Okay, I’ll go first, lol.

In all of the days of our lives, how do we choose from so many events, times, people and places that have brought us happy hours or so much joy. There have been many happy times that I have experienced, but I have settled on one of my most recent trips to Europe. On this particular trip, I had gone to Austria, Germany & Greece.

I can remember riding along in the rental car just looking at the majestical beauty of the Alps in Austria. I could actually feel my spirit soaring as I tried to take in all of the surrounding beauty. As we rode along, we came across a mountain stream with a color like I’ve never seen anywhere before. It was this bluish/green like a sparkling gem. It was such an amazing aquamarine color, so I insisted that we stop the car just so that we could admire it for awhile, and try to take it all in. That mountain stream will forever be stamped within my memory. It rippled and flowed and I found such happiness in nature at that moment. Austria and Germany are such gorgeous countries. Everything is so well manicured and clean. I just adored and loved the little flower boxes that almost all of the homes have everywhere by their windows. As we proceeded along, I looked up to see these cable cars taking people way up to the top of a mountain Alp. I remember thinking that whomever was riding in the cable car to the top of the Alp, were surely brave souls indeed,,,lol. I’m not too fond of heights myself, but I could just imagine the view from the top where they were heading. I’m sure there was no way to ever describe the sight from the top. There were moments I felt like the lady in "The Sound of Music",,,lol. I could totally see myself living in Austria somewhere up in the emerald green hills without a care in the world, just planting flowers, listening to the birds, and just enjoying the simple things in life and the beauty of nature.

We moved on from Austria and Germany, and arrived in Greece. If I could only describe the splendor of Greece, the Acropolis, and all of the magnificent ancient ruins. I’ve attached a photograph that I took from a roof top restaurant/bar in Athens, which I call The Golden Acropolis by night. I’ve also been to several of the Greek Islands, and each one of them is completely different, and each have their own outstanding beauty. There were so many incredibly marvelous days that were enjoyed on the islands since I’ve been to Greece many times, but on this one particular day in September, the water was so warm and sparkling everywhere as it always is, but at that particular moment, it really astounded me and touched something deeply within my soul. I remember sitting on the shoreline in the water approximately waist deep,,,and there was nowhere else in the world that I wanted to be. I had such a connection with spirit, the tranquil ocean, the land, the people, and my ancestry, that I felt an overwhelming joy that would be difficult to express. It would also be diffiuclt to explain how wonderful some of the villages are up in the mountains, and the view looking down onto the sea from up there as well. The olives and the cheese can't be beat either, lol. So, that was only a little bit of my mini adventure experienced in Europe and a few of the happy hours in my life.

I’ll conclude before I write a book here or buy a plane ticket, lol.. It would be nice to hear even one sentence from some of you that explains whatever made you happy or makes you happy and share it with us. With everything that we all have to deal with on a daily basis just going about living our lives such as bills, etc..lol, it would be so great to hear some of the pleasant things that people have experienced, no matter how simple...

Wishing you all much love, light and joy always...Sky