Rosalyn Writes

Back to the Wild: The Spirit of Christopher McCandless Lives On

Back to the Wild: The Spirit of Christopher McCandless Lives On

I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. ~ Henry David Thoreau At sixteen years old, I checked out  Thoreau’s book Walden at the library which, looking back seems like oddly heavy material for a teenage girl. I’m positive I did not read the entire…

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Breathe Deep Every Day

Breathe Deep Every Day

It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here. So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for awhile and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. ~Edward Abbey

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Plastic Bags are Growing on Trees! Thinking about Plastic on International Surfing Day

Plastic Bags are Growing on Trees! Thinking about Plastic on International Surfing Day

One of my favorite running routes on Oahu is up Diamond Head road to the lookout. Over four years ago I stood there after a run, looking out at the ocean and decided I wanted to move to Hawaii. And I noticed a plastic bag in a tree. A black, plastic bag, knotted and wrapped around the limb of an old tree, weathered and torn, one frayed strand of it swaying in the wind. It…

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Vancouver Riots: Trying to Make Sense of a Night of Destruction

Vancouver Riots: Trying to Make Sense of a Night of Destruction

Like a car wreck you can’t help but look at, I sat in front of my computer for hours last night watching the riots unfold live in Vancouver, with an ever growing pit of sickness in my stomach. When I finally got up from my seat, the sun had set and the house was dark except for the glow of my computer screen. I closed my laptop to the image of black smoke billowing up…

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Clean Program – Week 1 – That’s a Wrap!

Clean Program – Week 1 – That’s a Wrap!

My Clean book is tattered, has food stains and wrinkled, bent pages; surely a good sign at the close of my first week on the cleanse. I must admit, I have spent more time at Whole Foods, in my kitchen, and doing research more than anything else this week, but am quite enjoying myself and learning a lot. The Clean website and online forum have proven invaluable, for recipes, tips and support. My transition from…

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