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    Perspectives:

    Travelling Alone - Courage And DiscoveryDoing anything alone today is out ofashion. It is social connection that counts,

    and aloneness means loneliness. We will doanything to avoid time alone, it seems, andyet solitude has always been the first step onthe path to enlightenment or spiritual evo-lution. Jesus fasted alone for forty days andorty nights in the Judean desert, led there byhe Holy Spirit to do battle with the Devil.

    lone, he faced the temptations of Satan, notonly by showing his own moral conviction,but by defying and defeating the forces ofevil.

    e strictest Catholic monasteries ofoday practice rituals of prayer, meditation,

    and fasting which simulate Christs resolve.eir prayer is not a simple incantation or

    raise, but recognition of their humanity, sin,failings, and temptations; and an attempt toreconcile these with divine purity.

    e fourth and final phase of a Hindus lifeis sannyasa, a stage in which the recluseemerges from his isolation and wanders theearth. He has developed vairgya, or a stateof dispassion and detachment from materiallife, renouncing worldly thoughts and desiresin order to spend the remainder of his life inspiritual contemplation.

    Many, if not most, cultures have some

    radition of solitary meditation and with-

    drawal from the world. ere is a commonunderstanding that only by freeing oneselffrom lifes banalities, temptations, and repe-titious activities can spiritual enlightenmentbe attained.

    e greatest of the worlds adventurershave gone into uncharted lands alone, eitherout of a desire for spiritual evolution or to test

    their mettle against the harshest forces of na-ture. e solo traveler confronts his fear justlike the monk grapples with his own spiritualinfirmity or the Indian sadhu fights his wayout of confusion to mental purity. Onlythrough the solitary fight to master fear, in-security and doubt can an individual be trulyrealized.

    I have always been in awe of solo adven-turers, and have read the accounts of JoshuaSlocum, the first man to sail alone aroundthe world in 1895; Francis Chichester, whodid it in the frail Gypsy Moth a half- centurylater; Mungo Park and Rene du Chaillu whoexplored Africa in the 18th century; C.M.Doughty and Wilfred eisiger, who ex-plored the Empty Quarter of Arabia; and SirRichard Francis Burton, who travelled aloneto Mecca and explored uncharted areas ofAfrica.

    Paul eroux, in his e Tao of Travel,

    writes that all solo adventurers have seen a

    personal or spiritual dimension to their trav-els. eroux provides a quote from AlbertCamus from his Notebooks (1935-42):

    What gives value to travel is fear. Itis the fact that, at a certain moment,when we are so far from our owncountrywe are seized by a vaguefear, and the instinctive desire to go

    back to the protection of old habits.is is the most obvious benefit oftravel. At that moment, we arefeverish but also porous, so that theslightest touch makes us quiver tothe depths of our being. We comeacross a cascade of light and thereis eternity. is is why we shouldnot say that we travel for pleasure.ere is no pleasure in travelling.

    I have spent much time in Africa, mostof it alone; but, staying in three-star hotels,and surrounded by American and Africancolleagues and office staff. Traveling up-country in an air-conditioned Land Cruiserdoesnt count as solo voyaging. I was aloneenough, however, to sense some of the fearand apprehension that eroux and earliertravelers felt, but these feelings quicklypassed. No sooner was I lost in an unchartedpart of Nairobi, then I was back by the poolat the Norfolk. When two of our three Mer-

    cedes 4x4s broke down in the Mauritanian

    Sahara, we simply piled in the third, returnedto Nouakchott, and radioed ahead for help.

    I am a neophyte, both as a meditativesolitary and as a solo adventurer. I tend notto take risks, and have spent far more timeby hotel pools than I have in the interior. Iam very self-sufficient on long trips, but aera long weekend alone, I am quite happy to

    get back with colleagues. In other words, Iknow enough about solitude and adventur-ous risk to appreciate the sadhus and MungoParks of the world, but do not have theircourage or discipline. More than anythingelse, I do not have their goals. I dont feel theneed to either prove myself or probe myinner nature. is is perhaps more due toage, more likely due to indifference, and atworst because of a lifelong attachment to apredictable, comfortable life.

