Do what you love,
and it will make your soul rich.
Do what you’d do
if you knew every dream could come true.
When you’re doing what you love,
it feels as if you’re flying.
Do what you love, today.
2020©Isadora DeLeVega
Siren Dreams 2020©IsadoraDeLaVega
Dreams are the greatest gift.
They unwrap your future.
Fall in love with life.
Embrace your dreams with passion.
Look beyond where others have been
to see where you will go
One dream can become real
a thousand dreams become possibilities.
2020©Isadora DeLaVega
Alone
each thing
is the very essence of simplicity.
A drop of water
with its wondrous transparency.
A strand of a spider’s silk
with its elasticity and strength.
A tiny seed
that holds within it
life.
Simplicity
the manifestation of a miracle.
2020©Isadora DeLeVega
2020©Isadora DeLaVega
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When we share our stories,
what it does is,
it opens our hearts
for other people
to share their stories.
And, it gives us the sense
that we are not alone
in our journey.
@Janine Sheperd
Blog Friends ….
It is time for me to take a brief respite. I will be out on the high seas gathering energy from the wind and salty air. I’ll be listening to the music of the waves.
I wanted to leave you with a peaceful image of the ocean. I think in one of my previous lives I must have been a sailor. I love being out on the water.
Perhaps, it’s because of my astrology sign. I’m a cancer which is a water sign and is represented by the crab. I’m renewed while receiving abundant energy from the ocean.
I’ll be without technology of any kind. I’ll be writing, reading and contemplating on expanding my knowledge of how to create a more peaceful journey for my life.
Your posts brighten my day. I look forward to them. I believe you’re exceptional bodies of work will be the greatest loss while I’m away. Many, many of you are very talented and post the most incredibly meaningful stories and photographs I delight in seeing and reading.
Please feel free to make me aware of your extraordinary posts so I can read them.
In my absence, if you’d like to catch up on my stories or poetry feel free to visit and enjoy. If you leave your insightful and thoughtful comments, I can assure you I will get to each and every one of them.
I leave you with the most precious gift … LOVE 😍
Isadora 😎
Cafe Chat …
Welcome … grab of cup of coffee, hot chocolate or tea.
Now, sit in a comfy chair and let’s chat.
A little music might be nice … hope you enjoy my selection :
It’s been quite sometime since I posted on my blog. I was scheduled to have a knee replacement on December 10, 2018. Dancing from the age of 5 had taken its toll on my knee joints. My knees were begging for rest.
If you aren’t aware of my addiction, let me tell you what it is. It’s dancing.
I took ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance for more years than I can count.
My husband and I were square dancers working our way up to competition level. We ballroom dance; although, my husband doesn’t like counting. As a jazz musician he likes to jam-out free style. It can’t be done with a partner but he adjusts his thinking for me. And, let’s not forget the 60’s doo-wops songs and the 70’s disco days.
I never sit through any song that’s playing.
Dancing has always been an outlet for any stress I’m experiencing. I used it to keep my sanity when my husband was a police officer. Everyday he left for work could have been his last day with me and his family. When he was shot after 15 years of service I was elated. He could no longer be an officer. He was given early retirement which involved another layer of stress. After all, he was in a wheelchair now. With no hope from doctors, he eventually resolved to be wheelchair bound for life. Then, one day, he angrily stated that he would walk again despite the physicians prognosis.
He went through grueling rehabilitation and today is walking. He’s managed two careers since that retirement and continues with his Copper Whimsea’s artwork.
I guess you could have called me a gym-rat as is the name for anyone who is obsessed with exercise now-a-days.
I loved the muscle aches, the sweating and the smell of the metal weights. My endorphins never rested. I still crave the feelings but my body has put a stop to that right now, but, I’ll be back.
Since my medical history is high risk, my orthopedic doctor wanted clearance from all of my physicians. I have many. A hematologist for blood clots my body likes to make. A pulmonologist for when the blood clots take up residence in my lungs. An endocrinologist for a genetic thyroid disease called Hashimoto. A primary physicians for my tri-monthly check-ups and a cardiologist for checking on all the over-load of love I have in my heart. I had the all clear from all physicians except the cardiologist. He wanted me to take a stress test. The results showed that my heart was enlarged on the left side.
