Touchstones

Once, when I was young, I got lost in the forest. As the day wore on I became more and more disoriented and a sense of dread and fear began to overcome me. I thought I might never find my way out.

I wandered frantically through the trees and underbrush until I came across a pile of neatly stacked stones, a cairn; left by another hiker.

Immediately, my fear diminished. I knew someone else had been here, in the same place, and had made it out. I felt I could do it, too. The cairn was an important touchstone for me that day. I was not alone. It grounded me and helped release me from my fear of being lost.

This site is a cairn, a touchstone meant to comfort you, and me; on our journeys.

I’m glad you’ve found your way here. Welcome.

pete