{"id":16530,"date":"2021-12-23T07:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T12:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=16530"},"modified":"2021-12-23T07:38:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T12:38:05","slug":"relaxed-at-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=16530","title":{"rendered":"Relaxed, at Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BeachPRmeblog.jpg?resize=300%2C177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BeachPRmeblog.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BeachPRmeblog.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BeachPRmeblog.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I am continuing the healing of my broken heart over the death of my husband (not partner, but husband) by my retreat to my favorite island in the Caribbean, my beloved &#8220;el isla del encanto&#8221; &#8212; Puerto Rico, United States.<\/p>\n<p>What have I been doing?<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nI am housesitting for friends who have gone to the mainland to visit their children for the holidays. I am also taking care of their dog who is a handful.<\/p>\n<p>I am enjoying solitude, but also some visits with friends I have here for meals.<\/p>\n<p>My most peaceful times are meditating every morning at dawn on the rooftop deck of the house where I am staying, and also visiting quiet, secluded, beaches on the southwest coast of the island.  Here are a few photos of the beaches where I have relaxed, swam in the Caribbean Sea, and enjoyed pleasant memories of my husband, especially when we visited these same beaches in February, 1995, and again in February, 2000.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PlayaSucia.jpg?resize=584%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PlayaSucia.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PlayaSucia.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PlayaSucia.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PlayaSucia.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PlayaSucia.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach02.jpg?resize=584%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach02.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach02.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach02.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach02.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach01.jpg?resize=584%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach01.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach01.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/BoqueronBeach01.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>I also have enjoyed some stunning views found only in Western Puerto Rico:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset02.jpg?resize=584%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"418\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset02.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset02.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset02.jpg?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset02.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunset02.jpg?resize=420%2C300&amp;ssl=1 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Caribespray02.jpg?resize=584%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"414\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Caribespray02.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Caribespray02.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Caribespray02.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Caribespray02.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Caribespray02.jpg?resize=423%2C300&amp;ssl=1 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Flower02.jpg?resize=584%2C528&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"528\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Flower02.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Flower02.jpg?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Flower02.jpg?resize=150%2C136&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Flower02.jpg?resize=768%2C694&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Flower02.jpg?resize=332%2C300&amp;ssl=1 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Life is short: be at peace to calm grief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am continuing the healing of my broken heart over the death of my husband (not partner, but husband) by my retreat to my favorite island in the Caribbean, my beloved &#8220;el isla del encanto&#8221; &#8212; Puerto Rico, United States. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=16530\">Continue reading <span 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