OOPS!!!

Short report...DSL was cut off yesterday afternoon...I was unable to post until this evening...I cannot get it to work in my new home as yet...so am borrowing someone elses...very low signal...

The van was loaded a left at 5:45 PM yesterday...the cleaning people came about 4:30...I went for an 80 minute hot stone massage at 6:30...it was delightful...just what I needed...thank you CHIP...

We got up this morning and Gwen did not show up to get the few pieces of furniture she wanted...my daughter, Casey, was coming to get some bookshelves and we had to haul the furniture and the trash (lots of trash) to the landfill...it was a big job...I had left too much stuff to go in the car so had to leave the dog, Maggie, with Casey along with a few cans of paint that I could not put on the truck or in the landfill...

We set off for Florida about 11:30AM...a little shaken and out of sorts with all the last minute changes and the extreme heat 97 degrees, hot and humid...

I started getting cramps all over my body about 1 hour in the journey...I got headachy and nauseated also...I was dehydrated from the packing and hauling...after two Power Aids - I call it blue juice - i started feeling a little better...

Arrived in Florida about 5:30 pm...Home by 6:30...then I unpacked several kitchen boxes...dishes, glassware, silverware, etc...the guys had places all the kitchen boxes actually in the kitchen...I couldn't open the cabinets to unpack...

Went to the ocean about 8:30...walked a little and sat and meditated for a while...I am home...

I will post the pictures to go with this tomorrow...my digital battery went dry and had to buy a disposable camera to document the trip...so I have to get them developed...I will continue tomorrow...for now I am tired and off to bed in my dream home...YIPPEE!!!!

Rebecca

Moving Day 11AM

The moving van arrived at 8AM and the team from Crown Moving & Storage have about one third of the things loaded...the entire crew is friendly and very professional... they protected the railings and the floors...so far I am relaxed...a little teary for some reason...

Moving Day - Vie/Life full of Surprises

la vie est pleine de surprises - life's full of surprises

My life this past two weeks has been full of surprises...some happy...some sad...all necessary.

Muse Possi Bille sees every day as an adventure of possibilities...and that is certainly today!!! The truck to carte my life will be here shortly...I vow to sit back and let them do their job...with minimal interference...I relinquish control...I breathe...I am at one with the world...

All right, I admit that recovering control freak/trust devoid me is just waiting for some problem to happen so I can solve it...I am at my best in chaotic situations where I can problem solve...I am an idea person...It is only after the storm passes that I fall apart... Not this time...

My son Chip bought me a spa package for Mother's Day...I am using it today...This afternoon I am going to be pampered...massaged...taken care of...

Today's aMUSEment - schedule a spa day...expect surprises!!!

U Be Creative Today!

ps...say a little prayer for me

The Palette of Your Life - Day 15

Yesterday's palette in my front yard...

We have been talking of dreams for many days now...I hope that you are well on your way to making that top five life dreams list for yourself...

Constance at Rochambeau shared this wonderful photo last Sunday....entitled Wanderlust - Adding Colors to the Palette of your Imagination! She showed friends Hank and Phillissia Rossi living their dreams as they journey to Pakistan and China, following the SILK ROAD.

Isn't he just grand??? He, in all his finery, is on a better rug than the ones I walk on...just too wonderful not to share...he certainly adds color to the palette of my imagination... i think he's smiling.?.?.?

So are you prepared to live your dreams?

Today's aMUSEment - paint your brightly-colored rendition of the camel's blanket...

U Be Creative Today!

Happy List - Day 14

Muse Perplexity is going through many changes today. Shaking with tears I asked God for help on June 14th...just twelve days ago...and he sent me a saint, an angel on earth Gwendolyn...she and her family have helped pack this big house while I lay in bed sick...

She lifted my final unresolved burden when she told me yesterday that she would take ALL the stuff that I had left in the basement...everything...the whole enchilada... This has been my biggest concern this week getting rid of a lifetime of decor and collectibles that I do not need any longer...packing in two weeks was rough...but eliminating and simplifying in two weeks, nearly impossible...

