chillout spot

This photo captures the extraordinary location of the chillout station that sits on the tip of the Alligator Nose rock formation. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

capable of living

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

- Nelson Mandela 

hummers galore

These beautiful little birds are attracted by my mother's generous, consistent, unconditional love.

footbridge in the jungle

A wooden footbridge spanning a deep crevasse in the rocky terrain marks a very interesting section of the Sky Trail. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

an automatic infallible system

Imagine writing an email of what you want to the Universe. When you are happy that your email is very clear, you hit "Send" and you know your request has gone into the ethers. You also know that the Server of the Universe is an automatic system, and it doesn't question email requests. Its job is simply to fulfil every request.

If you begin to worry and stress that you haven't got what you wanted, then you have just sent another email to the Universe to stop your order. And then you wonder why you haven't received what you asked for.

Once you Ask, know that the Server of the Universe is an automatic infallible system that never fails, and expect to receive your request!

- lessons from The Secret 

making coconut oil

Under the shade of a seagrape tree, Ms. Lucinda husks coconuts to be used in making coconut oil. The mature coconuts are collected on Paya Bay's property. In exchange for processing the nuts, Ms. Lucinda gets 50% of the resulting product to sell, supplementing her income. Paya Bay Resort gets fresh, aromatic, organic coconut oil to use in specific recipes in our kitchen.

triumph over it

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

- Nelson Mandela

rising sun

There's something Dalí-esque about this picture.

Photo: Lisa Bronkhorst

creating a frequency

Whether you know it or not, today you are placing an order for your tomorrows from the catalogue of the Universe. Your predominant thoughts and feelings today are creating a frequency that is automatically determining your life tomorrow.

Feel good now and for the rest of the day, and make your tomorrows magnificent.

- lessons from The Secret

heavenly

Special guests Bud and Tammy enjoy the surf after their sweet little wedding ceremony on Bliss Beach.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open… No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

- Martha Graham

he becomes your partner

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.

- Nelson Mandela