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The Universal Law of Success: Eyes Up! Throttle On!

By lizjansen Posted on January 6, 2023 Posted in Ancestors, Inspiration

2022 was a landmark year. After fifty-two years of riding, the time came to call it quits and free up space to explore untapped interests and aptitudes. Graduate studies have more than filled that. They have also exemplified what I’ve …

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The Grace of the Land

By lizjansen Posted on October 5, 2022 Posted in Ancestors, Liz's Stories

Five years ago today, my father passed away. It was fitting that he, a farmer, a man of the land his entire life, should pass on the Harvest Moon. My studies into how my ancestors related to the lands they …

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Back to the Books: Ukrainian Steppe to Alberta Prairies

By lizjansen Posted on September 30, 2022 Posted in Adventure, Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories

Last month I described the sensation of timelessness as I walked on rocks formed hundreds of millions of years ago. This month, it’s back to the books! (Read Newfoundland: Keeper of Stories in Stone) This time, I’ve landed in an …

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Newfoundland: Keeper of Stories in Stone

By lizjansen Posted on September 6, 2022 Posted in Adventure, Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories, Stories from the Land

Known as “the Rock”, Newfoundland is world-renowned for its ancient stories in stone. To pass it off as a single lump sitting in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada’s Maritime Provinces is at best short-sighted. Its geology, illustrates …

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The Stories We Carry Live On

By lizjansen Posted on July 28, 2022 Posted in Inspiration, Liz's Stories, Power of Story

Life transitions often illustrate how the stories we carry live on in us through changes in external circumstances. It didn’t take long and Trudy had a new home with my friend, mentor, and owner of SMART Adventures Off-road Training School, …

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Solstice Ride and Saying Farewell to Trudy

By lizjansen Posted on June 29, 2022 Posted in Adventure, Liz's Stories

This year’s Summer Solstice marked a farewell ride on Trudy, my Triumph Tiger motorcycle. The day was gorgeous and sunny, perfect for a ride through the countryside. Only a short section of highway was necessary to get me to Sturgess …

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Changes in Time and Place: Swamp Wisdom One Year Later

By lizjansen Posted on May 6, 2022 Posted in Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories, Stories from the Land

Swamp Wisdom 2021 One year ago, I paused my trail walk to sit at the edge of this swamp and reflect. It reminded me of a primordial pool from which life has been emerging for millions of years and will …

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The Assault: 7 Lessons to Live By

By lizjansen Posted on February 25, 2022 Posted in Liz's Stories

“Everything is forgotten in the end. The shouting dies down, the waves subside, the streets empty, and all is silent once more.” Harry Mulisch in The Assault It’s Reading Week, the so-called break before the home stretch but necessary for …

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Insufficient Disk Space! (How to) Manage Storage

By lizjansen Posted on January 26, 2022 Posted in Liz's Stories

Insufficient Disk Space. The red flag warning slid over from the left top of my screen just as I was beginning an assignment due the next day. “Not now! I don’t have time! How could this be happening when I …

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Winter Solstice: Remembering Who and Where We Are

By lizjansen Posted on December 22, 2021 Posted in Liz's Stories

At this time of year, Winter Solstice for those of us in the northern hemisphere, I’m awed by a sense of beauty, interconnectedness to nature, and constancy. We’ve embraced a time of hibernation as darkness has increased during the past …

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