Why hadn’t he noticed that in May at my last appointment?
Surgery was scheduled for two day later. Since December 7, 2018, I’ve been resting and healing.
I discovered during the first few days of recovering that I was antsy about checking my blog, facebook and any other media I connect to. So, you see, I too am a victim of social media.
I replaced my computer with knitting needles and yarn. I’ve enjoyed many movies, books, painting, listening to meditation music and relaxing on my lanai while enjoying the lovely lake my home sits behind. The birds have been scarce but the few that sing to me have provided a beautifully peaceful respite. Healing takes time. It happens in stages. But, I’ll be back.
Namaste,
Isadora 😎
May you all have in the coming year good health,
peace, joy and more love than your heart can hold …
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019
My apologies to my dedicated blog followers for a repost of an oldie but goodie.
In April, my youngest daughter will be getting married. Although she’s in charge of it all,
I still find myself involved here and there. After all, I need a dress. I’m the Mother of the Bride.
Gosh, I haven’t said that since 1993 when my eldest had gotten married.
I hope you understand and enjoy ….
Isadora 😎
Flurries of snow falling gently
Each, cold upon my face
Boasting of its’ windy chill
Reaching the core inside my heart
Until, my lover lays his kiss gently upon my lips
Aglow, in his fiery touch I’ll stay
Reminiscing, in his arms, I fall asleep
Your essence, my comforting blanket lest we’re ever apart
2018©Isadora DeLaVega
True ‘LOVE’ begins when nothing is looked for in return ….💕
Compassion and forgiveness are the little mercies
we need to develop while walking through our paths of nurturing.
Recently, I read a book called Little Mercies. It’s the journey of a small child who experiences a great many trials at a very tender age when most children are enjoying and innocently playing with friends and toys. The quote is from the book by Heather Gundenkauf. This child’s social worker is faced with an unspeakable tragedy she’s unable to cope with. Her mother tries to comfort her with these words.
Throughout our lives we’re faced with tragedies far greater than we ever could imagine living or coping with. Somehow, we find a strength deep inside that wraps its arms around us to help us manage to place one foot in front of the other.
All of the painful layers we’ve carefully peeled away, have helped us get attuned with our emotional selves.
We must never stop writing our own story of little mercies. It helps us to be present.
It’s a gift we give to our nurturing selves.
In Love and Light,
Isadora 🙏
2018©Isadora DeLaVega
Namaste
I honor the place in you
in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you
which is of Love, and of Truth,
of Light and of Peace.
When you are in that place in you
and I am in that place in me.
We are One.
Becca hosts Nurturing Thursday
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The way to love anything deeply is to realize that it may be lost to you one day.
2018©Isadora De La Vega
A Gift of Love
Without you,
Life is just existing.
With you,
Life is worth living.
You put a name on the
Songs, birds sing.
And, you bring the smell of flowers,
To a breezy spring.
You are my sun,
You are my moon,
You are in my heart,
Forever and a day.
2018©Al De La Vega
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Jamie Dedes @ The Poet by Day is asking, “What is on your mind and heart as you start the new year?”
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photo prompt©jamie dedes
It all begins with a skein of yarn, a pattern and knitting needles.
The results: a wearable cowl neck scarf.
A warm neck apparel for those nippy cold days.
Let’s make sure our head is cozy warm too.
Recently, I’ve begun to relearn a skill I had from the late 1960’s.
I started making knitted items for my first born daughter back then.
Times were lean. Making items she could wear in the cold weather helped our budget a lot.
Now, I’ve begun to knit for the relaxation and calming effects it has.
The bonus is that I get to gift them to those who can benefit from their use.
These items were sent to my third born daughter who lives in
Albany, New York where it is 35 degrees right now.
Hope you enjoyed my creations.
Isadora
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