“There is power within our words. They can empower us, defeat our ambitions and bleed an ink pen dry. Each one of us has a unique story to share. Our pearls of wisdom can liberate and transform the life of one person, maybe even a thousand. We are here to be heard, to guide, to live life in motion and explore the elements for a healthier life! So put pen to paper and #SHINEON!!”
-C.K. Kochis
The Adventure Continues..."Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them." -Leo RostenPoopcicles are a real thing. On November 13th, I pulled out of a campground south of Oklahoma City hauling frozen poop and dishwater. Sounds lovely, doesn't. Well,...
The Adventure Continues..."I stopped explaining myself when I realized other people only understand from their level of perception." -author unknownFor weeks I’ve been trying to get to the root of why it bothers me when people tell me how envious they are of me. Then...
The Adventure Continues...“Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost.” ― Erol OzanI find it interesting that each state, campground, hiking trail, breath of air gifts me a unique “adjustment” to my adventure. At the campgrounds near (what used to...
The Adventure Continues... "He said, 'There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live." -Dalai LamaThere are various experiences in...
The Adventure Continues...“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and...
The Adventure Continues..."Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things. -air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the...
The Adventure Continues..."It took me a while to learn the true meaning of patience and surrender, but I have finally accepted that healing doesn't happen on our schedule. It doesn't have a clock or a calendar." -Yolanda Hadid Pray I've spent a lifetime praying for...
The Adventure... "Sarcasm is like cheap wine - it leaves a terrible aftertaste." -Dana Perino While watching a video of a young couple talk about their nomadic living experience, the concept of unrooting came to me. They spoke of the expense of renting an apartment...
The Adventure... Michigan "Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes." -Hugh Prather I am truly wandering through my days in a way that's unfamiliar. I've stripped away the possessions and clothes that no longer fit the woman I am today. The...
"You know your client values you when they ask you to share wisdom with someone looking to break into the same field." - C.K. Kochis I was asked to share how I got my start as a Virtual Assistant (VA) with a young woman interested in becoming a VA. My response...
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu Today I had to restore my website utilizing a backup from Friday. In the...
Never in my life has it been so obvious that I need to loose weight. No wonder life felt so heavy. I mean, hevē!! Seriously, this will never, ever, EVER happen again. Okay, it may. But, not intentionally. Over the course of my lifetime, I accumulated a great deal of...
"If ever you want to know who loves you, who your true friends are, move. Yup. That's right. Move your household. But first, you have to be willing to ask for help." -C.K. Kochis It's almost nine o'clock and I am whopped. I'm writing this post while laying in bed...
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” -Lao Tzu A little less than half of the reactions I've received from stating I do not have specific plans after the sale of my the home have surprised me. My family and the majority of my close...
"Life is an amazing adventure; it was never intended to be lived in gray-scale." -C.K. Kochis I started writing that quote years ago. I'd say at least six or seven years ago (maybe longer than that). It started off as a way to remind myself that the dark days I was...
Let me explain ~ there's a story behind everything wrong within my home. Prepping my home to be listed was hard work. It felt good to toss this and that into the yard sale pile, those things into the trash and touch the possessions I wish to keep. It felt good to...
When I stated to Cheri and Robert "I'm tired of living in the past", something deep within my core moved. I do believe I discovered one of those metaphorical boulders blocking my path. I've toyed with the idea of moving for two or three years. It was a concept that...
How long has it been since you checked the dashboard of your WordPess website? An ignored dashboard can be a playground for hackers, viruses and all sorts of unpleasantries. As a result, Google may blacklist your domain. That means no one will be able to find, or...
You've decided it's time to make a change to the current appearance and feel of your website. Now the question becomes, how ready are you to make the update? Let's begin the transformation with these five questions: What do you like about your current website? What do...
I get it. I make people uncomfortable to be around me at times. My co-workers have gotten used to the gush of tear triggered by a song played over the speakers, a shared memory and for no reason at all (other than I miss my kid). On a side note, I've put in a good...
Did you know that the colors you choose to use on your website can, and will, affect the viewer's response to the overall message you're conveying? A lot of thought goes into creating a website. The structure and function-ability provide the foundation; the color...
"We gain our greatest wisdom by listening to our heart, sitting in nature, through adversity and by helping others." -CK KochisLife is our greatest teacher. How do we learn? By trial and error, of course. Just when we think we have things figured out, something...
Our intuition is a gift that is often times ignored. I know there's been times when I've shushed my inner voice and regretted it later. Often when I run into people at the grocery store and on the rare occasion I'm at a social event, friends will say, "I was just...
You have my FULL permission to feel what you feel when you feel it. And don't you dare stifle your emotions because it makes someone else uncomfortable. Let those tears flow, damn it! For those of you who know of me via the masks of social media and blog posts, and to...
Newsletter
I am embarking on an adventure of a lifetime. I was presented the opportunity to change my typical lifestyle to that of a nomad.
Nomad – noun – a person who moves from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time.
My creativity is flowing and it feels good to be putting pen to paper. I look forward to sharing my personal insights, pearls of wisdom and stories from the road.