“Happiness, not another place, but this place…not for another hour, but for this hour.” ~ Walt Whitman What makes you happy? As we sail into spring, SPF (and antihistamines) on hand, with winter in our rearview mirrors and extended sunlight hours upon us, we’re sure to be happier, right? Well, maybe, depending on how you…

“Nature gives to every time and season some beauty of its own.” ~Charles Dickens Makes all Things Possible Arrives in Seaside Style Reaches Happily Toward Warmer Days Cruises Along the Coast Hears the Sounds of Returning Seagulls      

  Originally Published in the Sun by the Sea newspaper…print and online at http://www.sunbythesea.com “March brings breezes, loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil.”   ~ Sara Coleridge, The Garden Year March makes a sweet change of season. Prepares the Garden. Jumps over sandy puddle. Feels the first hint of warm days. Looks for the…

Get (Successfully) ZEN During SPARK with the Masters of Marketing and Mindfulness Find Good Fortune at the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Win the Biggest Prize at Luxury Bag Bingo! Make new Friends at the Special Olympics NJ Spring Basketball Finals Enjoy a Spectacular Show Courtesy of the Garden Bros Circus Never Forget to be Thankful:)……

Originally Published in the Sun by the Sea newspaper…www.sunbythesea.com “March is a month of Expectation.” ~ Emily Dickinson March moves quickly through winter. Wakes in time for the sunrise. Expects to discover miracles everywhere! Appreciates longer days. Takes longer beach walks. Wears lighter clothes. Fills a vase with violets. Jogs on the beach. Just can’t…

“Time is like the ocean…you can only hold a little of it in your hands.” ~Unknown Ocean Lover~ What are you doing with your time these waning, winter days? Aside from Counting down to Spring (19 Days to Go!), a wintry beach walk is sure to warm even the coldest soul, a kind word will…

“Some OLD-FASHIONED THINGS, like fresh air and sunshine, are hard to beat.”  ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder   Sunday’s To-Do List: Walk the Boarded Trail to the Beach Bask in the Sunshine Breath in the Salty, Sea Air Notice Life’s Littlest Things Forget Troubles Remember to be Grateful Go Where the Sandy Road Leads…

  February follows the path to the beach…Participates in the Polar Bear Plunge…Warms up with hot chocolate!… Loves to bike ride Seaside…Always enjoys the view. Visits old friends and new…Celebrates everything with chocolate!…Displays a vaseful of Violets…Dreams under a dark sky…Wishes beneath the winter stars…Waits patiently for spring…

    “Love is the bridge between you and everything.” ~ Rumi What’s to love these last, lovely remaining days of February? Let me count the ways:) Well, there’s 50% off chocolate hearts, enabling chocoholics everywhere to indulge at a reasonable rate. Why break the bank when you’re breaking your diet? There’s also Random Acts…

“The sea calls, come live in my heart and pay no rent ” ~ http://www.cereusart.com Looking for love in all the wrong places? With respect to Johnny Lee, the search for that elusive love has been found! The path may be sandy, but love abounds by the soulful sea, even during these supposedly sleepy winter…