Our January was beautiful.
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Rosario Head
Northern State Recreation area
Ebey Landing
Fragrance lake
To wrap up my thoughts for the month:
The outdoors is my place of peace. There are many people that are hurting, confused and broken by the overwhelming amount of hurtful changes to the core of our nation's decency by our current administration. I hope those that are reeling from these changes, also have places to go to clear your mind and heart for a moment of emotional peace.
I realized that another part of my happiness is going on hikes with my husband and our sweet Scoutina. I tried to be a Senior Trailblazer again for awhile, but realized I like to take my time to gaze at the sky, to ponder the depth of how blue it is as it takes my breath away or to slowly take inventory of the plants along the trail or to stop to take my endless amount of photos. As I hiked with the group it didn't take me long to realize that it was not the place for me anymore. I had great memories with them years ago, but life has changed for me and I'm o.k. with that. I'm walking with a different purpose and mindset now than I felt in those groups. My chosen pace is slower and I'm thankful to just be where I am at the moment. Rushing along and not being able to take the time to notice the small pleasures along the way just isn't for me."Her nervous system had bee through so much. She decided to spend the rest of her life calming the inflammation. Thoughts, feelings, memories, behavior, relations. She soothed it all with deep, Loving breaths and gentle practices. The softer she became with herself, the softer she became with the world, which became softer with her. She birthed a generational cycle: Peace." ~Jaiya John
