List of Happiness...The Beach

A quote that hit home...

Sunrise on Palm Beach, Qld ~ my local

Bench of contemplation & focus


Time is a wonderfully confusing thing ~ it bends, confuses, distorts and also heals
 It has been almost 10 months since we returned home to Australia from living overseas. This was a decision that was essentially made for us, not by us.  A decision that has been both a blessing and a curse... In the past couple of weeks that I have noticed a shift in the energy around me ~ opening up to the  lessons that are there to learn from and grow. Everyday on social media I see quotes that are sprinkled along my path to "be inspired by". But it is the above quote that I borrowed from one of my dear friend's Facebook page that actually hit home. And being a lover of lists - this was an eye opener! The simple instruction to compare two lists: one that makes you happy and one that fills your day.  Sounds simple right?
But it is often within simplicity that we find the magic we need to transform. At the top of my list of happiness was the BEACH, so off I went to enjoy the sunrise before launching myself into my day. Being from the East Coast of Canada - the ocean is in my blood. It has healing, meditative properties for me.  I know this ~ so why don't I make it a daily priority if it can make me happy? We all know and worship those two ugly words: too busy
Well I am choosing happiness as my new mantra instead. How about you...what simple acts can make your lists more compatible?  What do you do to banish the "I'm too busy" mantra to replace it with your search for happiness?

The Open Road...

The ultimate view...

Wandering, Wonderful & Wild...

Rusted Beauty...

**SWOOOOOOON***

Wandering in style...

***SWOOOON***

Textiles in motion...

Sunset...

Nightfall and the lights are glowing...

I have been called "The Gypsy" by many of those around me,  especially by my husband.  I love to be in motion, to travel, explore - experience new places and its people...

However, life threw us a major wrinkle in our 'life plan" in October when we had to leave Malaysia and return back to Australia. 

It seems that the universe must have had other plans for this gypsy...time to set down and create some roots.

But my feet are already itching for the next adventure. So I find my self dreaming of buying a holiday home on wheels...

A Perfect Day...

To wake up naturally before the rest of the house...    

and spend a quiet hour on my yoga mat

   

before cuddling with my little people in the soft morning light

  followed by a big family breakfast, complete with a hot cup of Marsala Chai  (homemade by "The Chai Guy" - my husband)   Dressed to hit the road... Off to a local Artisan and food market...followed by the BEACH
where we spend a lazy afternoon diving in the cool waves and collecting little treasures with my little people no perfect day is complete without a massage on the beach!! a vegetarian feast ready to share with good friends and family   and live music jamming to the sounds of the ocean and children playing a fire is lit beneath the starry night sky, friends take their leave and our children start to nod off     and I am left alone with my favourite person to reflect...on a perfect day.     What is your idea of a perfect day?