Heavenly - André Rieu , Once Upon A Time In The West -TOSKANA

Welcome to Week 4 of Summer of Music.

we're in Italy this week

and if you haven't been there like me

it may be on your list after seeing this.

Dona Anderson

A trip to Italy has been on my list for a long time and especially after watching  this video.

The Andre Rieu orchestra never fails to share beautiful music, and this felt like a gift from heaven. 

The soothing music and scenery complimented each other.

I loved it all and felt like the fields and hills were calling me to come for a walk and then sit and just breathe in peace and fresh air.

Did you feel like you could touch the clouds in some of the scenes?

It all seemed to fill my eyes with a few tears of Joy and Gratitude for our Earth.

Have a great day and I hope you are

much more relaxed now.

PS. This is a beautiful video to keep for a Meditation. 

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Don't miss Week 5 next week. 

Take Care and thanks for your visit.

I heard someone say they wanted to watch week

3 again so here's your link. 

Week 1, the Breathtaking Beauty of Nature | HD

           Welcome to this years Summer of Music      

How are you today?

Our 5th year is ready to go,

and Safe Travels as we start Week 1

Dona Anderson

I hope you're ready for a wonderful summer of relaxing scenery and Music from around the World.  

Each week will be our time to rest relax, breathe, let go of stress, and enjoy.

I'm even more excited because we have that one extra week

this summer so we have 9 times to

fill our eyes with beauty, 

our hearts with love and  

our soul with gratitude

for this wonderful World the place we all call Home.

The whole world has suffered through terrible times and we can easily forget all that we have and still need to love and protect. 

We have much more to do and all the helping hands, good thoughts, kindness, big smiles and of course hugs are on the to do list.  

Last weeks post and video helps to introduce us to what we'll experience, check it out at this link.

Take Care and Enjoy

Week 1

the Breathtaking Beauty of Nature | HD  

Waterfalls, whales, birds, animals - it's all here!

PS. If you're new to this blog and missed the last 4 years or just want to see them again you just need to visit the archives on the right side bar (web version) and go to July and August posts for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

All are there for you to view and pick out your favorites to save and share. 

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Summer of Music 2021 will take you to incredible dreamy places

You won't want to miss it,

but First

 

The Great Bell Chant (The End Of Suffering)

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Hello, Hi and great to have you visit here today.  

Thank You for letting me come into your inbox, your day and space. 

My 5th Summer of Music starts next week and I wanted it to be a bit different this year.  

so - this year we're travelling to far off places.

We're visiting parts of our wonderful World, our Earth to see some of the many many Gifts She gives us.

For over a year we all have been affected by much stress, sorrow, hardships and many words have become new to us and many changes made.

It was I guess our turn to learn some of what our parents, grandparents, and those before them felt and experienced.

Our inter-generational memory has been updated.

Over the Summer You will find these words in the titles.

Amazing Beautiful Breathtaking Secret

But first I want to share this video to
help us relax and breathe.

The Great Bell Chant (the End of Suffering)

Summer of Music starts next week.

You will get to see a few of the Gifts from where we all call Home.

The Mountains and Rivers

Sky and Stars

Flowers and Birds

Animals and Fish

Forests and Fields 

This World is where all of us live as

well as our Dreams.

I hope over the Summer we will connect more to all our Earth has to offer us - her people, places, nature and more.

How many words would it take to describe it all?

Here are just a few ...

 Amazing  Beautiful  Breathtaking   

Eye Opening  Loving  Graceful  Nourishing

Share some of yours in the comments below.

PS. the 2 pictures I added to this post are from

my part of the World.

It all starts next week, 

The previous 4 years Summer of Music

posts are in the Archives for July & August

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

View and share at your leisure.

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Together we're spreading Wellness Around the World. 💚

There's no Place like Home

Mother Earth

Giving Nurturing Guiding

and, accepting of whatever she finds...

Time for another True Treasures post.

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This post is sharing parts of the relaxation titled Mother Earth on pages 36-37 from  my book,

Simply, One Breath At a Time.

It's time to share a bit of it now.

It starts off with getting you to relax and to choose to be in this moment by helping your breath to breathe you ... help your breath to calm your mind and body.

As you settle imagine the weight of your whole body sinking into the earth ... feel the sense of grounding, of being fully supported by the earth so you can let go with intention and awareness. 

I love this next part.

Feel the strength and compassion in which you are being held ... become aware of how you are held without judgment or any gratuities ... that being held is just that, wanting nothing in return ... Mother Earth holds you because that is what she does, she holds us all, and she is accepting of whatever she finds ...

The relaxation then guides you to your breath, letting go, surrendering, releasing and replenishing towards feeling awoken, revived and present.

It ends by returning you to noticing the stillness of this moment.

This moment is Perfect exactly as it is ...

Simply, One Breath At a Time has 65
guided scripts for relaxation/meditation.

© Dona Anderson 2008.

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PS. OK, here's another line from the script.

"Say the word calm as you breathe in... can you feel calm as you breathe out ... breathe in calmness and feel calm as you let go..."

Take Care - I hope you enjoyed this True Treasures Post

I wanted to help us connect to Earth Day which for us here in Canada is in a couple of days, April 22.

Whether this post helps you connect to Earths' beauty and magic or it's in your garden, park or community we're needing to support our beautiful earth in many ways. 

Let's share some of our ways in the comments. 

Every little bit helps. Thank You.

Find more True Treasures posts by linking to the label below.

New post every Tuesday.

One more for you before you go.

Go to this link for a song from Kermit - Rainbow Connection

Love it. 

It doesn't have to be Perfect

what looks good

what's art 

beauty 

and ... 

