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment…

If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment. ― Georgia O’Keeffe

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Visual Soliloquy #982 Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends…

Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends. ― Aberjhani

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A is for Awesome: Ama Dablam #3 (The Spout Hike)

Happy Find your Fit Friday! I’ve had an awesome week finding my fit and today is actually a bit of a rest day after four big physical days starting off my training efforts for Ama Dablam. Yesterday was a “climb … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #981 We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature…

We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #980 You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.. .

You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather. ― Pema Chödrön

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D is for Discipline: Ama Dablam #2

Thanks to Sue for this picture! Another morning, another training day. This morning was an “Up Down, Up Down” workout on Signal Hill. We headed up the North Head trail, down the back side to Cuckhold Cove, up the back … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #979 Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have…

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have. ― Lemony Snicket

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Visual Soliloquy #978 I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it…

I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force … Continue reading

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Out of Re-Tire-Ment: Ama Dablam #1

Tuesdays are now Tiredays or as you can see from the photo above: Tired Ays! Great morning out on the hill with Sue (another convert to the fun and joys of Tire Pulling ) and taking my new tire rig … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #977 The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing…

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ― Walt Disney

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What’s TA Climbing Next V? Ama Dablam: We’ve All Got a Mountain

Congrats to Phil, Rick and Tyler for their correct guesses at what I am climbing next. Ama Dablam! I first saw the peak in 2002 and several times since then culminating this past spring, when I saw Ama Dablam from … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #976 Always Remember to take your Vitamins: Take your Vitamin A for ACTION…

Always Remember to take your Vitamins: Take your Vitamin A for ACTION, Vitamin B for Belief, Vitamin C for Confidence ,Vitamin D for Discipline, Vitamin E for Enthusiasm! ― Pablo

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What’s TA Climbing Next V Clue 3?

What’s TA Climbing Next Fifth Edition! My goodness how time and climbs fly. We’ve had fun guessing the last few times before climbs, I thought I would offer up the picture clue peak guessing game again this time. Please enter … Continue reading

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What’s TA Climbing Next V Clue 2?

What’s TA Climbing Next Fifth Edition! My goodness how time and climbs fly. We’ve had fun guessing the last few times before climbs, I thought I would offer up the picture clue peak guessing game again this time. Please enter … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #975 Be willing to be a beginner every single morning…

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. ― Meister Eckhart

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What’s TA Climbing Next V?

What’s TA Climbing Next Fifth Edition! My goodness how time and climbs fly. We’ve had fun guessing the last few times before climbs, I thought I would offer up the picture clue peak guessing game again this time. Please enter … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #974 It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live…

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. ― J.K. Rowling

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Visual Soliloquy #973 We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature…

We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us … Continue reading

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The Great Big Walk

By Michelle Osmond On March 5, Dr. TA Loeffler set out on a 600 kilometre traverse of the High Himalaya in Nepal. The HKR professor, along with her partner Marion Wissink from the Department of Computer Science, and two others … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #971 There is a hidden message in every waterfall…

There is a hidden message in every waterfall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you! ― Mehmet Murat Ildan

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Visual Soliloquy #970 The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm…

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm. — Aldous Huxley I’ve had an awesome birthday that included wonderful birthday greetings from family and friends, sticking my … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #969 The summer solstice is a time for strength and vitality for action and movement…

The summer solstice is a time for strength and vitality for action and movement. ― Carole Carlton

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Visual Soliloquy #968 The greatest skill I ever had, though, was the one I started with: being able to suffer for long periods of time and not die. In exchange, I got to see some amazing things…

During my three seasons at Mount Rainier I learned a lot about mountain climbing and rescues, about politics and camaraderie in the mountains, and about what being a woman climber means. Now I know in all certainty when to bring … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #967 Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be…

Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. ― Abraham Lincoln

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Visual Soliloquy #966 When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can…

When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. ― Patrick Rothfuss

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Visual Soliloquy #965 Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am…

Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am. ― Parker J. Palmer

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Visual Soliloquy #964 When the path ignites a soul, there’s no remaining in place. The foot touches ground, but not for long…

When the path ignites a soul, there’s no remaining in place. The foot touches ground, but not for long. ― Hakim Sanai

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Visual Soliloquy #963 One who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying…

One who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying. Friedrich Nietzsche Great Big Walk Public Presentation tonight (June 5) at 7:30 pm PE … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #962 I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises…

I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises. ― Elizabeth Gilbert

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Visual Soliloquy #961 What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another…

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. ― Mahatma Gandhi

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Visual Soliloquy #960 To embark on the journey towards your goals and dreams requires bravery. To remain on that path requires courage. The bridge that merges the two is commitment…

To embark on the journey towards your goals and dreams requires bravery. To remain on that path requires courage. The bridge that merges the two is commitment. ― Steve Maraboli

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Visual Soliloquy #959 Celebrate who you are in your deepest heart. Love yourself and the world will love you…

Celebrate who you are in your deepest heart. Love yourself and the world will love you. ― Amy Leigh Mercree

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Visual Soliloquy #958 The earth laughs in flowers…

The earth laughs in flowers. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Great Big Walk: Still Walking

It’s been a whirlwind since getting home ten days ago. I went right into teaching summer courses and the pictures I promised you are long/late in coming. The picture above is the team taking our first few steps west on … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #957 Each evening, I ached for the shelter of my tent, for the smallest sense that something was shielding me from the entire rest of the world, keeping me safe not from danger, but from vastness itself…

Each evening, I ached for the shelter of my tent, for the smallest sense that something was shielding me from the entire rest of the world, keeping me safe not from danger, but from vastness itself. ― Cheryl Strayed

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Visual Soliloquy #956 We learn the rope of life by untying its knots…

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots. –Jean Toomer

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Visual Soliloquy #955 I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over…

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the centre. –Kurt Vonnegut

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Visual Soliloquy #954 A great person is always willing to be little…

A great person is always willing to be little. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #953 Everything you can imagine is real…

Everything you can imagine is real. ― Pablo Picasso

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