Tomorrow we move on to the boat for a few weeks. Looking forward to a new adventure in live-aboard life!
Relaxing is not the only way to recharge. Finding meaning is a source of fuel. A restorative break doesn't just avoid tasks that burn you out. It includes people and projects that fire you up. Detaching from stress prevents exhaustion. Attached to purpose elevates energy - Adam Grant
My J took off for Rio! He's been going there for Christmas or winter breaks for a few years but since it's summer time and this trip is a bit longer, it felt a little different! My boy, 11, headed to a Middle School, a new school - which should be his home for 6-12th, , inching towards that freedom he craves, right back to his mama and back out again..... As they say, give them wings to want to fly and roots to know where home will always be.
We kicked off summer this weekend with my friend and her girls. We mini-golfed, made fresh pasta, played ping pong and board games and caught up. A perfect weekend to fill the soul and prepare for a great summer!
A few rules for happiness:
Go outside
Move
Spend less than you earn
Don't take yourself or life too seriously
Look for ways to make it work
Contribute more than you consume
Be happy for others
Say hello first
Be reliable
James Clear
via The Free Press
Do something new; don’t run with the pack. I am not such a fast runner. If I am one of N people all working on the same problem, there is very little chance I will win. If I can think of a new problem in a new area, that will give me a chance.
Surround yourself with the smartest people you can find. When you see such a person, do all you can to get them on board. That extends your reach, and terrific people are usually fun to work with.
Be guided by beauty. This is obviously true in doing mathematics or writing poetry, but it is also true in fashioning an organization that is running extremely well and accomplishing its mission with excellence.
Don’t give up easily. Some things take much longer than one initially expects. If the goal is worth achieving, just stick with it.
Hope for good luck!
Smiling ear to ear as we return from our amazing wedding celebration! Santiago and I were joined by our immediate families for a simply magical week away at La Semanna, Saint Martin.
In 2011, I started this blog. It's namesake was Lelaina Pierce from Reality Bites. She was a 23 year old trying to discover herself. I didn't know why I needed the space here but I started it without attachment to an outcome. I know now, like Lelaina, I needed to love myself. My first post was called Namesake and my 100th Post was the quote below.
Through a series of life events, and believing, like Steve Jobs, that the dots would eventually connect - I find myself here on April 2, 2024. Heart full. Because I have found love, externally and internally. Like Lelaina, I broke hearts and had mine broken. But I didn't give up and those closest to me didn't give up on me. Love held me up through the darkest moments, made me laugh through the best moments and gave me strength to send it forward. God, J, S, my family and my closest friends - eternally grateful and forever changed because of you and your love.
Lelaina Pierce: I was really going to be somebody by the time I was 23.
Troy Dyer: Honey, all you have to be by the time you're 23 is yourself.
