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Dolphins: Marineland, Florida

 

Just south of St. Augustine, Florida on Route A1A is Marineland.  My husband and I had read about Marineland when we researched dolphins in Florida.  However, when we did our initial research we learned that it was closed for renovations.  So we put it on the back burners of our minds and only just remembered about it last year.

Marineland is actually a town, albeit very small.  The population in 2006 was – ten!!  There are probably more people employed at the Dolphin Conservation Center than actually live in the “town”.  The Center was originally built in 1938 . . . → Read More: Dolphins: Marineland, Florida

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Poetry & Shared Wisdom

I really enjoy the writings of Maya Angelou.  One of my favorite pieces is an extraordinary poem that she wrote about a phenomenal woman – and she is!  When I read it I feel so much better about myself.  I want to walk taller and prouder.  I feel as though she is writing about me.  As James Brown said: “I feel good.”  

 

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies

I’m not cute or built to suit a model’s fashion size

But when I start to tell them

They think I’m telling lies.

I say

It’s in the . . . → Read More: Poetry & Shared Wisdom

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Self Nurturing: Reiki

I am a firm believer in alternative therapies, especially when it comes to maintaining general health and well-being on all levels.  The levels that I refer to are the physical, the mental, the emotional, and the spiritual.  If I do not take care of myself on all these levels then I find myself “out of sync” or “off kilter”.  Two of My favorite therapies are massage and Reiki.  I came to Reiki by way of massage and chose to study this unique and gentle therapy because my massage teacher said I was “predisposed to energy work”.  Today I am a . . . → Read More: Self Nurturing: Reiki