Blog Posts – Paddlin’ On

Greetings for the new year! I wish you all the best of health, prosperity and positive change in your life in 2018! I am excited to let you know that my newest book, Change: Our Ever-Present Companion is now complete and ready for purchase. It is a collection of essays from many of my paddling adventures over the […]

I have always been fascinated by red-winged blackbirds when I have been paddling through the inlets and coves on many Wisconsin lakes. How they swoop around in the marshes and then land on a tiny strand of reed. The unsuspecting reed sways back and forth, adjusting to the weight of this surprise visitor and it

I have been writing a lot this summer about change and transition. It has been the focus of the Red Kayak Institute retreats this year in an attempt to help our retreaters process and move through changes in their lives. It has also been a huge part of my life this year, as I shift and move

Red Kayak Institute was honored to participate in a morning of healing on the water with parents grieving the loss of a child. Our morning retreat on July 25th at the Monee Reservoir in Monee, Illinois was part of a four day retreat hosted by Purple Project, a Plainfield based nonprofit. Thank you Joe and Sherry Anicich

Greetings this holiday season to you! It has been months since Reflections has come to you, and I’ve missed you! I apologize for my absence from the written word, but it has been a fabulous year of paddling, transitioning to our new status as a 501(c)3 organization and living our mission at the Red Kayak

Every morning, as I enjoy my dark roasted coffee and sit in the soft light of dawn, I read an enlightening passage from The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo. This gem of a book is a daily dose of wisdom and I am always amazed at how vividly his descriptive manner brings his simple,

I was greeted this morning by the brightness of the full moon streaming into my bedroom window. It was a gentler awakening than my alarm clock, causing me to feel more peaceful about the dawning of yet another busy workday. A question arose in my heart – what have I done with my time in

The night after kayaking in Oban, I wrote in my journal, “I feel as though I have been on an incredible retreat already, and we haven’t even begun.” Little did I know the transformation that waited. We continued our journey within the journey – two ferries and a bus ride to the mystical little Scottish

It’s mid-October and I am in Scotland with my Arizona buddies Dee and Colleen, on our way to Joan Anderson’s Celtic retreat, Time out of Time, on the Isle of Iona. Prior to our trek to Iona, we are in Oban (which means “little bay”) to spend a day kayaking on the beautiful waters that