What dreams do You have for the New Year?

Here comes Elvis and with this wonderful song!  -

    

 If I Can Dream - love this Song!

Elvis - If I Can Dream (Official Live Performance)

 

Some years seem to go by slow and others fly by. 

How has this one been for You?

I grew up listening to Elvis with my 2 older sisters and remember that day spent crying when I learned of his passing. 

Yes I'm that old and got to watch him on Ed Sullivan and in a few movies at the theatre.

 

I thought this song would perhaps help encourage us to keep moving on with our dreams for better and brighter days ahead. 

I hope it helps encourage us towards peace hope and caring for the people, animals and this beautiful place we all call home, our Earth.

PS. I wonder if anyone else feels this song could have been written for our current time & world these last couple of years. 

I made  a copy of the words and will keep it on my desk to hopefully read daily, and I made another copy for my night table to read before I go to sleep.

It's time now to wish You a Happy New year ! 

Stay safe, enjoy your family, friends, pets and hopefully we will move into the coming year with less fear, violence, death, lies, fighting and more honesty, equality, fairness, safety, and attainable dreams for all. 

Take Care.

 

that's it for 2022.

Thank You for your continued support.

PSS. One last thing. 

Back in the late spring I decided I needed to learn to play this song on my guitar then soon after I hurt my finger and still can't play chords.

My singing ability isn't good either but I'm hopeful and having Fun - that's what counts and Elvis does it so much better. 💖

Hopefully I'll learn to play it soon. 

Dona Anderson

Let's welcome us all to 2023!

Bye for today

We've heard it many times

Secret Garden-You Raise 

Me Up (Live)

A favorite song made popular by many artists

Dona Anderson

Summer of Music 2022 

Week 1

Many popular artists have sung this song beautifully and this one caught my inner self as the one to share with you today.

I liked the range of the vocals and the orchestra.

It helped me to feel what I needed at this time in my life, and what's happening in our now world. 

I felt the softness of my breath and the knowing that things will get better ...

I felt hope for the World, its People, animals, nature and all its beauty thus letting a bit of Stress release.

I felt some needed Hope and Peace.

I hope you felt some of that too.

Thanks for your visit and for helping to send Wellness out in the world with your shares as we travel each week out into the world.

Did you know there are over 700 posts now in the Archives that you can checkout anytime to view, save and share at your leisure  

PS. Summer of Music posts for past years are also available in the archives starting in 2017, for the months of July & August. 

We had a special treat last year combining music and seeing other places in this beautiful world.

 

This link takes you to a post with links to all 9 videos. 

Have a great day!

A great moment for these two.

Pie Jesu sung by Carla Maffioletti
and Akim Camara

Getting a head start at what will be coming
for this years Summer of Music - 2022 

Dona Anderson

Summer of Music 2022

Intro.

The official start is next Tuesday but I can never wait to let you know what's coming.

 

This year I couldn't think of a special theme as in some past years but as I started to collect a few videos to share something started to appear.

I'm not going to officially name it but I hope over the summer you'll give it your own special word for what things come up for You, and what special word you'd attach.     

PS. I hope you'll enjoy 2022 Summer of Music and Thank You always for sharing with others.

Love the beautiful music in this video and wish Akim Camara all the best for his career as a violinist and probably a lot more.  

So much talent at a young age. 

I always love it when I can share a video from the Andre Rieu Orchestra. 

              

Thanks for your visit today.

Links for sharing below.

Don't worry if you miss any of the Summer posts 

they will all go into in the Archives and this year

we have 9 weeks again.

Discover your simple Lullaby of Peace

 A True Treasures post for you today.

Let's focus on stuff we can change.

Today We're connecting to the 

meditation, Lullaby of Peace.

Moving Forward from the heart,  # 42, page 105. 

Dona Anderson

Hi and thank You for your visit today. 

As the colder weather of winter is upon us it becomes that time of year when we settle into our homes and catch up on reading, TV shows, and enjoy those jams, pickles, pies and other freezer goodies we made to enjoy over the winter.

It's also a time for letting ourselves observe our day to day lives, our health, wellness and outlook on life.  

It may even be about what  we take out into the World and what we bring back -  is it what we need.

Things are uncertain still and changing for us and it will take time to process these last 2+ years ... what it all meant, what we lost, and what we'll take into the future.

