Tag: Gratitude
The Art of Stillness Within: Learning To “Just Be” With Myself
June, 2019 my husband and I repatriated back to Canada. Since then, a lot has happened. So much so, I recaptured the events of the entire year in a blog I wrote a few months ago, on my 51st birthday! Click on the link below to read about it: Today is my 51st Birthday! Reflections…
Halifax to Campbell River – March Break and Beyond as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
March Break – 14th-22nd For March Break, I traveled with our dog Pooh Bear from Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island, British Columbia to be with my husband Michael, who is readying our home to put on the market. The talk of the virus was everywhere during my flights. I washed my hands so many times…
Mararrikulam North, Kerala, India – Teaching Me About Gratitude and the Essence of Beauty
I’ve been struggling the last few days during our third of six weeks in this small, southwestern coastal village in Kerala, because I’m missing the western standards of cleanliness I’m accustomed to with the added ugliness of garbage littering the sides of roads and beaches. It’s not like I didn’t know India was this way….
Happy New Year’s Day From Tbilisi, Georgia!
2018 – Review – Year of Fantastic Travel Yup, I’m starting 2019 in this little country that sits on the continental border of Europe and Asia and is surrounded by Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the Black Sea! After Michael and I’s Christmas Mediterranean cruise, I had three days to blog about our adventures and be…
A Morning of Gratitude……Kuwait.
As the sun rises over the city, my mind slowly wakes up while watching it ascend, bringing with it the noise of the start of a busy day. Sipping the free in room instant coffee, I find myself in a thinking mood. I have today off because in America today is Thanksgiving. And here I…
Home
After 6 weeks in Canada, I’m now home in Qatar. Home. This summer I felt homeless because Michael and I didn’t have our own space. Our own place where we could retreat to to recharge, refresh and exhale. While we’ve been fortunate enough to rent space that has felt like a home, it didn’t have…