My husband and I  recently had the bounty of spending some very relaxing time with friends at their amazingly beautiful cabin in the woods at Quadra Island, Canada.  While there I spent many leisurely moments reading, gazing at the beautiful view of the water outside their living room window, drinking steaming cups of dark delicious coffee, and in general, unwinding.

Nestled between Vancouver Island and the west coast of the mainland, Quadra Island is situated about 150 km. northwest of Vancouver.  It is accessible by ferry from Campbell River BC, which is midway up Vancouver Island

Since this blog is focused on healthy living, I felt obliged to include this as one of my posts, as relaxing and spending some stress free time is always a positive thing to participate in.

While reading from my favorite magazine, ODE, an unusual publication described by one of its avid fans, Charity Moschopoulos from Athens, Greece, as one which is  dedicated to reporting about stories which uplift and reveal the human heart at work or the limitless wonder of nature and humanity, I came across an inspiring post from ODE”S  blogger in New Delhi, Nazia Mallick.  She had listed 30 suggestions on how to “enhance the quality of your life.

Here are a selected few:

• Great love and great achievement involve great risk.  Take the risk anyway.
• When you realize you have hurt someone’s feelings, take immediate steps to correct it.  Ask forgiveness.
• Keep your arms open to change, but don’t let go of your personal values.
• Quiet the voice in your head that says, “I can’t do this.”
• Don’t quit, no matter what.
• Spend some time alone.
• Smile when picking up the phone.  The caller will hear it in your voice.
• When you say, “I love you,” mean it.
• When you hug someone, do it with love.
• Make eye contact.
• Live life like it is your last day on the Earth.  King-size.

I definitely would include visiting Quadra Island! How about you?  What would you add to the list?