Each one of us will have different things, different memories, feelings, stresses, loss  & more. 

Are you staying at home too much and not wanting to go out.

Are you still feeling the loss of income, friendships, activities, community or those  simple smiles and hello's when you go for a walk.

Are you still wondering if it will start all over again or get worse. 

To Help, I want to share with you today this short Meditation.

I hope it will soften your day, and spread good 

feelings throughout  your whole body & mind.

Lullaby of Peace 

"A musician brings music to life,

it starts from silence, to build, unfold,

reach and release when silence is returned again. 

You bring your breath to life ...

Each breath starts from a place of silence; it builds, unfolds, reaches, and releases when silence again returns.

Let this magical circle of breath go deeper to fill and hold even more ...imagine your organs, bones, skin and muscles all experiencing the different patterns of our breathing ... listen as these patterns become beautiful notes of music being played by your own orchestra.

As you begin to prepare for meditation, allow the music to fade and change slightly as you create soft inner waves of breathing... feel the rhythm of your inhalations and exhalations deepen to become the notes in a smooth, soft lullaby of peace ... 

Settle a bit more and surrender into feelings of being protected within the rhythm of you, your life, your knowing, your stillness and your breath ..."

Listen to these beautiful notes softly

playing your lullaby, your smooth,

soft, sweet notes of peace ..."

Moving Forward from the heart © 2015

PS. I hope you enjoyed these moments to relax, 

Take a few more minutes to be still and observe how your body feels, where your thoughts are.

Enjoy just being still for a few minutes to rest and notice your breaths as your body relaxes.

When you feel ready to restart your day wiggle your toes, stretch out your fingers,  and you may feel like you need a stretch or a big yawn.

Take a couple more breaths and slowly begin to return to your day. 💖

Lastly here's the ending to the meditation

"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear ~ Rumi

Namaste.

Thanks for your visit.

PS. This is a good post to save and share at the links below.

Have you started building up your Wellness toolbox.

Don't forget the over 650 posts in the Archives for you to view, save & share.

New post on Tuesdays.

Have a good week full of fun, laughter, love and Self Care 

You can link to more True Treasures posts at the

 label True Treasures Below. 😌

Relax and feel yourself being transported to a place of peace

          

The Sound of Silence 

The Sound of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel (Harp Cover)

  

Dona Anderson

Thank You beautiful young lady.

When I first heard this version of the song I completely softened and after the last couple of years I guess it was needed.

It was Simple, Beautiful and quickly moved deep into my heart. 

I felt like I had angels from above beside me, and reminded me of the angels I had and have here on earth that I'm very thankful for.

PS. I went searching in my book Moving Forward from the Heart to find a few words to finish off this post. I didn't have to go far to find this ending to the meditation, Lullaby of Peace.

Listen to these beautiful notes softly

playing your lullaby, your smooth

soft sweet notes of peace ...

Link here for information on Resources

Moving Forward from the Heart 

©2015

Thanks for your visit today and for helping me

share my Dream to send Wellness out into the

World by sharing with others at the links below. 

Have a wonderful Day!

There is another version of this video where a deer came along and scared her. It would have been nice in the video had it stayed back.

Binge time

Winter is just around the corner and so are the stresses for the holidays.

So here's some Help for You - a good binge.

If you missed this years Summer of Music here's all 9 for you to watch and great to keep close by for when you need some me time to relax and rest.

Dona Anderson

We had 9 weeks to see places that really connected us to nature and the beauty of this World we call home. 

She sure needs our help right now so anything we can do to help is greatly appreciated not only for our lifetime but for what we pass on to future generations. 

Here's links to my Summer of Music 2021 all together on one page.

Plus here's the Intro to get you inspired.  This post got us in the mood for what's to come.

Week 1  the Breathtaking Beauty of Nature | HD  

Week 2  we're off to Finland 

Week 3 took us South America  

Week 4  invites us to relax & visit Italy  

Week 5 takes us to a Secret Garden 

Week 6  Have you been to England 

Week 7 takes us to see some sights from beautiful Asia 

Week 8 lets us be inspired from places around the World.

Week 9  Here're some sights from my part of the World. 

All the videos also had great music to make our time even more enjoyable. 

PS. Hope You had many favorites!

Thanks for you visit and for sharing with others.  

Links below.

If you know anyone in these parts of the World send them the link and say Hi. Sometimes we have places we need to revisit and explore even in our own communities. 

