Tag: regret

  • Constant Companions

    Regret. Anger, Sorrow.
    Bedfellows I do not choose
    Yet they come upon me like
    Constant Companions
    Hiding for a season, then
    Popping their ugly heads up again
    When I least expect their arrival

    Will I choose Life, Calm, Joy?
    As I continue my journey and
    Theirs comes to an end
    Or, will I ignore, pretend
    I am okay—hoping
    Regret. Anger, Sorrow
    Ride away on the next wave?
    Not to surface for another season

  • Unplugged for 15 days

    St. Bart's

    You’ve probably wondered where I’ve been the last couple of weeks — 15 days of being “unplugged” from Internet and cell phones. Yes, I said 15 days & I must say except for the first 2-3 days of nervous withdrawal, it’s been great! I am here today to tell you it can be done and with a large degree of satisfaction.

    My location necessitated this decision to be totally unplugged. My husband and I and three other couples boarded a 40-foot Leopard catamaran in Marigot Bay, St. Martin. We successfully circumnavigated nine different islands and bays in the West Indies including St. Marteen (Dutch & French side), St. Barts, Nevis, St. Kitts, Statia, Anguilla, Ilet Pinel & Tintamarre and back to St. Marteen.

    Botanical Gardens - Nevis
    Botanical Gardens – Nevis

    I experienced a wide spectrum of emotions during the two weeks including (but not limited to):

    • Joy (beauty in nature, delightful foods, camaraderie with friends, lasting picture memories)
    • Fear (wind and waves)
    • Amazement (God’s creation – colorful fish, flowers, plants, trees, mountains)
    • Pain (received a bite of some kind which caused swelling, intense heat)
    • Ecstasy (color of waters, majestic mountains, birds, flying fish and turtles)
    • Regret (family members & friends not there with us to experience this beauty)

    Now I can bask in memories as I peruse our numerous pictures. You, too, can come along as I share the photos here & on Facebook.

    Flower on St. Barts
    Flower on St. Barts