Have You had one of these Conversations?

About a Dream,

not a night time Dream

the other kind of dream.

Dona Anderson

I'm sure we've all had a similar kind

of conversation.

A moment to exchange what someone else needed to share that was about a worry to them.

About you.

We never know what someone else is thinking, feeling or is a worry to them about others and this one was about us.

  

This one was from our Daughter about us, her parents.

A few years back my daughter told me that years ago when our dream was to move here to Vancouver Island she worried about what if something happened to us and we couldn't fulfill our dream.

I told her that was Ok.

I let her know for us at the time what wasn't Ok was if we didn't have a dream, if we didn't have a plan that we were working toward and figuring out would have been worse.

As we had to move several times for Work we wanted to pick that place We wanted to settle down and call Home for when the time came if all went well.. 

We felt if we were just sitting there with no dream, goal, plan 

- that would have been sad.

PS. we did make it here 19 years ago  and my original want to do list to do list was scrapped except for my last entry to learn more Yoga. 

I'm very thankful for all the learning and growth that was never imagined or would be done if we didn't live and love it here. 

Bye for today and new post comes again next Tuesday.

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Take Care.

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Fun time to pick - What would You be?

9 questions to ask yourself ... 

It's hard to pick - can it be more than one.

Dona Anderson

I was flipping through my book Moving Forward from the Heart and came across the meditation What would You be #46 on page 114. I decided to share some of it with you and make it another of our True Treasures. 

It's a fun place to pause and let go of that junk in our head for a few minutes.

It's funny how a simple question can be quite hard to answer so I decided to wait until until all the fruits and vegies were sampled over the summer and the colors of the flowers and seasons are still in our minds. 

And, OK, to be honest I was having difficulty just picking one for my answer so I figured I can think about it longer or ask myself the question more times so I can pick more things. 

There, problem solved. 

Anyway here is a shortened version of what's on the page. You can do one or pick a few - whatever you want. 

It's just for fun and to get us thinking about things in our everyday life.

Here goes.

If you were a flavour, what would you be?

If you were a color, what would you be?

If you were a fragrance, what would you be?

If you were a shape, what would you be?

a flower ... a season ... a tree ... an animal ... ?

and it ends with

You are You, what will you be?

So ok, who else picked strawberry for flavour?

PS. Next time it will be that peach that I picked off the tree a few years ago that was really juicy, sweet, warm from the sun and oh so perfect. 

Or that pear from a roadside market that was so delicious and the juice was running down my face.(oh sorry that's more for a fruit not flavour)

Oops, I guess I should have added Fruit on the list, but I'm covered  - I wrote it down on the page. 

Have Fun add in some others

to the list that you think of. 

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A forest walk.

Which of these 3 Are YOU?

Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean ...?

What ??

I'm sure we can all relate to this video looking back at this last year and a half. 

It's been a time where we experienced many different stresses, emotions, changes, loss, difficulties & more.  

Check out the video - do you see yourself as one or at times all three.

Some days we probably are all 3, the carrot, egg and the coffee bean.  

We've all been stressed & challenged. 

Did you find that you are stronger than you may have thought.

We learned many things and maybe the most important one is what you learned about yourself, your life & future. 

You may have learned about how change affects you, your patience and stress levels.

Or it may have been about your health, future goals, relationships, family connections, needs and more.

In more closeness and time together in families we learn more about ourselves and others. 

Some maybe good and not so good so we have to figure it out and give it time to adjust.

We have all been in this place together and it's time to slowly start to recover, soften that protective shield and get living our life again as things open up and safety guidelines are met.

PS.  Thank You for helping to keep yourself and others safe. 

 Let's all do our best with what comes next. 

Confession - I didn't have any coffee beans to use for the picture so they are really a few pills I had.

The carrots were from our garden and the eggs from the fridge.

Love the sun flowers

Dona Anderson

Some thoughts & words to help when they can.

Positive attitude, Smiles, Hugs, Gratitude, Exercise, Reduce Stress, Eat well, Forgiveness, Relax, Set boundaries, Laugh, Support yourself & others, Talk to Friends 

And when needed cook yourself a carrot, an egg and sit down and enjoy a Coffee! 

Take Care and when you're ready click on the video in this post from a few years back and ...

Dance.

Have a great day - bye for now.

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We finally became part of a neighbourhood success story

 

What's yours like?

Your neighbourhood ...

Dona Anderson

We've been living in this neighbourhood for 20 years now.

The longest either of us have been in the same home. 

Our house was being build while we lived in a different location so long drives commuting, planes, phone calls and frustrating times were all part of that previous year. 

Then came the move and now we don't have jobs anymore, we're here all day, what do we do - will you quit the latest project and sit down and rest.

It's been memorable in many ways.

The neighbourhood may be the same as many others but in our before lives we were gone to work during the day or on shift work, and lived in a different climate so we didn't hang out or know many of the neighbours. 

We didn't know many of their names, their dogs, kids or much else.

Even our dog at the time didn't help because she didn't like to go walking. 

We did though have 2 of the best people close by that became dear friends.

Living here we get to notice more changes. A few leaving and new owners come, babies, little kids moving in and growing up, learning to ride their bikes and gather with friends. 

Lots of dogs out getting their daily walks and people too. 

Where do they all come from?

It's great to share smiles and good mornings as we pass, visit, share garden goodies, suppers and help when needed. 

