The Seaside Summer Crawl… Originally Published in the Sun by the Sea…Summer 2004 edition I love a holiday weekend! Everywhere you look, there are people! Here I sit, soon to be surrounded by a boardwalk full of people. People just like you in need of a cute little pet like myself…Somebody will eventually buy me….

There are two ways of spreading light: To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it… ~Edith Wharton Summer Reflections in Wildwood, NJ June 2021

Oh, where the summer paths do lead… Affirming to follow the sandiest of paths in Wildwood, NJ June 2021 Today is the first day of the rest of my seaside life. I surround myself with sun and sea. I am suntanned and seriously centered. I follow my heart and listen to my inner beach bum….

Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else… ~ Isaac Asimov Happy in the moment in Wildwood, NJ June 2021

The sweet, simple life in Wildwood, NJ June 2021 A simple life is a beautiful life…said by every simply beautiful soul… What’s your idea of the perfect day? It being summer, I like to keep things simple. Sure, a 5-mile run can get the heart (among other things, I imagine) pumping, but a long walk…

Close each day with a smile and paint the sky with your dreams… ~ Dodinsky The stuff dreams are made of in Wildwood, NJ June 2021

Moments made for Meditating… Coasting into the perfect weekend in Wildwood, NJ June 2021 Meditate! Looking for the perfect, self-carey kind of way to start your almost-summer Saturday? Before you say, No way can I “om” my way to self-realization and relaxation (eyeroll emoji here), let’s explore what qualifies for meditation during these anything-goes days….

Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it.. ~ Florence Nightingale Enjoying the gift of a sunset during a pre-summer night in Wildwood, NJ June 2021

And since all this loveliness cannot be Heaven, I know in my heart it is June… ~ Abba Woolson The sun shines brightly in Wildwood NJ, welcoming the month of June (2020) So, what’s so special about the month of June? Let me count the ways! With June comes 30 days, and something to celebrate…

Searching the Sky for Summer:) Another Beautiful Pre-Summer Sunrise in Wildwood, NJ June 2020 Originally Published in the Sun by the Sea…print and online at: http://www.sunbythesea.com June journeys to our nostalgia–loving town. Follows sandy footprints. Arrives in time for daily Beach Yoga. Feeds the Soul. Embraces old–fashioned values. Loves the longest day of the year!…