Things are always changing.

We travel to many places in the World each week sharing Wellness. 

Thank You for helping share Wellness with others. 

New posts every Tuesday and over 650 in the Archives for you

to View and Share at your leisure.

Reaching out to others is always a welcomed moment on both sides.😀

Bye for now.

Time now to visit a Secret Garden - Poéme

Glad we get to see this one, 

August already, 

we're on week 5 of our Summer of Music

Dona Anderson 

What's in your Garden?

This video is full of beautiful colorful flowers and loved the little birds & animals.

See if you feel like you can smell the flowers and healing breaths from the forests.

What were your favorites today.

When I was a kid we had a park nearby that had swans and I've always admired how they look so elegant and proud. 

Hope all is well for you and these videos bring you some moments to pause and relax.

My hope this year for my Summer of Music was to help you relax and enjoy beauty from around the world.  

Our Earth is incredible and hopefully in our time here we can help to preserve its beauty and the gifts it offers to all of us. 

PS. All earlier posts for this years Summer of Music posts are below or in the Archives on the right side bar (Web version)  

Help us continue to spread Wellness around the World with your Shares, links below..

Previous years Summer of Music are in the Archives for July & August  2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

All posts in the Archives are available for viewing and sharing at your leisure.

Bye for Now.

Regular posts 

return in September

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. 

Links for sharing with others below.

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. 

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.

Bing Crosby & David Bowie - "The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth)"

A favorite of mine this time of Year

I hope it's one of yours too?

Dona Anderson

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Enjoy 🌲

Our wellness includes MUSIC

Peace On Earth ... yes
 can it be ... yes

What are your favorite songs
this time of year?

Its been a year to remember for many reasons.

The World again seems to be a smaller place where we need to understand, help and work together to support our future.

Our last post for the year next week reminds us

to be grateful for the simple pleasures of Life that in

times of panic disaster or tragedies we

recognize to be most important.

Thank You again for continuing to share with others so that Wellness travels around the World.

Every little bit adds up.

Links for sharing below.

I hope you visit again and to make it easier click on the link below to be a Subscriber to get an email link to these once Weekly posts.

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Take Care.

PS. one more treat

  

Again sharing this favorite song at this link.

YESTERDAY'S RAIN ~ W G Snuffy Walden

You know I like Music - Right

Welcome & how are you?

If you need to relax a bit, you're

in the right place today. 

Dona Anderson

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I can never get enough of this amazing guitar music I have on one of my Christmas CD's so I found it to share with you.

It melts my Heart.

Have a listen.

I hope you'll Love it too.

Wow, we're already into posts for winter.

Thank you for Helping me with my Dream
by reaching out & supporting others around the World!

This has been a year we really needed to share as much
love, peace and hope as we can.

Links for sharing below 💚

We never know how many times our

  shares will be re shared.  

PS. Have a good week and give yourself

lots of Permission to Rest moments!

I'll be playing this music lots of times.

My Meditation time, 

what's yours?

Update - Sorry I lost the comment section for this post last week. I didn't know why and later found out the section was full so I had to delete a lot of older comments and it came back. If you want to comment about this post please use a later post and refer to this one. Thanks. 

We all need these ...

Quiet moments, 

Where do you find Yours?

Dona Anderson
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One Rose Wellness Message

for you today

There's nothing

 for  you to do,

There's

nowhere for

 you to go,

Simply surrender

to this

quiet moment ...

Do you have Quiet moments?

Where do you find them and for how long?

How do they make You feel? 

Perhaps yours is being away from cars, street noise, machines and being with calming sounds like music, waves, birds or whatever it is for You.

Quiet time also changes over the years as you age and your work & family life changes. 

It can even change through the seasons from outside to inside spaces.

Quiet time also helps connect us to feelings of peace, satisfaction, being grateful and contentment - a word I'm learning more about.

Where do you get your
 special moments.

One Rose Wellness Cards

There's lots of different things to do to relax, reduce stress and support your Health.  
It might start with just focusing on your Breath for a few minutes.

Take Care.

One Rose Wellness Cards are a set

of 105 Messages all from the pages
of  Simply, One Breath At a Time.

More information on the

Resources Page. 

Thanks for Your visit.

Links below for sharing, Thank You.