It's our time now to witness what a neighbourhood is, can be and enjoy watching it grow up. 

Some day we will need to move on and let someone else take over our home but we will take with us lots of great memories of our many years here.

 

Memories are easy to take with You & share,

no packing required. 

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PS. I hope  you enjoyed this years Summer of Music - they're all in the Archives for July & August 2021.

It was a wonderful time to reconnect with this beautiful World of ours, and the video's are quite relaxing. 

I'm sure many will be watched several times or even help to make new vacation destinations. 

Thank You for sharing with others.  All our shares help us to keep spreading Wellness around the World.   

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Previous years Summer of Music are in the Archives for July and August 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and now 2021.  

Here's a post from 2019 about gardens. It's kind of a broader look at the word  garden in a sense but the food part gets repeated every year.

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Bye for now and Take Care 😀

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A gift from a neighbour.

Which spelling do you use where you live - neighborhood or neighbourhood ?

Now it's Time for you to see my part of the World

The Natural Beauty of Canada 

Sharing the Beauty of Canada this last

week of my 2021 Summer of Music.

Welcome to my part of

this Beautiful World.

Dona Anderson

How are you this last day of August?

Did the Summer seem to fly by for You too?

We've watched some amazing 

videos these last 2 months. 

Our time couldn't let us see the whole world but I hope we got glimpses of some of the beautiful sights and felt the love we all have for the places we call home.

In this video we continued to feel and be shown the Gifts of our Earth - the mountains, forests, rivers, flowers, animals & more through the seasons and unique locations.

The music was also relaxing allowing us to rest and just watch and be in awe of the scenery. 

Our World is incredible.

These last 9 weeks have given us many  gifts to see and feel along with great music.

We have been offered some special time to relax & let everything else gently fade away.

PS.  I'd like to leave you with the last paragraph in the Meditation, Why Should We on page 69, in my book Moving Forward from the Heart.

"Why should we Support the Future of the World?

Because each one of us can make a difference. We can be more kind, understanding and compassionate to others. We can listen more, use better words, be more creative, intuitive and expand our role to being guardians, caretakes and caregivers over that of bystanders and consumers.

We can - You can - I can."   

© 2015 Dona Anderson

Thank You, that's it - bye for now.

What was/were your favorite videos?

 Let us know in the comments.

One of my walks at the beach ...

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I have no idea what I'll do for next year ... help!

 

Another unbelievable video - Beautiful Nature Around The World

Summer of Music 2021

Week 8 of 9  

Only One more week left.

this week 

Beautiful Nature Around the World.

Dona Anderson

Great video

I've never had one of these videos before kind of speak to me but this one is different and made me feel a calling for support. 

It's full of birds and the Eagle in flight left me with feelings of a lookout for protection, and then came more beautiful birds and animals for us to protect.

Not knowing what the words are, to me the Music made me feel it builds our energy to be strong yet calm and kind.  

Looking at those beautiful birds and animals how could you not stand up for them.

Our earth is Beautiful, Amazing, Forgiving and Generous.

it gives us Gifts daily.

Is it time for us to do more to give back.

PS. I'll leave you with the link to this post 

Come along ... see what happens

It shows up almost everyday in my stats as it travels the world with over 24,000 views.

It's about some of those simple everyday things we all need to give thanks for.

Take Care  & please come back next week. for week 9, 

our last Summer of Music video for 2021.

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I always love watching the clouds.

No ticket required - get ready to be taken away to ...

the Amazing and beautiful Asia

Thank You for visiting.

We're now on week 7 of this years 
Summer of Music.

Dona Anderson

How's your Summer going or whatever season it is for You?

It's been good here, maybe too hot this year but the garden has done well providing us with summer vegetables that taste so good.

The video this week is Amazing and Beautiful Asia - 

Perfect title.

Have a look.

Another video full of beautiful scenery from the rivers, beaches, gardens countryside animals and more.

Loved it and all and the music was quite peaceful.  

A good time to relax and let go. 

It felt kind of like a mini vacation where we're all eyes open - having an awe moment.

It was nice to see the people, homes, streets and some activities as well. 

A favorite for sure. 

PS. Here's one of my One Rose

Wellness messages for you today.

"Give yourself a few minutes to slow down,

 to create  more spaces, 

to create more pauses ..."

Take Care

2 weeks left as we near the end of August.

Regular posts return in September 

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Cozy up, this week we're in Beautiful England

Week 6

Summer of Music continues

with a visit to England

Dona Anderson

I had another video lined up for today but I wasn't feeling it when the time came to finish the post.

Funny how that happens.

It looked good a while back but then ... it wasn't.

So after some searching, I found this lovely one.  

I hope you enjoy it. 

I for sure loved all the flowers, the gardens and houses.

Beautiful England, friendly and inviting. 

We visited England way back in the mid 1970's. The countryside is beautiful and so much history. 

We got to spend some time in London sightseeing and also made a trip to Stonehenge where our young daughter and I both still remember a funny kind of feeling present like that of being watched or something else was there besides the tourists.

The world seems to be such as smaller place now as times have changed and we're connected more with news, travel and social media.

I hope you enjoyed this video and it brought you some time to relax, enjoy the beauty of the scenery and gardens.

PS. Our World is a very Beautiful place and we are the present caretakers.  

Our legacy will include how it is left for others. 

Take Care and have a wonderful week.

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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. 

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Bye for Now.

Regular posts 

return in September