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Dispatch from the Oasis in the Great White North

By lizjansen Posted on December 19, 2019 Posted in Personal Growth 2 Comments
Dispatch from the Oasis in the Great White North

Winter solstice occurs this weekend in the northern hemisphere, marking the end of the descent into night. Winter officially begins and the light starts to gently elongate the day as darkness wanes. It’s nature’s time for deep rest and renewal. …

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Time to Hibernate: Home and Taking a Break

By lizjansen Posted on October 18, 2019 Posted in Adventure, Ancestor Trail 12 Comments
Time to Hibernate: Home and Taking a Break

For the past four nights I’ve slept in my own bed, yet keep waking up wondering where I am. It’s odd this happens now, but never during the past eleven weeks of camping, staying with friends, and some motelling! In …

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Motorcycles, Mennonites, and Métis…and More

By lizjansen Posted on October 4, 2019 Posted in Ancestor Trail No Comments
Motorcycles, Mennonites, and Métis…and More

Winter winds pushed me east towards Winnipeg and my next stop on the Long Road Home moto-book tour. I anticipated a cosmopolitan* audience at McNally Robinson Books—different from the mainly motorcycle crowd I’d met with during the first two-thirds of …

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The Stories We Carry: Unlocking and Liberating The Message

By lizjansen Posted on September 15, 2019 Posted in Adventure, Ancestor Trail, Ancestors, Culture, Personal Growth 4 Comments

One of the greatest joys during this Long Road Home moto-book tour has come not from sharing my story, but from listening to the stories of others. We’ve all got them and we share universal themes. They’re passed down through …

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Clouds, Mountains, and Heeding the Call of Nature

By lizjansen Posted on September 8, 2019 Posted in Inspiration 2 Comments
Clouds, Mountains, and Heeding the Call of Nature

The clouds got me first. They mesmerized and drew me in as they shapeshifted around the peaks of Canada’s Rocky Mountains. Set against a clear blue sky, it was Nature at her best. I’ve been on the road again this …

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Family and Fate: Honoring the Reimer Ancestors

By lizjansen Posted on August 30, 2019 Posted in Ancestor Trail, Power of Story 4 Comments
Family and Fate: Honoring the Reimer Ancestors

August 27 went as planned with a group of Reimer cousins meeting for lunch. Within moments of the shutter snapping for the après-lunch photo, everything changed. I’m in Vancouver on the Long Road Home Moto-Book Tour. The nearby city of …

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Lessons from Trudy: Trust and Let Go

By lizjansen Posted on August 23, 2019 Posted in Lessons from Trudy 4 Comments
Lessons from Trudy: Trust and Let Go
Left handle-grip worn through to the metal.

Trudy, my trusted Triumph Tiger motorcycle, teacher, and muse, has come through with more lessons from the road. Last week’s post, Lessons from the Road: Trust the Mystery, described challenges of the Long Road Home moto-book tour. I affirmed my …

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Lessons from the Road: Trust the Mystery

By lizjansen Posted on August 18, 2019 Posted in Liz's Stories, Personal Growth, Power of Story 4 Comments
Lessons from the Road: Trust the Mystery

Five years ago I set out on a quest, seeking to answer who I was before I was told by my culture who I was. I was absolutely sure this calling was one I must answer by setting out on …

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Reality of the Road: The Landscape of Travel

By lizjansen Posted on August 10, 2019 Posted in Adventure, Ancestor Trail 2 Comments
Reality of the Road: The Landscape of Travel

Even I get caught up in the romantic notion of riding a motorcycle across the open landscape under sunny blue skies with the wind in my face. The reality of the road brings me back to earth. Every time. Last …

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The Long Road Home Tour and Another Crossing

By lizjansen Posted on August 2, 2019 Posted in Ancestor Trail No Comments
The Long Road Home Tour and Another Crossing

It’s a familiar feeling – leaving the port of Tobermory for Manitoulin Island on the Chi Cheemaun (Big Canoe), headed for parts unknown. It wasn’t my maiden voyage but it imight have been. Yesterday, the sailing marked the beginning of …

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