Author Archives: Sally Gerard

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About Sally Gerard

I am a writer, runner, teacher, singer, guitar player, mom, lover, coffee drinker, hunter, antique tractor driver, horsewoman, sister, and lover of the outdoors. Did I mention that I love lighthouses?

Teaching 13 January 2016

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Sally Gerard

My students teach me lessons on a daily basis. They are not always lessons I enjoy learning. What is it that builds a kid into belligerence and the constant put down of others? It is one of the most difficult … Continue reading →

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Messengers 12 January 2016

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Sally Gerard

  We are all messengers, each and every day. Sometimes, we don’t even realize that our encounters became a message, good or bad, for someone else we met on our path. Every time we come into relationship with another human … Continue reading →

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Hospitality 11 January 2016

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Sally Gerard

I remember once, at a camping industry conference, going to a seminar on hospitality. It resonated with me, this idea that it is important to make people feel welcome. We have to come outside ourselves and welcome others into our … Continue reading →

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Honesty 7 January 2016

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Sally Gerard

  What is more honest than a horse? Horses are always in the present moment, and when you ride, you better be there too. Horses have nothing to hide and no reason to hide it; they have no other skins … Continue reading →

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Introspective 6 January 2016

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Sally Gerard

What is it about the start of a new year that makes us so introspective? That makes us want to do something bigger than we’ve even done? That makes us aspire to kinder, gentler, more loving, healthier, more prayerful, thankful, … Continue reading →

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Take Joy 5 January 2016

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Sally Gerard

Rereading Jane Yolen’s Take Joy, has reminded me about several important things I’ve maybe lost sight of with writing. She writes about establishing your writing space and about how writers can’t be flabby in their writing habits, just like athletes … Continue reading →

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motivation 4 January 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Sally Gerard

What motivates people to stick to their resolutions or their goals? For me, it is the little victories along the way that show me that, yes, I’m on my way to reaching the goal. My resolutions are not that different … Continue reading →

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Babylonians 31 December 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Apparently, it is all the Babylonian’s fault that we make new year’s resolutions. Four thousand years ago, they celebrated the new year in March when the length of the day and the night were equal. They either crowned a new … Continue reading →

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Freezing Fog 30 December 2015

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Sally Gerard

Gosh, the fog moved in overnight such that I felt what I think it must feel like to be lost at sea this morning. My face mask froze up in the first quarter-mile making it feel like I was wearing … Continue reading →

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Spaces 29 December 2015

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Sally Gerard

I look for inspiration to write in the spaces that surround me. On each path I happen upon, there is beauty whether rural or city, mountain or plain, in gnarled branches and steeples, and in the conversations I hear and … Continue reading →

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