A Message from my Younger Self
A Visit with my Younger Self Reading diaries from my solo-backpacking trip to Brazil 1987/88. My approach to life has not changed. Check out what I said then and now: […]
2012 Book Launch Party
May 5. 2012 I had the great pleasure to host the Book Launch Party celebrating the publication of my auto-biography Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes – A Spiritual Adventure Into Life’s Labyrinth […]
Dorit Reads Her Poems The Burning & Allenby Street
The poems Allenby Street and The Burning are inspired by my years in Israel and were be published in Voices from the Attic Volume XV by Carlow University. We held the book launch party […]
May 6. 2017 Second Annual Spiritual Journeys Celebration
Celebrating International Female Ride Day and World Labyrinth Day Author Dorit Brauer organizes every first Saturday in May a Spiritual Journey in celebration of International Female Ride Day and World […]
The Lost Generation
Notes from a 2010 visit to Germany: My mom sat on a log of driftwood, next to the River Rhine, petting our dog Max, a black and white mutt. We […]
In the Footsteps of my Ancestors
Please enjoy the notes from a conversation with my mom, while on a trip to Zandvoort, Holland, in 2011: “You know, Dorit,” my mom said, “you are just following into […]
Walking the Golden Path
How To Make Good Decisions Please be inspired by this meditative thought. Every major decision I make in my life is thought through and meditated upon prior to taking the […]
The Lovers & The Orgasmic Experience of Being Alive
Living consciously means to embrace every day as a new adventure and to live life whole-heartedly with all its ups and downs and with everything it has to offer. Living […]
Every Journey is a Spiritual Journey
A Pilgrimage Reminiscing. 16 more days until my next big trip. For me every journey is a spiritual journey. A pilgrimage where I uncover new and old parts of who […]
Inner Peace at High Speed
Enjoyed a gorgeous day of zooming along my favorite country roads on the super machine, including a stop for a peaceful meditation at Cross Creek Lake near Avella, Pennsylvania. But […]
My Mom’s Secret to Good Health
Healthy Habits – Learn my Mom’s Secret to Good Health I love my mom. The most important lesson she taught me is to always be grateful and to never take […]
Timelessness in the Labyrinth – Moments of Beauty in Israel
A life not reflected upon is a life not lived. As I walk labyrinth after labyrinth, I enjoy recalling memories and moments of beauty from my years in Israel. A […]
What is your definition of Happiness?
Do you cultivate happiness every day? Do you mark time in your schedule for the things and activities that make you happy? My goal is to find time in my schedule everyday for the things that I enjoy the most. One of those activities is of course motorcycle riding.
What do you read?
Tell me what you read and I tell you who you are! I can’t imagine a better start to a new day than sitting outdoors in the sunshine with a […]
Happiness
Happiness: Motorcycle Riding & Meditation Finally: My first motorcycle ride of 2015, took place on March 31st after 140 long days of winter. For me motorcycle riding and meditation are […]
Life is Movement
My mom always sends the best cards. “Life: that’s movement. Movement is evolution. Evolution is progress. Progress means to come closer to your goal.” During my 2006 solo […]
What will you risk to truly know who you are?
Some of my favorite words just cannot be translated into other languages. Aufbruchstimmung, which contains the essence of everything I love about life, translates on Google Translate to ‘optimism.’ Seriously, […]
Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes Wins Its First Award
In the great company of Eleanor Schano, author of Riding the Air Waves and 1st place winner of the 2014 Authors’ Zone Auto-Biography Book Award. Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes is the […]
Happy Birthday To My Dad
Father & Daughter Today would have been my dad’s 86’s birthday. Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes – A Spiritual Adventure Into Life’s Labyrinth is a tribute to my father. The book […]
Why More Women are Riding Motorcycles
Freedom, Empowerment and Confidence Great article: Why More Women are Riding Motorcycles and How That’s Driving Change by my friend, author and motorcycle enthusiast Liz Jansen. I absolutely agree with […]
What is your happiest childhood memory?
Positive Energies From The Past Create A Happy Life A productive day of writing on the follow-up inspirational workbook for ‘Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes – A Spiritual Adventure Into Life’s […]
The Inspiration for the poem ONE
A nature walk on Meditation Mount in Ojai, California, inspired the prologue poem of Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes. Please enjoy the beautiful scenery that inspired ONE. ONE – Listen to […]
Girls Don’t Ride Motorbikes healed a reader’s strained relationship to her mom
As an author I am mesmerized to learn which sections of my book inspire readers the most. I am grateful for so much amazing positive feedback since the publication of […]