The World’s Best Beaches in 2023

Greetings all!

As summer is heating up, here are the world’s top 10 beaches in 2023, according to Tripadvisor:

1. Baía do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil 

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2. Eagle Beach, Aruba 

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3. Cable Beach, Broome, Australia 

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4. Reynisfjara Beach, Vik, Iceland 

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5. Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 

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6. Praia da Falésia, Olhos de Agua, Portugal 

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7. Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island, India 

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8. Spiaggia dei Conigli, Sicily, Italy 

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9. Varadero Beach, Cuba 

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10. Ka'anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii 

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Which beach would you choose? Drop me a line!

Source: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/article/best-beaches-2023-tripadvisor/index.html

Thought of the week – Clarity Creates Energy

Greetings all!

Here is a thought-provoking quote for the upcoming week. I loved this passage - "...Simply getting [priorities] down in black and white adds clarity to your life, and clarity creates energy.”

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“You can’t do everything, but you can do one thing, and then another and another. In terms of energy, it’s better to make a wrong choice than none at all. You might begin by listing your priorities - for the day, for the week, for the month, for a lifetime. Start modestly. List everything you want to do today or tomorrow.

Set priorities by dividing the items into A, B, and C categories. At the least, accomplish the A items. Try the same thing with long-term goals.

Priorities do shift, and you can change them at any time, but simply getting them down in black and white adds clarity to your life, and clarity creates energy.”

~ George Leonard, “Mastery” 
[as read on https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/june-29-2023]

Hope this week brings you clarity and energy! Drop me a line!

Are You Taking Your MEDS?

Greetings all!

Here is a gentle reminder to take your MEDS!

M – Meditation: Take a bit of time out. Just to think.

E – Exercise: Walk every day. Walk more. Take the stairs.

D – Diet: Reduce the rubbish; increase the nutritious.

S – Sleep: Get rid of sleep debt.

~ Concept created by behavioral consultant Nicholas Bate

Source: https://medium.com/@slowwco/are-you-taking-your-meds-meditation-exercise-diet-sleep-483386c29bb1

Wildlife Petting Chart: How to (NOT) Pet a Bison

In summary: DO NOT! 

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Also, do not try to put your child on a deer to take a picture! And do not get out of your car to get closer to the adorable bear cubs eating dandelions by the road – their mama is around and is very protective.

The Work of Happiness [Poem of the Week]

"I thought of happiness, how it is woven... Out of the peace of hours..."

The Work of Happiness

I thought of happiness, how it is woven
Out of the silence in the empty house each day
And how it is not sudden and it is not given
But is creation itself like the growth of a tree.
No one has seen it happen, but inside the bark
Another circle is growing in the expanding ring.
No one has heard the root go deeper in the dark,
But the tree is lifted by this inward work
And its plumes shine, and its leaves are glittering.

So happiness is woven out of the peace of hours
And strikes its roots deep in the house alone:
The old chest in the corner, cool waxed floors,
White curtains softly and continually blown
As the free air moves quietly about the room;
A shelf of books, a table, and the white-washed wall —
These are the dear familiar gods of home,
And here the work of faith can best be done,
The growing tree is green and musical. 

For what is happiness but growth in peace,
The timeless sense of time when furniture
Has stood a life’s span in a single place,
And as the air moves, so the old dreams stir
The shining leaves of present happiness?
No one has heard thought or listened to a mind,
But where people have lived in inwardness
The air is charged with blessing and does bless;
Windows look out on mountains and the walls are kind. 

~ By May Sarton

Source: https://www.themarginalian.org/2023/06/28/may-sarton-the-work-of-happiness/