Metta Prayer For Those Resentments

Are you holding a grudge? About? I pray for those I carry a resentment towards. May they be happy. May they be safe. May they be healthy. May they be at peace… 🕊️ S, 🌻

10 Day Travel Photo Challenge – Day 10

Welcome to Day 10 of this 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge! My Dusty Flip-Flops has nominated me for this challenge, thank you my friend! My Dusty Flip-Flops and I have been following each other’s blog adventures here on WordPress since 2017. It’s always nice to reconnect!  The 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge: post one photo for 10 days with no…

The Cracked Pot – But There Is A Crack In Everything – That Is How The Light Gets In

I wrote the other morning in my blog, Just For Today I Will Not Worry, that I felt the reason I work so hard on myself is because deep down I believe I’m inherently flawed. But as I wrote, I came to realize that I am not broken. I don’t need to be fixed. I…

Reiki Level 1 – What Does The Word Reiki Mean & What Is Reiki & How Does It Work

What Does The Word Reiki Mean? Reiki, pronounced Rei – “Ray“, Ki – “Kee“, is a generic word in Japan used to describe any type of healing work based on life force energy. The Japanese kanji (Japanese alphabet) for Reiki is”Rei” and “Ki“, that basically means life force energy. However, a deeper interpretation has evolved…

Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Six Week Vacation Summary

Our six weeks along the southwestern coastline of Kerala was memorable for sure. I thought the best way to summarize our time was to list key words and thoughts: Popeye, Olive, Yoda & Feisty Zena and Nipples Crows Feeding the dogs and crows at the beach Fishermen beach Fishermen Fishing boats Early morning fish markets…

Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Where We Stayed

I have been thinking a lot about what to say in this blog because there are two sides to each location. The location themselves were nice, interesting.  The people were also nice, friendly. Cleanliness was the issue. When I lived in Qatar and worked at an international school, when someone was traveling to India they…

Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – The Dogs of Mararikkulam North

These dogs were a main ingredient of our India experience! It started with meeting Popeye and Olive, then Yoda and Feisty. Other dogs joined the pack when we started bringing dog kibble to the beach to feed our dog friends! Popeye Popeye was who we met first, along the path to the beach. She loves…