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at the label below, One Rose Cards

PS. My TV quiet moments is on the CBS Sunday Morning show where they end with a few moments in Nature every week. It's been a favorite for many years. Love it. 💚

I hope you like my photo above - very peaceful and quiet. - leave a comment and tell us about your quiet spaces.

How many Quotes do you think are on Google?

i don't know either, but

here's one I'd like to share

with you today

"When we believe in ourselves, our lives become enriched with a quiet confidence and we begin to blossom and grow with a wonderful sense of peace, well-being and joy."  
~ author unknown~

Dona Anderson

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Do you like quotes, 
have some favorites written down on numerous pieces of paper, or on the computer - and if you're like me, some will never be found again.

This one above recently got my attention. 

It felt familiar and connected me to some of my writings. 

Loved it.

Photo & message by Dona Anderson

It also reminded me of an interview I heard on TV where a man said he dressed up everyday in his best clothes because that made him feel better, be kinder and gave him more confidence in himself and his career. 

While listening, I remembered times when I felt that as well. 

Has this happened to You?

How can one thing make such a difference. 

I'm not saying you should

dress up everyday in your best clothes but how can we get that feeling. 

That feeling is what you want to experience, to emulate and hold on to.

That you feel more confident, joyful, peaceful, kind and beautiful too.

That feeling, that energy is part of you, and all of us.

It's given out, and  seen by others.

It's something to hold on to.

When you're Believing in your self ...

you too will Blossom like a new flower.

What do You think?

Agree/Disagree love to hear from you in

the comments below.

Before You go have a listen to this 
Music for the Soul.

Check the Resources page for how to get

my guided Relaxation CD Free - 
offer expires June 30, 2020

Thanks for your Help Sharing Wellness around the World. 

Someone you know or not may need this today.

Links for Emailing, Twitter, Facebook 

and Pinterest below.

P.S. This years Summer of Music starts
July 7 -  it may be the best one yet.

And, I love the top 3 of 2019
at this link for You.

Thanks for your visit &  
I hope you'll become an email subscriber

and be here again next week.
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right side bar & labels bottom of post.

Are You Patient with Yourself?

from  

THE MEDITATION, PEACE

Simply, One Breath At a Time

A Wellness Moment for you today.

Dona Anderson

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another - True Treasures

I know some days it's really hard to be patient and relax with all the to do's and thoughts racing around in our heads. 

So today I'm sharing a few lines from Simply, One Breath At a Time to give you some Wellness Moments to rest, breathe and take care of You.  

The photo below is of an excerpt on page 83, and you'll find the full meditation on pages 124-125 

It begins by offering us time to breathe, relax, connect to our self and answer a few of life's important questions and in the second last paragraph you'll find this ...

Enjoy.

"Celebrate your presence as you encourage the

breath to help you breathe freely...

accept this moment as a special place in time

to connect with yourself and the world ...

feel your life as an evolution ...

an ever changing masterpiece ..."

Resources - ebook available

**Here's how it ends

"Now stay in peace for a 
while longer and find a
place to breathe freely,
a place to be,
be you..."

Simply, One Breath At a Time © 2008 Dona Anderson

The title Peace came from using the first
letter of these words on page 125,
Presence Encouragement Acceptance
Connection & Evolution

Take care and have a wonderful week ...

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Cavatina from the Deer Hunter

So So beautiful ....

Summer of Music continues

Absolutely LOVE this.

I can't say enough about this piece of music. 

It just melts into my heart & soul.

Did you love it too?

Have a wonderful week ahead.

Our last selection for this years Summer of Music is next week.

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Regular posts return in September with a story about a wee bird.

I hope you're sharing this years music with others and you can find 2017 & 2018 selections also in the archives for July & August.

Take care.

Bye for now.


The mobile version is great to watch and the Web version will also give you access to the archives on the right side bar.

John Denver - Healing Time On Earth

Healing Time on Earth

Our 3rd Summer of Music continues with John Denver ...

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This has it all - a story, words for a song, music & John Denver.

Beautiful song - Thank You.

Lyrics can be found online.

Scroll down or check the archives for the previous weeks.

Also more in the archives for July & August 2017 & 2018.

Hope you're back to visit again next week.

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Hi - where in the World are you from?
Check out this post about where some
others are from and thanks for sharing
to help spread Wellness around the world.

Summer of Music continues - previous posts in
the archives for 2019, and 2017 & 2018.