Trees give us so much.

Trees caught my eye back when I was little girl.

 I hope you're enjoying all the colors that Spring has to offer so far. 

Here's a new post I had written to share with you this spring. 

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Growing up on the Canadian prairies we didn't have many trees in the fields where we lived.

But I do remember the lilac trees in our front  yard blooming every spring and I just wanted to sit on the grass below and take in their beautiful smells. 

And what fun it was to take a bouquet to my teacher in those early years.

We were lucky to have a few older tress in our back yard, and the first one held the swing and the one further back later became our tree for sitting in and then the tree house My 2 sisters and I made that we were very proud of.

It was great and lasted all summer and fall until winter came and down it went with the snow. 

On our travels I like to notice all the different kinds of trees, their leaves, shape height colors. flowers. berries, fruit or whatever they offer. 

For some reason, I wrote a couple of relaxations that mentioned trees. 

They weren't planned, they just came like the rest of the relaxations and these weekly posts out of no where and start to appear on the pages. 

Perhaps life is somewhat similar ... 

it just happens. 

Everyday life we call it.

Our life activities, routines and habits. 

It's from here we grow, learn, feel, nourish let go and support our lives. 

We go through time, seasons and many changes like the trees.

They give us so much. 

They are important to the earth, our health and future. 

The 2 relaxations I mentioned above are in my book Moving Forward from the heart.

Forest of many trees p 84

and Tree House p 122

Now I live in an area full of forests gardens and lots of different trees from ones that are very tall to fruit and flowering trees and where lots of birds live. It's great that this world offers us so  much to be thankful for and protect.

Here's a few words from the meditation - Forest of many trees.

"Life even as a tree is busy and uncertain so just breathe, soften more, loosen the ties around Yourself, and spread out your branches ..." 

Check Check out Ted.com for Suzanne Simard's videos on trees.

to Have you heard about mother tree's before.?

If we get to know more about the tree's perhaps we will be

more proactive in conservation efforts.

And let's learn more about what trees do to protect

our life, health and the earth.

We all need to breathe.

PS. I saw this message on line and thought I'd share it.

'Be kind to the trees - they're busy saving the world."

If You were a tree - what kind would You be?

And don't forget the Maple trees and their amazing maple syrup!

Have a great Day!

Anyone up for a walk in the woods or around your neighborhood?

It's that time of year we get to enjoy natures beautiful 

gifts of  many colors!

PSS. While I'm taking some time off from my weekly posts I'm enjoying watching the spring bulbs and plants growing in the yard, the birds and even had a few afternoon naps with the dogs. 

Lots of posts to see and share in the Archives

And today April 18, I'm sending birthday love and thoughts to my Mom in heaven. 

Take Care until we meet again.

Links for sharing below.

I almost did it again.

 I forgot to do a post for the top 3 from 

2021 Sumer of  Music posts.

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It was Ok though - I had time to move a few posts around and got this one done in time. And I got to listen to them again on a windy cloudy day. 

Of course I love them all but some really did stand out and within a few days got lots of viewers.

Here they are. 

I hope your favorite is on this list.  

#1 From Week 3, Latin & South America

#2 Week 4, Andre Rieu 

#3 From Week 1, Beauty of Nature

All 9 are in the Archives

for July & August 2021.

You can view, save and

share them anytime.

Here's the top 3 for 2020 

just in case you want some great songs too.

PS. I haven't been to these beautiful places but Tuscany and others are on the list. 

I found some of my Photo's though to add in.

Here's a list of all the selections from 2021 - a great way to relax over the Summer and see the world from your place to rest.  Enjoy!

Have a good week and thanks for your visit.

2022 Summer of Music starts July 5, and 

don't miss the June 28 introduction.

I'm already excited to see which ones will be the favorites for 2022.

New posts on Tuesdays for you to view, save & share.

Visit the Archives for over 700 posts. 

Love it when you share with others to spread wellness around the world. 

We really need it.

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The losses sure added up

We lost out on the Smiles and more ...

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."           ~Leo Buscaglia~

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That quote sure fits in with our lives these last few years.

It has been difficult to add up all the little things that come to mind and weigh the losses we all shared.

We lost out on a lot of personal contact, activities, friends and family gatherings.

We lost out on the hello's, smiles, small talk and more.

We lost out on the coffee with a neighbor and those hugs, handshakes or a pat on the back.

At the start of wearing masks I was in a big store and felt uncomfortable, faint like so as I was the only one in that aisle I lowered my mask a little just to take a few deep breaths.

Then a young lady walked over to where I was shopping and angrily told me I was not wearing My mask correctly and I might as well not have one on.

I fixed it as intended and walked away wondering that at least I had one on and she didn't nor any sign of having one.

I don't know if the 2020 pandenic began with a lot of fear and anger or those emotions grew over time.  

Now from the recent shootings and the ongoing war on Ukraine our hearts remain full of much sadness.

Past generations also felt the horror, stress, hardship, and loss from illness, fighting, violence, disasters and war deeply too in their lives. I'm sure a lot of their worries and emotions were kept deep inside and over time seeped out on the the next generation.

In our world now we also have so much news coming towards us daily and we all can see the horror and loss before our eyes so we have to take special care of our own stress, worries and health. 

Hopefully over time we can work to restore those real feelings of safety  community, friendship and help the children get past it all to feel loved and safe again.

Let's open up the doors to

our life and let others in again.

Something Fun to end with.

