How do you romance life?

How do you romance life?

I’m not necessarily talking about romancing your partner. I’m single, so that’s not part of my external reality yet.

I’m referring to increasing what the Oxford Dictionary refers to “a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life”.

While I was on a rejuvenating retreat in Witless Bay in mid-July, the island of Newfoundland was experiencing an uncharacteristic heat wave. Part of why I was so thrilled that my intuition guided me here back in 2011 is that I don’t do so well in the heat.

I knew I wouldn’t be spending the whole day out in the scorching sun, but my soul was calling me to spend a few hours romancing life in nature that afternoon. So I drove to the end of the road to find the Mickeleens Path trailhead.

You won’t find many people hiking the East Coast Trail in a long flowy skirt. It’s not what you would call practical while making your way through brambles and bushes. But that’s exactly the mood I was in.

I remembered the feeling of hiking through the deep winter snow in Ottawa with 2 layers of long skirts over my ski pants. Back then, you’d hardly ever find me wearing pants. Nowadays, I rarely wear skirts.

So on this day, I delighted in the feeling of my long skirt blowing in the breeze while standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. 

I can still feel the freedom & romance of it just writing about it.

I only hiked for 1.5 hours in the creative bliss of picture & video taking – not the full trail. But it was just what I needed. And now I get to share the romance with you in the video above. Enjoy!

So how do you romance life?

Be it with your partner, others, or by yourself, how can you create opportunities for delight, mystery, excitement and a break in the routine of your every day life?

You deserve romance no matter what your relationship status is.

Enjoy!