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Channel: Betsy Lewis – The Walkabout Woman

Love In The Time of 40 Rose Bushes

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I used to own 40 rose bushes. They came part and parcel with a house my new husband and I bought in Boise, Idaho — when we were young, in love and wanting to settle down and start a family. The roses were a riotous mix of colors and shades, lined up prettily against a […]

The Invisible Woman?

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  Last week a sales clerk gave me the senior discount automatically — without me having to ask. Whoa! That was a first. I had dressed up too. Made an effort. Had my makeup on. I’d also recently lost a few pounds. I thought I looked good, middle-aged perhaps, but certainly not a senior. Apparently […]

The heart and the not so lonely hunter

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I have been on the lookout for heart-shaped rocks on beach walks near my home. It was only a casual effort at first. I usually have an eye to the sand anyway, looking for interesting debris tossed up by the waves. Lately, I almost always find a single small rock with a tiny hole through […]

Brave little girls, big sisters and beach angels

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Bandon Beach ~ May 2015 Walking on Bandon’s beach last week, I remembered another day at this same beach — some 20 years ago. There was the same ominous heavy moist grayness, the same biting wind and moaning fog horn, and the same super low tide – which left a wide sandy beach covered in […]

On Being Ordinary

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  I intended, at the start of my walkabout several years ago, to write my story frequently. What I found is that writing is hard for me. I get too perfectionist about it. So starting now I am writing just for myself — and I forgive myself in advance for typos and nonsense. You are […]

The teacher who saved my life

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My family had significant challenges when I was growing up. I was the oldest of 4 kids and when I was 12, we lost our mother. My father was completely overwhelmed with the job of taking care of us, especially since he needed to work long hours to keep his new business afloat. That’s when […]

Drawing the world in closer and truer to myself

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Last week I made an energetic shift to the good. The world was a beautiful place. I felt confident and grounded. I patted myself on the back for doing all the personal growth work that led to this result. I had arrived! Fast forward one week. I find myself googling apocalyptic art. I feel scratchy […]

Popeye and the illusions that save us

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When I was a little girl, I loved the TV cartoon character Popeye the Sailor Man. Popeye was a crusty old sailor who rose above his lot in life to fight for justice, rescue the girl and generally save the day. His secret power was spinach. He got a boost of heroic energy when he […]

I.AM.BACK.

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Over 10 years ago I cut most men from my life because of a violent act against me. I have sheltered those years in the healing arms of my women friends and was lucky enough to get excellent trauma therapy and support. What was once personally a bonfire is now cold, dead and burnt out. […]

Surprising state of affairs

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“Strange New World” by Betsy Lewis I have a date this week — with a man. This surprising state of affairs occurred because the 63-year-old me dropped the ball recently and left the job of running my life to the 20-year-old me. In my absence, I find that the 20-year-old has done a fair amount […]




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