Before Crowds

08/27/2024

Wandering

08/27/2024

08/27/2024

Another beautiful reason to appreciate forests...

08/25/2024

~The Wisdom of Bucky Fuller~

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

You cannot change how someone thinks, but you can give them a tool to use which will lead them to think differently.

We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as common. It has to be everybody or nobody.

If I ran a school, I'd give the average grade to the ones who gave me all the right answers, for being good parrots. I'd give the top grades to those who made a lot of mistakes and told me about them, and then told me what they learned from them.

A problem adequately stated is a problem well on its way to being solved. We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.

Nature is a totally efficient, self-regenerating system. IF we discover the laws that govern this system and live synergistically within them, sustainability will follow and humankind will be a success.

You do not belong to you. You belong to the universe. The significance of you will remain forever obscure to you, but you may assume you are fulfilling your significance if you apply yourself to converting all you experience to highest advantage to others. Make the world work, for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.

It is not for me to change you. The question is, how can I be of service to you without diminishing your degrees of freedom?

The minute you begin to do what you really want to do, it's really a different kind of life."

Source of Quotes: https://www.azquotes.com/author/5231-R_Buckminster_Fuller

08/25/2024

And it's very effective!

08/02/2024

How about that storm this afternoon?! ⛈️

Check out this shelf cloud over St. Simons Island from Karla Ellis-Cummings!

Thanks for your picture, I always appreciate them!

08/02/2024

Hello August!
As August unfolds, may you embrace the warmth and abundance of this beautiful month. Let the sunshine fill your days with light and energy, reminding you of the potential that lies within you. August is a time of growth and harvest, a moment to reflect on the seeds you have planted and the progress you have made.
Take time to appreciate the beauty around you, the lessons you've learned, and the strength you've gained. Allow yourself to bask in the present, celebrate your achievements, and look forward to the possibilities ahead.
Remember, just as the summer sun nurtures the earth, your inner light nurtures your soul. Shine brightly, stay positive, and let your heart guide you through this vibrant season.
Wishing you a joyful and inspiring August!

07/25/2024

Reminder that the 4th annual Commemoration of the 1942 Harris Neck Community Diaspora is this weekend!

Contact Direct Descendants of Harris Neck Community or check out the flyer for more information.

07/25/2024

07/16/2024

Twin Pines and others affiliated with its parent company have committed more than 70 violations across multiple states, records show.

07/16/2024

May the Sun bring you new energy by day.
May the Moon softly restore you by night.
May the rain wash away your worries.
May the breeze blow new strength into your being.
May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.
~ Apache Blessing
Art by Betty Albert

07/14/2024

We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to Love... And then we return home.
~ Australian Aboriginal Wisdom
Art by Sakimori

07/09/2024

06/29/2024

Love where you live

06/29/2024

Our Georgia Coast is a campaign to expand awareness, deepen understanding, and promote ways to get involved in our coast’s preservation.

06/26/2024

Each morning we are born again.
What we do today is what matters most.
~Jack Kornfield, The Buddha’s Little Instruction Book
Art by Tamara Philips

06/19/2024

Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates:
At the first gate, ask yourself “Is is true?”
At the second gate ask, “Is it necessary?”
At the third gate ask, “Is it kind?”
~ Rumi
Photo by Gregory Colbert

06/17/2024

Happy ! Here's the only sea turtle our volunteers spotted on St. Simons this morning :)

Today and everyday, there are simple steps you can take to make our beaches more turtle-friendly for both nesting mothers and their hatchlings. Most importantly, help us get it DARK. If you can see lights from the beach, sea turtles can too. Turn off flashlights and beach-facing lights in hotels, condos, and homes.

We all have an individual role to play, but it's only effective if it's built on a strong community foundation. We've been working on an updated beachfront lighting ordinance for years. Email the Glynn Co. zoning committee and tell them it's important to you that they listen to the scientists' recommendations in crafting an updated ordinance NOW. Email [email protected].

Other simple steps to take to protect our wildlife - stay in the flat wet sand below the high tide line and off the soft sand and dunes, where sea turtles and shorebirds nest, and where young shorebirds are especially vulnerable. Remove your tents, chairs, and gear from the beach when you leave for the day. Keep dogs on a leash and out of protected areas. Be a safe boater—go slow and keep an eye out for turtles and manatees. Never disturb a nest or marked stake, and if you're ever lucky enough to encounter a nesting sea turtle—stay back and watch from a safe, quiet, and dark distance. Getting too close can cause the mama turtle to turn back into the ocean before laying her eggs.

Thanks for sharing the beach with our sea turtles and shorebirds this summer!

06/17/2024

There is a deep and humbling lesson in the way of birds. Their wings grow and stretch and span patches of air. First tentatively and then with confidence, they lift, they ump, they glide, they land. It seems, for birds, it is the act of flying that is goal. True, they migrate and seek out food, but when flying, there is the sense that being aloft is their true destination.
Unlike birds, we confuse our time on Earth, again and again, with obsessions of where we are going - often to the point that we frustrate and stall our human ability to fly. We frequently tame and hush our need to love, to learn, to know the truth of spirit, until we can be assured that our efforts will take us somewhere. All these conditions and hesitations and yes-buts and what ifs turn the human journey upside down, never letting the heart, wing that it is, truly unfold.
We, like the birds, are meant to fly and sing - that’s all - and all our plans and schemes are twigs of nest that, once out-grown, we leave.
~ Mark Nepo
Photo by Gregory Colbert

05/19/2024

Preparing*•♡•*
Two spaces ☆ to rent
Bed and ♡Breakfast
BathHouse◇
Room to park a boat~
if needed~
Close to marinas
Magical coastline
Beautiful area
Turquoise House ♡
has a new sparkle☆

05/19/2024

TO THE WOMAN WHO IS SLOWLY FADING AWAY

To the woman who has lost her spark.

To the woman whose get up and go, has well and truly gone.

This is for you.

This is to remind you, that you don’t have to be everything to everyone, every day.

You didn’t sign up for that.

Remember when you used to laugh? Sing?

Throw caution to the wind?

Remember when you used to forgive yourself more quickly for not always being perfect.

You can get that back again.

You really can.

And that doesn’t have to mean letting people down or walking away.

It just means being kinder to you, feeling brave enough to say no sometimes.

Being brave enough to stop sometimes.

And rest.

It starts the moment you realise that you’re not quite who you used to be.

Some of that is good, some of that is not.

There are parts of you that need to be brought back.

And if anyone in your life is not okay with that… they are not your people. Your people will be glad to see that spark starting to light up again.

So, if you have been slowly fading away my friend, this is the time to start saying yes to things that bring you joy and no to things that don’t.

It’s really pretty simple.

~ Donna Ashworth