Find your “awe”

Last week I took an early morning ferry to Vashon Island  to get some work done.  I was one of the last two cars on the ferry with a great spot right in the middle lane.  This ferry spot is a coveted position because you are in the lane of traffic that exits the ferry […]
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Limiting news exposure

I have blogged before about limiting exposure to graphic terrorism news reports in relationship to health and wellness for children and adults.  Given this political season along with global terrorism and economic uncertainty, news images and messages can create depression and stress regarding issues that are beyond our sphere of influence.  I often choose to […]
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Everything we do matters

This morning I left on foot early to run some errands and get in a “city walk”.  Most mornings I get the news online by reading a couple of different papers, one more liberal and the other more conservative.  I had just started to read the news of the day and after skimming the headlines, […]
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On to Cape Town

We got a workout climbing the stairs to the Cape Point Lighthouse while sight-seeing at the Cape of Good Hope near the “end of the world”! Cape Town Sunset Grilled Springbok (antelope) and ostrich at our Airbnb after a day of touring and wine tasting was just what the weary travelers needed.  My son challenged […]
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Coming to the end of our safari

This blog post featured photo is of the dry river bed next to camp.  We could sit out on the deck of our tent, look out across the river bed and see elephants on the far bank feeding in the trees. A herd of over five hundred water buffalo moved right past our vehicle. We […]
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More animals

Each day we were taken on both a sunrise and sunset game viewing since these are the hours when the animals are most active.  And back at the safari camp pool midday after swimming some laps… We were mesmerized by these elephants with their babies!   Today is the one year anniversary of the launch of […]
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Safari at Ngala

I have always loved going to the zoo to watch the animals!  As children my mom took us to the Glen Oak Park Zoo in Peoria Illinois near where we lived.  There were some summer nights when you could hear the lions roaring from our house.  When living in St. Louis after college I made […]
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Connect with family and friends when traveling

I just returned from a short trip to the beautiful City of Roses, Portland, Oregon.  I stayed downtown and walked everywhere to see the sights and experience the amazing cuisine in this city.  Food & Wine’s description of Portland as a “revered food city, also known for its fantastic bars and coffee scene” is accurate. […]
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Restorative yoga poses to relax and unwind

Practicing yoga has been wisely recommended to me by numerous personal and professional contacts.  I have resisted the regular practice of yoga for a variety of reasons.  I believe that a few of the primary reasons are due to my lack of flexibility and balance and because my basic personality style is on-the-go, all-the-time.  I […]
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Feel your center, move your body, laugh it out

In my post today I have included photos of three very special women in my life.  The beautiful smiles of the two young women on my blog page fill up my heart and light up my life! Here are few final suggestions for ways to tap into the power of your body in Love Your body, […]
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