Beltane

The Beltane Fire Festival is held every year during the night of April 30th on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.

An audience of around 15 thousand people come to share the spectacular procession. It has become famous for its intensity and colour. The event has become a feature on the Edinburgh calendar since it was first organised in the mid 1980s." http://www.beltane.org/

Beltane, also known as May Day, it is meant to celebrate the height of Spring and of new life.

Sunday

"I am writing on a Sunday, the morning far advanced, on a day full of soft light in which, above the rooftops of the interrupted city, the blue of the always brand new sky closes the mysterious existence of stars into oblivion.

In me it is also Sunday...My heart is also going to church, located it doesn't know where. It wears a child's velvet suit, and it's face, made rosy by first impressions, smiles without sad eyes above the collar that's too big."

-Pessoa

Sunday's are meant for simple things. Family & friends. Sleeping late & lamenting over fresh coffee. Keep the blinds down if the sunlight displeases you or venture out & take a long, winding, stroll through the neighbourhood, any neighbourhood. Go to church, say a prayer or just laugh with a good friend.

Do whatever inspires your soul to life. Because Sundays are for the soul.

Photo of the week...

Sping is Sprung

Being back from vacation not only means getting back to the 9-5 but also the gym. A week without the gym & eating whatever I feel like has definitely taken its toll. Not just on my body but on my sleep habits, my energy level & just the way I generally feel about myself. I can't wait to get back into the routine.

I have 5 weeks left here in Banff. And I simply refuse to go home with any extra winter pounds. I won't do it. I have this little summer dress that I love. But at the moment, it doesn't love me. I have 5 weeks. That dress is my new goal.

Spring is always a great time to refocus. At least that's what I've always found. I know most people make their new year resolutions in January. But for me mid-winter is no time for fresh starts. Spring is when it all happens. You can get out, breath in the fresh air & watch the world around you renew itself. Nature is inspiring that way. Spring has a contagious energy like no other time of the year.

5 weeks! I'm going to look great in that dress.

Nassau

Well, vacation is over. I'm back to the old grind & not too happy about it either. The cruise was fun. It was so great to see my friends & get to hang out with them for a few days. I don't think I realized how lonely I've been here in Banff. It was actually too short. I didn't want to leave. But now back to reality.

On the bright side, going on this cruise made me realize how much I really do miss it. I miss the people, the busy-ness of the days & of course, the sunshine. When I left the Spirit, I was so exhausted that I never thought I would ever go back. But a year later, rested & getting restless, I'm excited to get back.

Hmmm....

"You could be dead by evening."

-Proust