settling into life in the Portuguese countryside with these two pups. waking up to the sunlight, hearing the birds chirping, feeling the freshness of the air is life giving. the slow life is the life for me. 🤍

springtime in the countryside 🌼

walking the dog on this beautiful day. 🌞

honest thoughts… we have now been in Portugal for a little over a week now and it’s been an adjustment. in Costa Rica, I felt my nervous system was regulated, my time barefoot in grass was most of my day, and the access to pure nature was right out my door. now that we’ve been in a city, I have felt my nervous system “speed up” a bit. my breathing seems shallower, my jaw is tighter, and I feel just uptight. it seems like such a challenge, to slow down & re-center when everything around you is busy and noisy, people rushing here and there. I’m finding that taking big, deep, conscious breaths throughout the day helps. and making sure to get sunlight. I’m learning. and integrating what I learned in Costa Rica to everyday life. it’s not easy. but I’m taking it day by day.

happy birthday to this guy who only wanted a good cup of coffee to celebrate. ☕️ i’m lucky to know you. happy birthday babe. 🤍 @Brett

you know when something in life is so sweet that you don’t want to let it go? but deep down, you know in letting go, you’ll find that you appreciate it even more? choosing gratitude > attachment

it’s the eyes… 👀🥹

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the first thing I crave in the morning when I wake up? golden sunshine 🌞

reflecting on the 3 months we spent in Costa Rica. it was healing for the soul. so healing that I felt a part of my soul come alive in ways I’ve never experienced, almost a rewilding of my spirit. thankful for the Earth that holds us, teaches us, and guides us in this life. 🌿🌺✨🫶🏼🍄🌞

we’re definitely not in the jungle anymore… Koa is showing us around his little corner of Portugal. 🇵🇹🫶🏼

the best way to prepare for travel days. 🌀🌞

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Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their branches. And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say, “and you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine.” ~ Mary Oliver, When I Am Among the Trees

Beauty doesn’t need to be seen for it to be considered beautiful. Like a spider making its web, it doesn’t ask to be seen. And it doesn’t try to figure out how to make the most beautiful web. It simply just does. And it is beautiful in and of itself.

happy monday 🌞

jungle aesthetic 🌿🐆🌺

jungle aesthetic 🌿🌺🐆🌞