Postcards and Pearls

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 6, 20221 min read

The Rules

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. Katharine Hepburn Heavy into shopping at the markets in Jaipur, India, I realized I was...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Sep 25, 20222 min read

Letting Go

A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you can control it. John Steinbeck I visited the port city of...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 21, 20221 min read

She Dreams of Dance

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Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 26, 20212 min read

LEAP

There is a time when we must firmly choose the course which we will follow or the endless drift of events will make the decision for us. ...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Oct 19, 20202 min read

The Body Never Lies

What do I imagine would happen if I responded to pain with softness and vulnerability instead of self-recriminations about how I am not...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 10, 20201 min read

Let Me Read to You

In 2008, I independently produced the audio version of my third book, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road,...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Mar 29, 20201 min read

As You Consider Your Next Move…

…practice this definition of trust: the willingness to take steps while simultaneously waiting for “instructions.” ◊ ◊ ◊ Postcards and...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 10, 20202 min read

A Moroccan Epiphany

◊ ◊ ◊ If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison ◊ ◊ ◊ On day 13 of a 14-day...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 1, 20192 min read

Pass It On

There are more truths in 24 hours of a life than in all the philosophies. Raoul Vaneigem I arrived in Cairns, Australia, during early...

A Christmas Birthday Celebration in India

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 10, 20192 min read

A Christmas Birthday Celebration in India

In December 1993, I had been up for an hour on Christmas morning before I realized, Today’s my birthday. I was in Bikaner, a desert town...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Sep 22, 20192 min read

Life on the Edge

When I tell people that I’ve traveled to Nepal, they ask me with a straight face if I climbed Mount Everest. And I think, You’ve got to...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Sep 16, 20192 min read

Tested

The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 19, 20192 min read

Right Now

Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time. Leo Buscaglia After enjoying a New Year’s Eve dinner at Nepal’s...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 6, 20192 min read

Chill

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. Lena Horne Two New Zealand airlines sent me ping-ponging between their...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 21, 20192 min read

Grab Hold of Your Joy

Motor scooters have been my preferred mode of transport in India, Bali, French Polynesia, Vietnam and the Caribbean. It’s one of my...

Want More Fizz In Your Life? Shake Things Up

Gina Greenlee, Author

Apr 23, 20192 min read

Want More Fizz In Your Life? Shake Things Up

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen Keller In the...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 27, 20192 min read

The London Life Expansion Pact

In 1998 I was on the way back to my hotel from London’s Piccadilly Circus when I met a charming woman on the Underground. She was a...

Postcards & Pearls: The Joy of the Journey

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 14, 20187 min read

Postcards & Pearls: The Joy of the Journey

Gina Greenlee, Costa del Sol, Spain, 2000 Ten years ago when I began the journey of writing Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 7, 20184 min read

The Best Life You Can Imagine

July 2018 marks the 10th Anniversary of my flagship book, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road, a modern...