Salt Springs, FL: Deep in the Ocala National Forest. Sort of – on a main road in the middle of nowhere. Same same. The short version for those interested more in facts than insights: Bear walks across the road, sits in the forest. I drive by, take his picture. The end. Oh, and I name … More Gus the Magic Bear
Salt Springs, FL: Searching for signs of autumn in central Florida can be a daunting task. Leaves often go from green to dead overnight. There is no easing from a bright vibrant green into the warm color palette of fall. There is alive, then dead. Mid-August most of the foliage begins to dull from the … More Finding Fall in Florida
Salt Springs, FL: It’s nearly impossible to roam the grounds of the Amrit Yoga Institute and feel anything but peace. Nearly. For those who have never been to a yoga teacher training of any kind allow me to explain. First you see the ad of a beautiful person high on a mountaintop aglow with inner … More Cosmic Mirror
Salt Springs, FL: There are these amazing flowers here, at Amrit Yoga Institute called Pagoda flowers. And that’s exactly what they look like. Tiers of little pinkish red flowers one on top of the other. They rise to about six feet and attract copious amounts of butterflies from tiny and bright yellow to giant, graceful … More Inside the Pagoda
Cocoa Beach, FL You are made of light. I have seen it; when you were feeling a little sad and forgot to laugh it off. I saw it once when you didn’t feel good. You were too tired to apologize for…everything. There is no need to be sorry. Never apologize for being. When you … More Being of Light
Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL: Today I head back into the forest for a 5 day yoga meditation retreat. The practice is called Yoga Nidra and literally means yogic sleep. It is just the mind eraser I need. Let me be clear, it doesn’t take all my tasks and problems away. Rather, it … More The Enchanted Forest
Melbourne, FL: There is something so endearing about donkeys. Less majestic than their larger, sleeker kin, the horse, donkeys are much more approachable. For me anyway. They seem grounded and generally positive. Horses, while beautiful, always seem distracted or wary. If I walk toward a horse at a fence they first freeze, unsure of my … More Donkey Love
Oviedo, FL: Yesterday I took a little road trip from Procrastination to Distraction. Having spent the entire morning in Completion I felt no guilt about this. Especially since I was beckoned to move farther along the path of avoidance by birdsong. This not-so-little birdy extended a personal invitation outside to see him, and photograph him, … More Shiny Things and Birdsong
Ft. Christmas, FL: This was going to be a calling out to stop and take in the beauty around you. To notice the wonder of nature, allow yourself to be completely present and captivated by a single dew drop on a blade of grass. To take the time to contemplate the edges of fog. To mentally … More Tread Lightly
Blue Springs State Park, Orange City, FL Overwhelmed. It’s a word I hear a lot – sometimes from others, sometimes it slips from my lips. During a recent such bout of the O word I endeavored to define it for myself. For many it just means there’s too much to be done and not enough … More The Road Between
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