    Nevertheless, Richard Burton, T.E.Lawrence and Ernest Shackleton are my he-roes and always will be. ey had thecourage to discover the world and them-selves.

    Ron Parlato is a writer living in Washington, DC.He has close ties with Columbus, which he visits

    frequently. His writings on literature, politics andculture, travel, and cooking can be found on his

    own blog, http://www.uncleguidosfacts.com.

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    Posing As An Adult:

    Life, A Series Of Adjustments...And Coyotesis is no real profound statement, but

    my most recent grand realization is that lifeis just a continuous series of changes. Whatmakes up that life is how devastating thosechanges are and how we deal with them. Immarking one month of living in an apart-ment for the first time in nine years, and that,along with the other life changes Ive experi-enced this year, has come with a unique setof adjustments.

    I have now seen a coyote up close andpersonal. Keep in mind, I live directly behindthe Summit in Birmingham. Im a stonesthrow from Kohls, Toys R Us, etc and ap-parently Wile E. Coyotes winter home. efirst time I saw him, I was walking Piper theWonderdog, and I saw what I firstthoughtwas a giant German Shepherd. Piper, whodetests almost all other people besides me,but adores all other dogs, started to wag her

    tail. I looked in the direction of what ap-peared to be generating this delight andquickly realized, at is so not a GermanShepherd.

    I have to admit, I dont know how to ef-fectively react to a coyote. I didnt know if Ishould quickly take Piper back inside orslowly move towards the apartment, notmaking sudden, prey-like moves. Mean-while, Piper continued to wag her tail and,

    in dog etiquette, invite our new friend tocome play. e coyote finally moved downthe hill, watching us creepily the entire time.I was stunned. Piper was disappointed therewould be no play-date.

    e second time, luckily, Piper did notsee her erstwhile playmate. He (Im assumingits a he) was standing in the moonlight,probably sniffing for a Jackhuahua and aclumsy girl who cant walk that great in day-

    light, much less run from a coyote at 10 p.m.I quietly and slowly re-directed Piper to theback of the apartment complex, hoping Iwasnt up against a coyote posse bound ondevouring both of us. We made it, and Ihavent seen it since. Im hoping it was onlybriefly in town for a week of shopping andbeauty at the Summit and has moved on toless-populated climes.

    e other major adjustments mostly in-

    volve becoming accustomed to havingneighbors, which means if the Wonderdogdecides to go outside at 3 a.m., I cant wearmy nightgown (or that would surely be thenight I die at the claws of the coyote, and Icant bear the headline). I have upstairsneighbors who apparently walk around withbuckets on their feet or need to lose a con-siderable amount of weight. I woke up, onenight, to a group of about six people fightingoutside my window, as I tried to decide

    whether to go outside old lady-style, shakingmy fist; call the police; or just going back tosleep. I chose going back to sleep, which mayhave been a lazy and not entirely altruistic at-titude, but I selfishly thought my chances ogetting shivved or accosted would be muchlower if I didnt get involved. As a neighbor,thats always been my general philosophy.My mom thinks thats terrible, but I believeits one of the many bonuses of living in a big-ger city. I dont necessarily have to get in-

    volved. ats an adjustment I made themoment I le a small town. So, Piper and Icontinue on our journey, which will hope-fully not culminate in either of us being eatenby a coyote or stabbed by drunken frat boysfighting over a girl. Adjustments, indeed.

    Emily Gaither is a former resident of Columbus,who now lives in Birmingham, Ala. Read Emilysblog at http://msdemocrat.blogspot.com/.

