Coincidence

This past week I was privileged to be able to participate in an amazing women’s adventure retreat.   Colleen Cannon, founder of Women’s Quest, is an athlete with a spiritual side. Colleen shares her passions for activities which engage mind, body, and soul with everyone who comes her way, but her speciality is leading groups of women to explore possibility and see their strengths. I knew Colleen through my job and in previous years she had invited me to join her group for cycling, but I’d never been able to ride due to work. This year I contacted Colleen shortly before I left my job to let her know that I would be able to meet up with her group to ride, and to tell her about my trip plans. Colleen told me I was welcome to ride and hang out with the group, so I planned to ride with them a few days. I didn’t realize it before the week started, but the seeming coincidence of joining this group was no coincidence at all.  Read the rest of this entry »