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The Strait of Georgia photo by Tabitha Arthur on her ipod
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Passing another ferry under a rainbow.
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Mist and Tabs plugged in on the ferry.
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My happy Pip (partner in exploring the ferry).
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Pip on deck.
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Tabs on deck.
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Cabin on an island.
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The lush shore line of the coastal islands.
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Peter at work with his girls nearby.
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Me on the windy deck.
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Our new neighbor on the window sill of our hotel room at the Hotel Empress. We have the best harbor view. I love this bird. My new best friend 🙂
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We have arrived at the Empress Hotel in downtown Victoria. A long day of traveling yesterday with only one small wrong-turn glitch.
Up and finished the hotel gym by 6:30 and soon off for a swim and then breakfast.
Before I left Kelowna, my mind was in a bad spot. It was in a horribly bad spot. I had lost all my mindfulness over the winter and had slacked off in my meditation. Thus, this trip is much needed. I need to get away from the stress of my daily routine in order to reevaluate my mind and get myself back on track for a peaceful life.
I realize, after all of the various mind training I have attempted, that one’s life is never a mess–it is simply one’s mind that gets messy. I have spent the last year so driven to get ahead in my career path that I lost site of everything else. Bureaucratic mistakes that can be described only as pure lunacy, have the power to enrage me lately. And I know in this life, if I allow my mind to become enraged at senseless lunacy created by fellow human beings–I will be enraged 24/7.
I am using these 5 days to focus my mind and change my life path–mindfulness being the front and center of my quests. Without this, then there really is nothing but suffering. I will write of my new path and the changes I’ve decided to make at the conclusion of this vacation–excitement! 😉
My daughters and I will fit in some fun and R&R while Peter conferences and then we’ll have a few days as a family to beach comb and take it easy. Ghost hunting, shopping, walking tours, tea parties, swimming, Zumba are a few things on our list. I’d love to stop by a Buddhist temple too.
Unknown
Sounds like fun! I have changed my plans and will not be going to Terrace in June, so I will be attending your grad.
Mix Hart
Sounds great–will save you a seat.