Please Do Not Make Me Turn Around

Please Don't Make Me Turn Around!

It was my last bike ride on the beach before heading back home....We had taken a number of beach bike rides all week long. The longest was five hours, today's was two... But two very magical hours.

As we rode into the wind I knew once I turned around that was it, it meant I was heading back up north soon, it meant it was my last ride on the beach for a very long while... I truly didn't want to turn around...

I knew there was an end in sight but if I kept riding maybe, just maybe my ride wouldn't end!

But what was in store was something I never imagined. A school of dolphins, 20 plus as far as we could see, adult and babies swimming side by side it was an awesome sight!

I am so thankful that I didn't want to turn around today... Had I turned around sooner, I would have missed one of the most magical sights of my life, which may only come once in a lifetime!!!

In awe of Gods perfect Timing....

Church Steeples

Church Steeples

There are many architectural aspects of the church steeple..
It's original influence was from what the first American settlers brought with them from Europe.

Steeples traditionally were topped with a cross, a weathervane, or a decorative finial. For many different reasons.

Today being Good Friday I thought it intresting to focus on the spiritual aspect.

The vertical lines of the steeple helped to visually enhance the lines of the church, directing the viewers' eyes vertically to the heavens.

While looking into the history of steeples I found this explanation quote:

"We were admonished by Christ, who said in John 12:32, ". And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, (I) will draw all men unto me." While signifying what death he would die, this scripture also challenges us to lift the cross of Christ up to the world. When we see a steeple and cross atop a church, pointing gracefully towards Heaven, the church is also lifting Christ up so that all men might be drawn to him and his promise."

In Awe and Wonder of the Beautiful Savanna Steeples and their symbolism.

Harley The Horse!

Harley The Horse!

As I road a bike for five hours today, three of those hours on the beach, I couldn't help but realize the importance of the destination was enjoying the journey! The journey truly is living life to its fullest and being present to your surroundings.

I stopped, took pictures, enjoyed the beauty of my day, the sights, the sounds, the people...

I rode with others and as they had a destination in mind all I could think about was being present to the journey in front of me...

By doing so I saw so many incredible sights, there were dolphins, turtles, a beached stingray, to name a few and I met a horse named Harley....

As we came off the beach into a town there was a horse farm... And a beautiful Clydesdale... A women was feeding him carrots outside the fence. My riding companions kept riding but I had to stop (again). Even Harley had a story...
To me he was a beautiful Clydesdale, to Budweiser he was a reject, his looks, his markings were not good enough to be a Budweiser Clydesdale horse... So Harley was put out to pasture in South Carolina on this horse farm.

And I wondered....

A stunning Clydesdale horse "not good enough" in the eyes of it's owner... Yet to the women who came daily to feed him carrots and to myself he was a beautiful stunning horse.
Like people, someone may "think" we are not good enough, but the truth is we are a treasure to others....

In awe of The Journey!

The Dreamer Dreaming...

The Dreamer Dreaming...

I use to dream a lot... Now, not so much when I am asleep, but more often when I am awake...

Lately I dream about life, passions, yearnings and desires...
Many of those dreams I dream about, I share them with friends, I put them out into the universe, I talk to God about them...

I'm understanding the power of "speaking life into life" thats nothing new. Many wise philosophers over the years have spoke about living life.

In scripture, Jesus says:
"Speak things that are not, as though they were " one of my favorite quotes in the bible.
Jesus also called the dead to life,
When he spoke life into Lazarus, Lazarus came out of the dark tomb into the light and became Alive once again...

Is it time for you to came back to life?

You don't have to be dead to realize you can speak life into yourself or someone else.
"Speaking life" is a metaphor for being present to living...

"Life, at an awakening level of being present to the joy and blessings of what we have to experience right in front of us NOW"

Dreaming about life, coming back to life, embracing life are all part of life..
It's called "Living" life...

What are your dreams? Are you living them? Are you embracing your life Today?

Keep on dreaming and enjoy your life, as all your dreams come true...

Dreaming of Love, Awe, and Wonder.

Ask...

"Ask And You Shall Find"

Traveling into unknown territory can be frustrating... So much to see, but it is usually off the beaten path. It boggles my mind to think of all the people to meet, places to see, and things to experience! And yet, all the maps and GPS's in the world can't get you to those hidden treasures that are so priceless to experience without asking...
So if you don't mind,
Ask and you shall find...

The Wandering Wonderer : )

The Window

The Window

I stopped and saw this plantation home which was rebuilt in 1868.
It's history: the original home built in 1700 was burned to the ground by General Sherman's troops in 1865...

This window caught my eye and got me wondering about the lives that looked through that same window nearly 150 years ago...

Could they have ever imagined where the world would be today?
Can we even imagine where the world will be in the year 2165, 150 years from now?

In Awe of History...

On The Road...

On The Road With Life Metaphors...

I started out this morning into the unknown, wondering what I would learn about life...

I was in awe of several life metaphors I became aware of as I was driving 10 hours.

First, I realized I had too many maps, too many GPSs...

The problem was every one of them had different choices of routes to choose from, I became overwhelmed and confused on which way to go... I even turned around after I started and took a different route...

And I thought "how many people influence us with their different thoughts and we get confused?"
I decided to use what I was comfortable with which was my hand held GPS. Being comfortable with the decisions of our own and not influenced by others was my lesson with all those map choices!

Also being the driver having to look forward for 10 hours made me think, we should live in "A Drivers Seat " than maybe we would be forced to be present all the time and keep focused on looking forward and not looking back (at life).

One last metaphor was the weather. I found myself driving thought the rain, the storm, then the sun finally came out! Again like life if we just can get through those cloudy and stormy days, The sun will shine once again...

Lastly I listened to Dr Wayne Dyer for about 8 hours his wonderful book called "Excuses Begone".. I highly recommend it!
One main point of the book...
"If you can't say 100% what you're thinking is TRUE than change your thought!"

Wondering about wondering...