Summer Days on an Island...

I have soaked up the southern sun, the salt air, and the sea mist...

I feel sun kissed...

My soul is tranquil and at peace...

I have played in the sand with grandangels...

We have laughed, read, enjoyed the freshest seafood...

Walked the beach at sunset...

I have cleaned the island cottage...

It smells like tropical flowers, and salt air...

My lemon trees are loaded,

and the oleander is so beautiful and pink...

I keep fresh cuttings of rosemary in my kitchen...

It grows by the steps, and when it rains,

the air is like none other.

I love my island and its magic.

I do not want to leave,

but I must.

I have been here since June,

and it is time to close the pink shutters...

Pink shutters made of Spanish cedar...

They match the pink oleander...

I am packed,

and all is in order to say my goodbyes...

I always leave a piece of my heart here at my beloved Lemon Tree Cottage,

but I shall return soon....soon...

I will miss my books....oh so many special books here at the cottage...

I always miss my oil paintings....they are like souls that lift my spirits when I look at them...

I will miss everything, but only for awhile...

And when I return, it will be as wonderful as the first time.

Magical...

Healing...

Tranquil...

"There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under Heaven."

Ecclesiastes 3:1

The Wounded Starfish

Betty Carolyn Hearon-Love

I am so thankful for my God given blessings...

Blessings to all of you...

Yaya

Surviving Life's Curve Balls

Action conquers fear....

It is in the struggle itself that you define yourself....

Time flies.  It's up to you to be the navigator....

It's not where you start ~ it's where you finish that counts....

I dream...I read....I journal....I blog....I read inspiring blogs...

I pray....I talk to friends....I write....I spend time with family....

I do yoga....I ride the bicycle....I walk on the beach....

I capture beautiful things with my camera....

I have dogs and cats and flowers.....

I collect beautiful things...oil paintings, books, silk clothing...

I antique, I drink good coffee and eat organic when I can....

I talk to God and the archangels....

Life is filled with dark clouds, but there is always a beautiful sunset to follow....

"As I grow older part of my emotional survival plan must be to actively seek inspiration instead of passively waiting for it to find me."

Blessings

Yaya

Island Dreams

I imagine in my dream

that I have arrived at the old cottage by the sea...

Just me...

The dogs...

The sea gulls call...

The waves splash, and ocean spray mists my hair...

The days are easy...lazy...restful...

No stress...

Just peaceful silence...

I read...

I sleep...

I rest and heal from the fast lane of life.

We have an island cottage, although not the one in my dream...

 I love it so...It brings me such pleasure.

My Lemon Tree Cottage...

It is a faded green with pink shutters,

surrounded by lemon trees,

grapefruit trees,

orange trees and pink oleander.

It is in the old village of our island off the coast of Alabama.

It is my love...

My soul soothing balm...

We all need a retreat...

Even if it is a corner in the back yard...

That peaceful, silent place of rest and relaxation...

Blessings,

Yaya