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Those seconds in time
capture so much.

Story Time.

The last several years I've taken lots of pictures and although I didn't know much about what I was doing, most seem to turn out pretty good for a point & shoot person. 

I still don't know what
I'm doing and that's OK.

As time went on I tried adding words from my books to some of them and seeing it all come together is Fun and very rewarding for me - My Art.

So now when taking pictures I think more about the colors, positioning or whatever it is.

If I added words where would they go, would it look good here or there ...

Decisions we learn as we go along.

What's wonderful for me is when people at the various shows I go to ask if I'm a professional photographer. 

One time a lady took about an hour or more and went through all my photo's and commented on them, also saying her Mom was a Professional Photographer and what I was doing was really good,

She told me not to take  lessons(??)

Another thing that's wonderful for me is the noticing of life nature, gardens, water & the sky.



The awareness of the moment fills me
with contentment and gratitude.


Each one seems to become a gift from the season or location which mostly now are from our yard, garden neighborhood and province. 

I don't need or even want them to be perfect, just to be natural and beautiful as they are on their own that day. 

I've loved travelling and living in various places and enjoyed each for their differences and gifts in the landscape, birds, flowers, crops, people, opportunities and of course the Food.

It's all taught me to appreciate and enjoy wherever Home is at the time and to notice all that it offers. 

Home is, 

where the Heart is

& beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

The photo's have also become another way

to send Gifts to You.

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Take care and Have a great week.

PS. In the past I'd sometimes send my Grandchildren a photo message when I sent a card to them.

I forgot one time - and that seemed more important to my granddaughter than the Birthday cheque.  You just never know ... 💚

What are the Things You need Most?

another year almost gone 

but it will never be forgotten.

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Last week I said I'd pass on a few reminders for some of life's pleasures and for that we're going to the guided Relaxation titled  I Give Thanks  in my  book  Simply, One Breath At a Time

Dona's photo message

I shared some of this previously in a post dated May 10, 2016 that still continues to travel the world.

These last couple of years have been especially difficult and 2020 was full of much heartbreak and loss.

I hope these simple everyday reminders will help us to keep moving forward.

We sometimes forget the simple things in life, our surroundings, our necessities, earths beauty, the human touch ... they are always there but can go unnoticed. 

I invite you to join me in expressing gratitude for some of life's pleasure's ... at the end rest with a gentle breath and think about which ones hold a special meaning for you today and others you can add.

For the wonders of earth  ...                    I give thanks 

For each drink of water ...                       I give thanks

For the warmth of the sun ...                    I give thanks

For the beauty of nature ...                       I give thanks

For each gift of a breath ...                      I give thanks

For the kindness in a smile ...                  I give thanks

For the chance to laugh ...                       I give thanks

For the grace to dance ...                         I give thanks

For the notes in music ...                          I give thanks

For the love in my life ...                          I give thanks

For this present moment ...                      I give thanks

For all this and much more ...                  I give thanks

Excerpt from
Simply, One Breath

At a Time © 2008

This list isn't asking for much.

It's just noticing some of the everyday things we all need.

And, each of us will have others to add like family, friends, pets & more?

And at times in our lives we do need to say
Thanks for many of these.

Perhaps that's the reason people around
the World keep connecting to it.

click here for the original post from 2016
currently has over 24,000 views.

Simply, One Breath At a Time
Meditation - I Give thanks page 115

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Happiness lies with me,

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What Opens Your Heart to Feel Joy?

finding Joy in

everyday places

and it just takes a few minutes

😊 another in the True Treasures Series

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The gift of Breath for you today.

We're going to Simply, One Breath At a Time for another post in the True Treasures series.

So much to love 

And today I've got a shortened version of the ending from the relaxation titled Four Breaths on page 109. 

After you start to get relaxed we go to see what these four breaths offer us. 

I think you'll enjoy these ... only a few minutes of your time but they can provide you with comfort, presence, awareness and a smile. 

* With this breath I offer myself a smile ... a smile warms and uplifts my body ... 

* With this breath, say, I will get in touch with my inner self, and accept where I am at this moment ... 

* With this breath, I will find beauty and pleasure in simple everyday things ... 

* With this breath, I've learned that if I smile, bring my true  self and a new freshness to life, life will allow me to blossom, I will find joy in myself. 

💚 It ends with being invited to a place to smile, breathe, be present and to notice beauty in things - a place t find Joy.

Namaste & Take Care.

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You find Joy?

Quote by Maya Angelou guides us into Spring!

Wonderful words of Wisdom ...

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MY Photo - Love Vancouver Island BC

"The happy heart runs with 
the river,
floats on the  air,

lifts to the music,
soars with the eagles,
hopes with the prayers."
~Maya Angelou~

It's the Perfect time to share this quote.

Our Spring season starts in a few days and it's already an exciting time of year.  

We have a gradual arrival to spring over several months as new flowers appear and I always love when it's cherry blossom time.

It's getting warmer out so the Rivers will be happily flowing as the winter snow melts in the mountains.

The Air is mixed with the scents of Spring flowers as they take their turns blooming in a rainbow of colors. 

Music is all around as the birds start singing to let us know it's morning and they seem to be happily welcoming back their friends after the winter away.  

And I'm sure our Eagles are busy getting nests ready.   I always love to see them high in the sky or resting in a tree.  

Our Heart is happy!

Thanks for your visit today.

It's amazing how fast the year is going but I always love Springtime here.

Lots of flowers to come over the next few months, lettuce is growing in the green house, gardens being prepared and more daylight. 💚

More about Spring to enjoy 

at this link to - Treasures of Springtime

What's your favorite
Spring Flower?

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