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NO WORRIES, MATE - SHE'LL BE RIGHT!In the very next moment, I felt as if I were in a different space. I knewothers were present and that my friend was still next to mein the pew. I also could hear the minister's voice, but, at the same time,there came around me a peaceful hush. Then, in this rich silence,a figure of light appeared, who spoke words of great encouragement directlyto me, and only me. This mysterious visitor to my college church hadsuddenly placed a new and sometimes troubling foundation beneath my life.Through the next several decades, I struggled with conflicts in my faith,with the complex tenets of modern feminism, and with a failing marriage. Inthe midst of this chaos, a friend, Latona, developed into a great helper. As she shared my journey through an unbearable time, I came to know that, somehow, God was giving me the gift of a new depth of friendship. As she became my soul mate, I realized that I had to rid myself of the constraints by which I had mistakenly made myself a long-term prisoner and become the free person I was meant to be.This memoir describes what led up to, and, what followed that decisive revelation of freedom and security, which had long ago been prefigured during my spur-of-the-moment visit to a church at college. The narrative follows my path with Latona through our time as rangers at Baxter State Park in the pristine wilderness of Maine and our adventures as thru-hikers on the 2144-mile Appalachian trail, which evolved into a corridor to a new life of travel and discovery.After moving into a motel, giving away almost all of ourpossessions, and saving money, Latona and I set off on anaround-the-world journey. We went from country to country on acircumferential airline ticket, but, within each nation, we traveledprimarily on foot, living as close to the ground as we could. Thisperspective brought us far nearer to the lives of the native populations than most tourists. And, as we grew beyond our fears over unfamiliarity and uncertainty, we experienced an evolution in ourselves and in our vision.There was the eight-inch centipede on Latona's neck in Hawaii; there was mypoisonous tarantula bite in Indonesia; there were all-night bus rides onnarrow switchbacks; there was near-fatal wind and snow in theHimalaya; there was a devastating trip home for the death by cancer ofLatona's beloved father; there were tigers on the trail in southern Nepal.However, there was scenery of a beauty beyond our dreams; there weregorgeous mammals and birds; and, everywhere, great and unexpectedkindnesses from people who seemingly held on to life only by astrong determination and a profound spirit of acceptance of whatthey could not change.During transition times from one country to the next, Latona and I wouldreflect on our accumulating experiences. One day, strolling in a vibrantbotanical garden, I asked her how she was feeling about our journey. She thought a moment, and then a glorious smile came to her face. "I finally feel free," she said, "like I've taken the hand of my best friend and gone out to play." The freedom we felt together opened and intensified our vision of the 24countries we traveled and the people we encountered. We increasingly became aware of not only the endless fascination of foreign detail, but also of the larger issues these details raised. What was the role of the traveler? What might our responsibilities be? How could our lives positively mesh with the lives of the materially-impoverished peoples with whom we were living?As is the case with any deeply important experience--hearing the voice ofthe Spirit, finding the love one was meant to have, traveling the world--there is both intense pleasure and challenge. Now, when we face adversity, we often hear in our hearts the message of hope and peace expressed in the words of a young Australian women, Keri, who blessed our journey with the words,NO WORRIES, MATE - SHE'LL BE RIGHT!