    Sweet Sorghum Living Short Tales:

    Funny Bunny And Spare TimeNow that the hubby and I have com-

    leted the home renovation, I have no ideahat to do with my spare time. We have

    spent so many hours in the past few yearsoving and remodeling that we have lost

    ouch with normal activities. Just last night,e realized that we could go to bed at a de-

    cent hour, and that we were not physicallyexhausted when our heads hit the pillow. It

    as a strange, but good, feeling - a feelinghat we were just normal homeowners witho massive project list hanging over our

    eads. So now, the question is what do we dohile we wait for our house to sell? Do we

    catch up on all the TV shows that we haveheard of, but have never had the chance towatch? Do we plan a dinner-and-moviedate-night? How nice that would be! A re-laxing sit-down dinner, in dressy clothes.Perhaps, we should book a mini-vacation orgo antiquing. e possibilities are limitless.

    I have no idea how to have a conversa-

    ion that doesnt involve house projects or

    moving. It has been five years since the littlefamily and I have been settled. e experi-ences and the adventures have been wonder-ful, and we wouldnt trade them for anything.However, we would like to feel settled - to feellike it is home, not a project. Not simply aplace where we sleep. Sure, the old saying isHome is where the heart is, but the heartlikes to feel settled. Yes, I realize that I amoverusing the word settled. I could certainlyuse a thesaurus to find a similar term, butnone of those will explain the desire that I

    have to be settled. Not settled down - that issomething entirely different. I am totally set-tled down, but I am not settled. ere are stillover a dozen moving boxes that we never un-packed. To be perfectly honest, three of thosehave never been unpacked, since the firstmove we made five years ago. ey containfamily trinkets and memories - little itemsthat will be displayed one day when the littlefamily and I are settled. Until then, they willremain packed up and safe from all the mov-

    ing and renovation madness.

    I love those little trinkets. ey are notvaluable - at least not monetarily. ose littleobjects represent the past and the beginningof who I am, where I came from, and the lovethat I feel for my parents and grandparents.I have a stuffed bunny named Funny Bunnythat my Grandmother Plymon gave to memany moons ago. Funny Bunny reminds meof large, family birthday gatherings becausemy uncle, my grandmother, and I have birth-days which are mere days apart. I still havemy Curious George doll. He has traveled a

    million miles and has been with me throughthick and thin. eres my Holly Hobby doll,Wonder Woman watch, paper-doll collec-tion, and the books that my Aunt Judy gaveme. I love books - especially those. Whythose over all the other hundreds of books?ey remind me of an innocent and simplertime, of family vacations to the MississippiGulf Coast to visit my Aunt Judy and UncleNorris. He told some of the best stories.Sadly, he passed away not too long ago. I did-

    nt attend his funeral. Dont judge me. I

    couldnt - not because of home renovationsor moving, but because I just couldnt go tothe funeral home. I hate funeral homes. Iknow that I should have gone to the funeralto show my love and support, but that is atopic for another day. Today is a day of re-membering and rejoicing, not addressingwhy I cannot step foot inside a funeral home.

    Do yall want to know what I am goingto do this aernoon? I am going to put on apot of coffee, go down to the basement and

    bring up my childhood trinket box. en, Iam going to unpack it, sit a spell with a goodcup of Joe, reminisce, and pretend I am set-tled.

    Chasidy Fulcher Hathorn is an up-cycler, junklover, blogger, mom, and wife who enjoys creatinunique pieces of art, tearing up houses and puttinthem back together, and lazy walks on the beach(ok, TV she enjoys watching TV). She can bereached at [email protected].

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    Plantation Pointe Retirement Community Impressive In Every RegardWhatever preconceived ideas you have

    about what an assisted living facility is like,oss them aside as you enter e Arrington,

    one of the six facilities that make up the Plan-ation Pointe retirement community. You are

    about to be impressed.

    e first thing that you notice is that thelace is bright and cheery theres nothing

    dull or antiseptic about this place.

    As you cross through the foyer, you ap-proach the front desk, where you will en-counter some of the cheeriest people you will

    ever meet. If youre lucky, you will be greetedby Jan, who personifies the word friendly.Whatever your reason for visiting the lushcommunity: a visit with a family member orfriend, a tour of the facility, or a delivery forone of the residents Jan and her colleagueswill attend to you with no delay.

