the good life

The sun is out and shining; it's summer time in Europe.  The happiest time of year.

Gone are the cold, dreary days that lock us up in our homes.  We're trading in our scarves and sweaters for shorts and sneakers, our warm, strong spirits for refreshing cold pints of beer...

Our eyes are open wider and we're inspired by life again.  We want to stimulate, create, innovate.  The world is ours for the taking. 

We want to stop to smell the roses, unwind and take a break from the daily grind.  Mother Nature is opening her arms to us and pleading with us to come out and relish in these precoius moments.

Let's follow the lead of these good German folk in Munich's Englischer Garten and start to live the good life again.

let the light shine

Every so often you just need to step away from it all, find your center and breathe.  Pull it together and remind yourself that you are loved and protected, no matter what comes your way.  Every so often others could use a reminder that they are loved and protected, too.  Who do you know that could use your thoughts and good intentions at this moment? 

Inside the gorgeous cathedral in Cologne, Germany, this quiet corner lets the light shine on those who need a good dose of inspiration and strength.  Come as you are, stay as long as you need until your inner light starts shining brightly on its own again.

if it makes you feel good

“’Cause I wanna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough”


Sometimes the world can get us down. Sometimes the world can treat us rough. Sometimes the world gets so heavy on our shoulders that we just wanna lay down for awhile, stay down for awhile. And pull it all together. Think about the good things and the bad things and all the in-between things. Find the sunshine we’ve been missing. 

Sometimes we find it when we least expect it.  Like on this random day out in Munich. Out of nowhere it catches our eye and we push pause on the world. For a moment, at least. Who knows why? It doesn't matter, I suppose.

If it makes you feel good.