Will you find serenity this summer?

Jennifer, Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture. Have a good weekend.

I just love being near the water.  I used to live at the ocean in San Francisco.  I love the sounds of the waves crashing and those wonderful seal lions barking... It is instant serenity!

By God's grace, I will find some. I love our lake cottage and usually go every weekend. I can feel the stress leave my body the closer I get. Something about the water and not being connected at the hip with my lap top.

Have a great one, Jen.

N doubt about it...we all need our down time. For me it is relazing at the beach!

Jennifer - This is a very nice image to start my morning.  Thanks for sharing and all the best.

Hello Jennifer,
Making and taking the time to sit and reflect is something we need to do very often.

Jennifer, that's a hard photograph to take well, what with the glare off the water... Well done.

Hi Jennifer, I read Kathy's lovely post and do agree.  We all need a balance of work and play and I'm planning a get-away right now myself for the summer.  For me this year it will be a road trip to some places I have been before but not in a long time. 

Jennifer, I get my serenity sitting in front of my fish tank :)

And OH yes I also get serenity like sitting at the beach, but I did not realize that it was clouds that I was looking at :) :)

Jennifer, even though we live next to a VERY large city our subdivision is located in a very quiet area and that gives me the serenity that I love!  We also spend a lot of time at the lake on our sail boat.  I do have to say that I quit racing with my husband though.  That was far from serene.  He now has boy crew.  I accidently knocked him off at the bay years ago and that was the end of my racing.  Had I known that would do it I might have done it sooner.  I get enough action in real estate I don't feel the need to race.

Good point. I find serenity in my home and on the hiking trails next to it. When I lived in a big city, I could find it in my living room, but never outside! Now, even in my living room, I'm looking at great views that bring peace.

Jennifer, it's June (tomorrow) and we haven't put our sailboat in the water- it's still here, at the house, waiting. This is a great reminder to be proactive with things OTHER than real estate- we shouldn't ever be to busy to "get away" for a few hours, and need to make the time to do it. Thanks for the important reminder!

Jennifer  I undestand abou the water - my childhood home was on a bay - beach in the backyard

This is why my wife and I like to take walks on the beaches together to try to excape reality for a few hours.

Jennifer - Everybody should have a peaceful and serene haven to turn to. And, fortunately in the Hudson Valley there are many places besides our own backyards.

I've always been able to make my own serenity regardless of where I was. I use plants, water, and sound, all of which bring in various wildlife to visit me. Very serene.

Hi Jennifer - You are lucky to have a wonderful backyard to escape to! This is a lovely beach photo.

Debi