    As mentioned earlier, Plantation Pointeconsists of six facilities: e Windsor Placeskilled nursing center; Windsor Place Rehaboutpatient and short-term licensed and cer-tified therapy services; e Arrington, a

    modern assisted living community;Philwood Suites, a State of Mississippi-reg-istered Alzheimers and Dementia care wing;Bedford Suites, a 24-hour memory loss carewing; and e Estates, a beautiful commu-nity of senior garden homes.

    With this broad range of dignified serv-ices and care options for assisted living,skilled nursing and rehabilitation, outpatientand short-term inpatient occupational, phys-ical, and speech therapy, and Alzheimers/Dementia care, Plantation Pointe has options

    to meet the needs of most anyone.

    However, Plantation Pointe is so muchmore than those medical specialties im-portant though they are. It is a community,in the truest sense of the word, for seniorswho enjoy life and want to live it well. e fa-cility is locally owned and operated, and fea-tures a modern campus of senior serviceswhere everyday life is enriched and cele-brated. Residents enjoy tasty southern cook-ing, friendly faces, meaningful activities, and

    personal care, all of which are professionally

    administered in a compassionate environ-ment that is squeaky clean, bright, and mod-ern.

    e staff is continually working toschedule activities that are not only enjoyableand beneficial to the residents, but are alsothemed to the season. Past events have cele-brated Black History Month, St. PatricksDay, and much more. ere are picnics, fish-ing outings, and programs where localschool children visit to read to the residents.Life at Plantation Pointe is not dull! Still, ifyour preference is for a more relaxed, restfulpace, participation in the various activities isstrictly voluntary.

    Sitting down with Ken Phillips, the ad-ministrator of e Arrington who is, atonce, both attentive and easy-going it iseasy to see why everyone is so happy. He iscomfortable juggling a variety of responsi-bilities, all with the goal of ensuring that theresidents are as happy as possible.

    With all of its amenities and services,one might imagine that life at Plantation

    Pointe comes with a large price tag. Assum-ing that would be a mistake, as Phillips as-sures us that the facility is more affordablethan people might think. He invites any in-terested individuals to contact them by call-ing (662) 241-0001.

    Perhaps the combination of a beautifulcampus, a highly trained staff, and affordablepricing are what keep the facilitys occupancyat 85% or higher. However, one should notmiss out on this incredible experience by as-suming there are no vacancies. Individuals

    are instead invited to contact Jan, at (662)241-0001, to determine availability.

    Phillips states that their company-widemotto is is is your life. Live it well. estaff of this magnificent facility demonstratestheir commitment to that philosophy everyday, in everything that they do.

    Dont just take our word for it, though.Schedule a tour and see it for yourself.

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    MUWs Gordy Honors College Forum SeriesAnnounces Spring Schedule

    From the coach who inspired the movie

    Remember the Titans to an Olympianswimmer, the Gordy Honors College Forumseries at Mississippi University for Womenwill present a spring of outstanding publiclectures, film and undergraduate research.

    Were pleased that the Forum Seriescontinues to be one of the premier lecture se-ries in the state, said Dr. omas G. Velek,director of the Gordy Honors College.

    Velek will open the series on Jan. 23 witha presentation entitled Lessons from an Ob-session: Athletics and the Life Well Lived.His will be the first in a Forum Series whosetheme is tied to MUWs potential return tointercollegiate athletics and explores the im-portance of athletics for the individual andAmerican society.

    Veleks 6 p.m. presentation in ParkinsonHalls Nissan Auditorium will reflect on theole sports has had in his life - from littleeague baseball to college wrestling - a jour-ey that has led him to coaching and being

    onored in 2013 as National Boys SoccerCoach of the Year by US Soccer.

    In addition, the presentation asks thequestion, Why are sports so important to

    us? I am fascinated by our cultures obses-

    sion with sports and like investigating theroots of that obsession, Velek commented.

