Mom of twins, wife and educator

           (photo: taken in Punta Cana, DR July 2021) Summertime Time to reflect, think, sit back, breathe. Feel the sun, the vitamin D, the sunlight, the sunshine, that glow. Feel the wind, the breeze, your hair moving, the fresh air, the sound of the wind.  Hear the birds, the birds singing, the birds chirping, see them fly. The butterflies, watching them fly while also thinking of them when they were a beautiful caterpillar.  The flowers, waiting for the sun, waiting for the rain, waiting for them to blossom each and every day. The ocean, the sound of the waves, deep, deep as it can be, dangerous but at the same time beneficial and beautiful.  The leaves, shining bright green, holding on to their branches, holding on to their tree, implemented by their roots, their strong roots, holding on, because as a family they need each other.  We need each other.  We can not survive without one another.  One World We are all connected, someway, somehow, someone is there waiting for you. Waitin

Here I am. Working out on my bike. Getting my heartbeat going. Thinking and reflecting. On what if... I have felt paused.  On wait. Frozen. If not now then when? Then how? Then ¿ cuándo es el tiempo perfecto o adecuado? I see my camera sitting there taking up dust. My journal is waiting for me to pick up a pen and write. I see my horizons waiting for me to make a next move.  Is it me or has life changed? Well, yes it has especially in 2020 and still 2021 when this pandemic has hit the whole entire world. People have lost loved ones. Some have been extremely sick. Some were sick for a bit. Some of us were in quarantine while taking care of those that were sick. This has been a crazy rollercoaster. One that has affected children, young adults, adults, the elderly and our emotional well being. We all ask why? ¿Porqué?  I have faith. I am trying to stay optimistic.  That light will come. Some of us can regain strength. Some of us can regain hope. Some of us can and will stay motivated to