Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Welcome!!
I dedicate this blog to my family and friends.
The title, Life Happens, came as a result of words uttered to me in 2017.
I am surviving the voyage and aiming to thrive!!!
Vicki Nicholls
I am an introspective storyteller, using poetry, verse and photographs to share my adventures, thoughts, impressions, questions, highs and lows. By sharing my voyage of discovery, exploration, loss, loneliness, hope, friendship, joy, peace, travel, faith and love I hope to minister some healing balm, touch hearts and emerge from my chrysalis.
I hope you will join my adventurous voyage through words, an analogous, metaphoric relationship that evolves with each passing day, and find a safe place to let yourself breathe through your life’s happenings.
Late in 2016, life’s happenings flipped my secure, comfortable, safe world to the unexpected, unplanned realm of daily breathing and widowhood.
I embarked on my reflective voyage, one comprising spiritual-like wildernesses, mountains, turbulent waters guided by my enjoyment of earth’s abundant landscapes and nature as I continue to explore my choices and opportunities.
It is now October 2025 and life is good. I am living and loving life enriched by challenges. I have been blessed with new friendships and experiences. I make my choices feeling more secure and confident as I listen to the guidance of my heart.