    On Feb. 6, the series begins a two-partexamination of race in American sports. efilm Remember the Titans will be screenedthat evening at 6 p.m. in Nissan Auditorium.e screening will be followed by a discus-sion of the film.

    e series will welcome special guestCoach Herman Boone Feb. 13. Boone wasappointed head football coach at T.C.Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., atthe time the school district integrated itsschools. His appointment over the popularwhite coach, Bill Yoast, caused dissensionwithin the community. e story of howBoone and Yoast overcame those differencesand led T.C. Williams to the state champi-onship was the inspiration for the Film "Re-member the Titans."

    Boones presentation is titled Remem-bering the Titan, Coaching Success. e 6

    p.m. presentation will be held in the LimbertAssembly Room in Cochran Hall.

    e Forum Series continues on March6 with Dr. Katharine Kittredges presentation,

    "My So-Called Sporting Life: What Women

    Can Gain (and Lose) from Playing Sports."Dr. Kittredge, a professor of English, willtravel from Ithaca College in New York topresent at MUW. Kittredge describes herselfas a pre-Title IX athlete who had to fightfor a chance to play sports in college. Her 6p.m. presentation will be held in PoindexterHall.

    On March 24, the series presents thesecond annual Nell Wolfe Peel Lecture whenit welcomes Olympic swimmer Amanda

    Beard to Columbus. Beard is a three-timeOlympian and seven-time medal winner.She is a former world-record holder in the200-meter breaststroke (long course).Beard's success has earned her the AmericanSwimmer of the Year Award twice. Since re-tiring from competitive swimming, Beardhas worked extensively in modeling, adver-tising and authored the book In the Waterey Can Not See You Cry. Her presenta-tion, titled "Striving for Excellence; OlympicSuccess and Real Life Challenges," will be

    presented in Cochran Hall.

    e final lecture in the series is April 3in Nissan Auditorium. MUWs Dr. DorothyBerglund will present "Ice Flow: Positive Psy-

    chology in Coaching and Training Athletes."

    Velek said, We are thrilled by the qual-ity, stature and variety of speakers in the se-ries this semester. It is great to end with afascinating presentation by a W facultymember.

    e Forum Series concludes April 24and May 1 with the Honors Colleges SpringResearch Symposia. e events showcase theundergraduate research of MUW seniorswho are working on honors research proj-ects. A poster session will be presented by

    students midway through projects and finalresearch presentations will be made.

    It is exciting that we have so many stu-dents doing undergraduate research and thatthe quality of the work done at MUW is sohigh, noted Dr. Velek.

    All presentations are free and open tothe public. All speakers are available aerpresentations to meet and greet members othe audience. For further information or toreserve group seating, contact Dr. omasG. Velek at [email protected], (662) 241-6850 or visit http://web2.muw.edu/index.php/en/main-honors/.

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    Abby In The City:

    A Little Girls DreamHello, fabulouses! Have you ever won-

    dered what it takes to be an actor/actress?Have you ever dreamed of becoming superfamous? I know I have - and still do! For 13years, dance was a huge part of my life! I haddreams of becoming a well-known primaballerina, like Anna Pavlova. I can rememberoing to dance practice several hours a day,

    six days a week, and traveling most weekendso dance competitions, and the toll it took on

    other aspects of my life. However, I was to-

    tally in love with the art and my parents wereextremely supportive of that dream. So, whydid I stop taking dance classes? Long storyshort: between all of the moving and mynewfound passion for fashion and writing, Idid not have the time to commit. As I waslooking for something new to do, I started

    y blog, Vintage Inspired Passionista (VIPor short), and the more I wrote, the more I

    fell in love with it - just like dance. A fewyears later, I wondered what it would be liketo venture into the world of film. My love ofmovies is nothing new. I have always been alittle obsessed with old Hollywood stars andfilms, such as Marilyn Monroe in SomeLike It Hot and Audrey Hepburn inRoman Holiday, but I was curious to learnwhether I have what it takes to actually be anactress. So, when the opportunity came to bean extra in an independent film here in

    Birmingham, I took it. Soon aer that, I hadthe opportunity to audition for a supportingrole in an upcoming independent film, andI got the part! We are currently filming, so Ihave to keep the details on the down-low.*wink*

    Now, I am sure you are wondering whatall of this has to do with the questions I asked

    at the beginning. Well, one day, I wasGoogling ways to expand my experience andlearn more about the show and businessaspects of showbiz, when I stumbled uponan ad for an acting workshop being taughtby actor and director Kevin Wayne at theShelby County Arts Council in Alabama.Excited about the opportunity, I signed upand attended the workshop.

