Getting Wild

A handful of years ago, my husband and I decided to get a divorce.  The sadness I felt was unimaginable and I was paralyzed with grief.  I knew I needed to find purpose in my life as getting out of bed was a treacherous chore.  In typical Dori fashion I decided that only an excursion along the Pacific Crest Trail would do.  From the Mexicali border all the way to Washington state in the north, I would find a new purpose, with new dreams to conquer in every step of the way. I spent hours researching the needed resources and presented my plans,convincing friends to journey with me on different legs of the trip.  It would take all 2500+ miles to come to peace and close the door on my shattered reality.

I remember sitting at lunch with my brother as the first thoughts of doubt began to creep in.   He and his friend heckled the idea of trekking with me across the Mohave desert and  presented the absurdities of my trip.  For goodness sake I was serious!!  I then learned of two girls killed in Oregon while hiking along the trail, then another.  Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all and the guidebook and paper trail of notes remain on a shelf to this day.

$9.99 on amazon

Recently, while strolling through a store, a byline from a book elevated itself from its cover. From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.  It is about a woman whose mother had died, had gotten divorced and impulsively decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.  Cheryl Strayed had wrote my book!  An Oprah book club selection, a New York times bestseller and stealing the words right off the cover, "a literary and human triumph."  How would I resist reading the book I'd never again have the opportunity to write.


It's easy to place myself in her shoes as she shares her experiences.  The candor of her writing is admirable and sometimes startling as the story unfolds. Wild is a memoir of one woman's amazing journey not only along the PCT, but through her life at the time and the needed journey to redemption.  I have laughed, I have cried and I have cringed as she used the 'F' word yet again in her writing.  She shares intimate details of her broken life and her journey along the trail.  It's exactly what I wanted to do years ago,but didn't.

It's easy to ponder the path my life would have taken if I too had decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail those many years ago.  I would have healed much faster. I would have overcome the pain sooner.... And I never would have ended up pregnant staring divorce in the face prolonging the inevitable painful decision. (The scariest thing I've yet to experience.)  Cheryl and I have many remarkable similarities within our stories but many differences abound.  One being that of the decision we both made that ultimately helped me overcome the sadness I did feel without ever hiking the trail. The opportunity that instantly gave me purpose and the reason to get out of bed.  The journey that would lead me well beyond 2500 miles and give me purpose for more than the expected 18 years.

Go an get Wild.  It is indeed "a literary and human triumph" that may just inspire you to do things you never imagined you could.

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment Review - Permission to Splurge

Can I take a minute and shamelessly plug my new favorite thing. I know I'm not Oprah, but if I had the sponsors as she did, I would give every reader this item.  It's a little overpriced but this is the Pink Lady of apples. Advanced Therapy Sugar Lip balm from Fresh and Tinted Sugar Lip Treatment. Well worth the $$ and I can only give a positive review.  Permission given to treat yourself well and splurge. I did and you're worth it too.  Who doesn't want beautiful lips.  This is not your mothers chap stick, but it doesn't mean it shouldn't be.  An anti-aging lip treatment proven to repair the lips, significantly boost moisture, enhance volume, and improve the definition of the lip area.  Also available in tinted balm in an array of amazing and fun colors.  Rose is perfect for my coloring.  Just the natural pop of  color that I need.  After researching myself for several products I finally came across this.  I'm in no way disappointed except that I can't afford every color. 

It feels good

                                                                 Your lips are kissable

   The tinted balm has SPF!!!

   It works and makes a visible difference

You'll love it too....I'm convince

Now to find that kissing partner

Read more about it from the manufactures website

http://www.fresh.com/makeup/lip-care

Hello g-star jacket!

The sequence of recent events leading to the desired loss of 200 hard earned American dollars.

G-Star Taylor Wool Coat

1.   I entered an overpriced boutique of 78% useless clothing.

2.  Wandered to the coat section where this coat was front and center.

3.  Noticed it was on sale. 

4.  Touched it, admired it and instantly fell in love with it.  After trying it on.  This is where I acknowledge my mistake of playing with fire.  

5.  Currently practicing extreme self control.

The good news is, I left the store.  The bad news is, I found it online.  It's on sale as well and much cheaper than the boutique.  I prefer to buy local but sometimes morals get broken over $50.  Still steadfast however the temptation is unbearable.  I should have never tried it on.   

Dare Dream Do

Two words you need to know.

Disruptive Innovation

....and if you want to sound smart you should use them in a sentence together.  Because it's a theory, a business model, or even an approach to life.  Confused?  So was I, however I'm really excited about what I now know, and am learning, and am thinking about.  So excited that I forked out money for a book.....to learn....to understand....and to be inspired.  Hence the reason I'm sharing with you!

As much as I'd never heard these words together I had also not heard of Whitney Johnson. She was one of INC magazine's top 12 people to follow on twitter in 2012.  She also writes for the Harvard Business Review, is a speaker for TEDx, and co-founded and investment firm with Clay Christensen who is the foremost expert in disruptive innovation (I told you you'd sound smart if you used them in a sentence...or maybe it was her resume that made me sound more intelligent than I am!).

She also wrote a book.  Which you need to read.  Even buy I might add.  Because it will inspire you.  To do what you need to do, or what you maybe have been thinking of doing.  I know it has for me and I feel better about daring and dreaming and doing than I have in a long time.  It has been the kick starter to motivation.

Dare Dream Do

I'll even send you my copy if you want.....After I'm done reading it a second time (I follow the Stephen Covey approach to book reading). Because I share her dream......in helping you achieve yours.

You can also watch this video to learn more about her.  It's what inspired me on my information quest last Friday and prompted the 'stop everything and drive to Barnes and Nobel'.  Your life might just change because of it.  I know mine has.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td8MvK1Dy_0&feature=youtu.be