If you use the letters in the word limes what will you get?

Answer in next weeks post.

Amazing rare drone footage

Amazing rare drone footage of a humpback whale
off the Cornish coast

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New posts every Tuesday.

Amazing to watch ... this  is incredible.

Remember the Star Trek Movie years ago when they brought a whale onboard. I don't think it was one of these.

I love to be able to see all these wonderful species from around the world. 

We used to only see some in books and now we get to see them for real.

I hope you enjoyed this video.

Here's another great video to check out 

if you missed it before or want to watch again.

Have a great day & thanks for your visit.

Links for sharing with others below.

Together we're spreading Wellness around the World.

Bye for now & Take Care...

PS - I hope you got a chance to visit the posts for my 2021 Summer of Music.

For 9 weeks we saw so much beautiful nature and places around the World.  

Check out this post for all 9. 

All aboard - we're going to South and Latin America this week.

Summer of Music 2021

This week we're headed to South

 and Latin America

Welcome to week 3

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Summer of Music is different this year from the previous 4 years and I did it on purpose to help us reconnect with nature, animals and the World.

Our Earth and all it gives us ...

How are you?

After all the Stress of 2020 and 2021 I felt we needed some peace, we needed to visit all that is wonderful with our World.

We needed to connect to nature, other places that may not be like ours and take a few minutes to feel like we're on Vacation.  

So let's explore this video.

You'll love it.

Just watch and enjoy!

I wanted to be on those Beaches, see and Smell the Flowers, relax in the Sunsets and feel the Escape, the Paradise beneath my feet.

And I've never seen some of those animals before ...

And top that off with music by Kenny G!

So how do you feel NOW?

Maybe a new vacation spot will appear on your list.

When I visited Hawaii several years ago I felt like I was in paradise and loved all that nature had to offer. 

Something new every day and even walking in the pouring rain at midnight felt wonderful and healing.

Hope you'll share with others at the links below so they can also enjoy and feel the healing energies of Nature and the beauty of the World. 

 

PS. Who else felt like dancing  to the music ?

Take care and hope you're back next week -  It will be #4 of 9 posts for this summer.

One of my Hawaii pictures - still feel the energy.

Each week we travel the World bringing Wellness to others.

Your shares really help - Thank You.

Here's Your quick access to week 2

I can't wait - Today we're off to Finland

Here we go ...

you won't be disappointed.

Welcome to week 2

of  my 2021, Summer of Music.

Dona Anderson

                                                                   

Last weeks video was wonderful and week 2 takes us to various places in Finland to experience the sights and different seasons. 

Beautiful winter scenes, animals, a camp fire I thought would be nice to join in, then those precious bear cubs, and birds taking that first dive out of the nest. 

I thought those winter cabins would be great to cuddle up in and watch the northern lights. 

 A big WOW.

All this with the amazing David Garrett playing the violin.

Loved it and hope you will too.

PS. WE may not be able to take those vacations yet but we can see these beautiful places that help us to relax, breathe and enjoy our beautiful world.  

Take Care and have a good week.  

Another video for you next week.

Take others around the world with you this summer.

You can share by email, twitter and Facebook at the Links  below. You can even save them to a Pinterest file. 

My dream is to spread Wellness around the World.

Together, you and I can do this... thank You.

Give yourself time to be

and not do ...

Here's week 1 if you missed it.

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.

Thank you for sharing with others at the links below so these posts continue to travel the World to others.  

Together we're spreading Wellness Around the World. 💚

Blue Mind in the Desert | Dr. Wallace J. Nichols | TEDxFountainHills

What's YOUR Water?

The list may be long ...

This is a wonderful Ted Talk

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If you visit often you'll know I like to share a variety of things with You and this one is important to us and it will become more important as the population increases, our cities grow, and the world is challenged because of climate change. 

What is water to you?

It's many things and not just to drink or bathe in (although very important)

It's the freshly washed clothes, remember the line up for the water fountain, crossing the bridge and looking down, the energy of water falls, the smell of rain. It's crucial to grow our food.

Lets just say - we can't live without it.

  

It's also our recreation. A walk at the beach or ocean, a swim, a walk in the park to see the fountain or feed the ducks, going fishing, water skiing, surfing, deep sea diving and more.

It's about places to visit where you can lay down your beach towel or set up your chair and Relax with a picnic.

It's our memories our awe of our first time at the ocean, lake or river seeing the fish, a seal, star fish, ducks, whale, birds, plants and picking up shells, hearing the sounds of the waves or the feelings of connection to the world. 

There's ceremonies, romance, sunsets & sunrises, or perhaps you experienced the moon rising and casting what seemed like a road of light across the water coming directedly to You. 

It's places for tourists and landmarks like bridges, tunnels, places to see icebergs. It's even for where the bears catch the salmon, or millions go on cruises and you got to see Penguins. 💚

It's our feelings of cleanliness, health, freedom, motion and life.

This video is not just about water but goes on to our brain, how we live our lives,  think - Science.

Enjoy!

PS. remember those times you have to clean the sand out of your toes or you still may have a few shells you picked up somewhere. 

I love the ME to the WE attitude, just a flip of the M - it makes a huge change.

This is a video we can all connect to, We all need water.

Who would You pass your blue Marble on to?

Hi, I hope you liked this video, 

it's very interesting.

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Our back yard Blue Mind space!

Wishing all the Mom's a Happy Mother's Day coming up.

It's been a really stressful year - thanks for all you've done.