    At the beginning, I was nervous - super

    nervous but, by the end of the workshop, Ifelt more relaxed and confident. KevinWayne gave me fabulous advice on audition-ing, engaging with other actors on camera,and so much more! I had a lot of fun gettingto learn about the film industry from some-one who lives it every day. I give KevinWaynes acting workshop five stars and twothumbs up!

    For any of you looking to expand intothe acting industry, I totally recommendKevin Waynes acting workshop! It is such afabulous opportunity - how can you turn itdown? *wink* To learn more about KevinWaynes acting workshops, please visitwww.shelbycountyartscouncil.com.

    Stay Fabulous!

    Abby Hathorn is a freelance writer, fashion stylist,and blogger. Her blog, www.vintageinspiredpas-sionista.com, is a platform to showcase her love ovintage and modern apparel, fashion tips andtrends, DIYs, community events, and anything elsethat strikes her fancy.

    Tennessee Williams Tribute StagesKingdom Of Earth Locally As Prep For MTA Competition

    e Tennessee Williams Tribute Inc.staged three performances of WilliamsKingdom of Earth on Sunday, Jan. 12, inColumbus, in preparation for their partici-

    ation in the Mississippi eatre Associa-tions 2014 Festival competition for one-actplays by community theatre groups.

    is years MTA one-act competitionfor community theatre groups, which is butone aspect of the annual festival that is beingheld in Vicksburg Jan. 17-19, will feature sixgroups from throughout the state.

    is past Sundays three performances

    at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. were held atMississippi University for Womens Rent Au-ditorium.

    As practice for the requirements of thefestival, the Kingdom of Earth cast andcrew assembled an elaborate and full set inless than 10 minutes. e cast then staged an

    abbreviated performance of the play, in orderto meet the competitions requirement thatthe performance last no more than one hour.Aer the performance, the group thenstruck the set within the specified 10 min-utes.

    e set-up and strike was a sight to be-hold, as the cast and crew moved about thestage in a highly choreographed fashion, pre-cisely positioning (and later removing) nu-

    merous props, including a sofa, five chairs, araised platform, a staircase, a screen, and abookshelf, among other items. In actuality,

    they completed the set-up and take-down injust over five minutes each.

    e production itself was very well-

    done, with impressive performances byDavid Trotter as Chicken, Cheri Golden asMrs. Lot (Myrtle) Ravenstock, and Kris Leeas Lot Ravenstock.

    M.J. Etua, a former president of MTA, isthe director of the production, with BrendaCaradine as the producer for TWT. e crewincludes: Melissa Duncan as Propsmistress,Heather Box as Lighting Director, BradMoreland as Sound Technician, andMade-

    line Golden as Stage Assistant. In addition,Keith Gaskin, Jerry Fortenberry and SidCaradine of Columbus, as well as Christo-

    pher Blank of Memphis, were instrumentalin the construction and transport of the set,which will be loaded into a U-Haul anddriven to Vicksburg by Fortenberry and Sid

    Caradine for the competition. MarthaliePorter also played a key role as Box OfficeTreasurer. Claude Simpson, Darren Leachand Kenneth McFarland supported the pro-duction by assisting with set logistics andstorage.

    Brenda Caradine was profuse in hergratitude for everyone involved, and espe-cially for Etua, Lee, Box, Moreland, andMadeline Golden all of whom are active

    members of Starkville Community eatre for their selfless dedication to regionalcommunity theatre.

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