As she hugged me Monday she said, "I like to help good people," and I feel honored that I am included in that list...one of her sons went with the rental truck to help unload (and see the ocean for the first time)...he is a very bright 16 year-old man who loaded the truck with finesse unexpected of a teenager today...the rental van is safely in Florida and unloaded with minimal damage... first milestone accomplished...

So the packing is almost complete, most goodbyes have been said, and within a few days I will begin my journey south...home to Fernandina Beach.... What I know for sure today is that God ALWAYS sends me exactly what I need. I can be at peace knowing that...I am truly blessed...

I have no idea what the next few months will bring...I have a studio to manifest, two books to write, art to create, and thanks to give.... I will grow into my island village...bring a new energy to the relationships I value and make new ones....I will face new challenges...and I will attempt to stay open to all the possibilities that the universe presents along the way.

Lady Vivienne started a happy list here. I would like to start my list:

my faith in God
chip, matt, mike, casey - my children
Gwen and family
ripe red cherries from the tree
bubbles
painting
creating
writing
drawing
peanut butter
salt-water marshes of southeastern usa
the sea
sea shells
maggie & mr fuzzy pants
long walks on the beach ...
a bugatti (thanks Marita for reminding me)

I will be a little distant until Sunday because there are so many last minute details to finalize...I will miss visiting your blogs and being in touch...I ask, if you have a moment each day to send me through the universe your warm thoughts to strengthen me...I will hold you in my prayers...

Today's aMUSEment - start your happy list...

U Be Creative Today!

Four days and counting...

Dreams Really Do Come True...Day 13

"Occasionally in life there are moments which cannot be completely explained by words. Their meaning can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

A magnificent performance of Somewhere Over the Rainbow by 6 year-old Connie...


When I hear this song I am thrown into a cacophony of emotions...enchanted...motivated...yearning...challenged...courageous...idealistic...liberated...I want to soar with the birds, have big dreams, create big dreams, and make them all come true...

My dear friends, today you are about to embark on a fabulous journey to become the person you've always wanted to be...and you do that every day whether you know it consciously or not...you begin your exciting journey to achieving your purpose and destiny...make your life a masterpiece.

Listen to the inaudible language of your heart...have a fantastic trip!

Today's aMUSEment - why oh why can't I???...

U Be Creative Today!

PS - Rental van is packed and will soon be on its way to Florida with my precious things...I will be finalizing the packing today...just odds and ends are left...off I go...

BIG WIG Exercise 3 - Day 12

Sometimes you just have to step out on that yellow brick road and do something new without knowing the outcome.

Beneficent is a deeply thoughtful muse who walks the yellow brick road often. She knows a BIG WIG when she has one and understands that it is not something she thought up; it seems to come from somewhere beyond thought. She understands you'll feel a jolt of yearning, as though your heart is straining toward its destiny. It's mind boggling. The very idea will seem impossible...almost.

That "almost" will tickle the edges of your consciousness, tempting you to believe that somehow, someway, your dream may fall just inside the realm of probability.

When A BIG WIG comes what do you do? Experts say that simply writing down goals greatly increases your chance of actually achieving them. Perhaps it's because the act of writing primes your brain to scan the environment, looking for opportunities that will take you toward your objectives. Many choices you make en route to realizing your BIG WIG will be so inconspicuous that you won't even notice them, but over time they'll add up to huge changes in direction.

Once you've written your WIG, the real work begins.

Today's aMUSEment - Helping it Happen: This BIG WIG-baiting exercise also involves time travel, but for this one you don't project yourself into the future. Instead, your future self comes back to visit you. Imagine meeting a wise, happy person who just happens to be your best self ten years from now. Ask this person for advice. If you're facing a problem, ask your mentor how she got through it ten years back. Ask her what mistakes you're making and how you might correct them. As with the previous exercise, you may initially get no answer. Nevertheless, your true self, that wise being who exists outside of time, has registered the questions. The answers will come.

by Martha Beck

U Be Creative Today!!

PS - Today we load a rental truck with precious things that I don't want movers handling and send it off to Florida...Gwen and family will help load...