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“Americans are at our best when we build bridges

“Americans are at our best when we build bridges between us, not walls around us”. — Eric Swalwell

Pro-tip: Visit in November. The temps are cooler and there’s less people. Literally one of our most favorite places we’ve explored! Natural Bridge State Park in Natural Bridge, VA (near Lexington, VA). Here’s some other deets:

> Once owned by Thomas Jefferson and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 215-foot tall Natural Bridge is a limestone gorge carved out by Cedar Creek.

> Cedar Creek Trail that leads from the bridge to the Monacan Indian Village and Lace Falls with its 30-foot cascade.

> Head to Cedar Creek, and you’ll find a literary surprise. There, etched into the side of a large rock, is a J.R.R. Tolkien quote. (We did not find this, didn’t know about it actually).

> General George Washington carved his initials into the stone as well! (We Found this!)

> $6 for ages 6 to 12; $8 for those 13 and older. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

> Thomas Jefferson purchased the bridge and 157 surrounding acres from King George III of England for 20 shillings. The bridge passed from one private owner to the next and became a tourist destination. For nearly 250 years the Bridge stayed in private hands.

Who’s been to see the Natural Bridge?

Don’t let these angel wings fool you... I’m k

Don’t let these angel wings fool you...

I’m known for saying some pretty extensive swear words! But only when I’m really angry, or when I hear someone financed their iPhone, or in traffic, or when a new grey hair starts to come in, or when I’m playing pick up basketball.

Wait...it’s ok for guys to pose with angel wings too, right?

I thought they complemented my outfit that day! 😊. What’s funny about this is we lived in Nashville for 3 years about 8 mins from the famous “What Lifts You” wings in the Gulch near downtown and WE DON’T have any pictures of us with them. Probably because there IS always a line...and we don’t like lines unless it’s for Tacos 😆.

What I can tell you about these wings is that I don’t believe they existing when we first traveled to Hot Springs back in 2012. Amazing how much murals and street art have become so popular these days! Pretty sure I read something recently that said the “What Lifts You” wings in Nashville is one of the top GPS tagged photo places. Pro-tip about Nashville. There’s murals EVERYWHERE. In fact, if you find our neighborhood “The Nations” there’s an old grain tower several stories in the air that was commissioned to have a well known Australian artist put a mural on it. I won’t spoil it, but it combines the new and the old of our neighborhood. I remember watching him suspended for hours painting it!

Is there Anyone else that can’t resist a photo op with a mural?

We’re going to the chapel and we’re gonna...

We’re going to the chapel and we’re gonna...

Stand in line for 10 minutes to get this picture. But totally worth it.

While in Hot Springs a few weekends ago for Labor Day, we stumbled across one of the most beautiful chapels we’ve ever seen. The Anthony Chapel at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs. Architecturally speaking it looks like a nightmare to keep cool during the summer, but building it in the middle of the beautiful gardens with large shade trees likely helps tremendously.

Unfortunately, they weren’t letting anyone inside unless you were part of a booked event.

Here’s some other details about Anthony Chapel:

> An elegant blend of native wood, glass and stone, the 160-seat chapel boasts a soaring vaulted wood and glass ceiling surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows

> The impressive 57-foot-high Anthony Chapel ceiling is supported by an intricate cross-beam system and massive yellow pine columns.

> More than 9,860 square feet of glass

> Price = $3,500 for a 3 hour Rental.

Would you say “I do” here?

“Invest like an Optimist, Save like a Pessimist”...

I saw this posted yesterday, but I don’t recall where and I was unsuccessful at finding it to give proper credit. Here’s the thing...I LOVE IT. Such a great mindset!

Here’s what I love most...you take the word pessimist which usually has a negative connotations behind it and team it up with the words ‘save like’, which indicates something positive. Such a mindbender!

I’m betting the person that came up with that quote majored in Psychology! Here’s what it means to me...an optimist would tell you to be smart and invest money for your retirement regardless of what happens with the stock market. Invest like there’s no way you can lose! The second part is the most important message to me...

‘Save like a pessimist’. Pessimists will tell you the world is ending after 2020 and in many cases they would tell you there’s no point in investing in your retirement because you’ll never reach it. In this case, a pessimist thinks that things are only going to get worse, so they’ll just save their money to be prepared!

To be honest, I once lived my life more as a pessimist than an optimist, but that usually depended on the situation. Nowadays, I spend my time looking at the future or any situation with as much optimism as possible. It’s the incessant worrying as a pessimist that wore me down...truly it’s exhausting to worry about most things 100% out of our control!

Optimism can carry you when you don’t feel like walking. It takes more muscles to frown than to smile. Optimism takes less energy and pessimism sucks the life right out of you. Saving for your future should absolutely include an optimistic thought process because no matter where you are in life, you can always go up...just like your retirement savings.

You’re ALIVE today and there’s no way you can lose with air in your lungs and beats in your heart!

#chooseoptimism

EDIT: The article with that title above I was referring to came from Morgan Housel who posted it on Reddit! Thanks @teal.tales

Your Four Walls... Looking to get a handle on you

“If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull

“If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade” —Tom Peters.

We love windows of opportunities. Why? They’re smaller, hard to go through, and not as popular as doors, but the benefits on the other side are HUGE.

In 2018, we found a window.

It looked like an opportunity. An opportunity that could only be seen from above. The path to get there was full of obstacles, full of challenges, & full of unknowns. This opportunity presented with more questions than answers, more ‘what-ifs’, and more ‘doubts’...

But we didn’t pull the shade.

We climbed through that window and explored this opportunity, we faced all the above, haven’t quit, and refuse to give up. This opportunity has taught us many things, things we might not otherwise have known, and given us a life we’ll look back at & smile.

2020’s window doesn’t have a shade to pull.

Maybe that’s a good thing? Maybe there’s an opportunity out there for you, for your family, for your business, and for your life? In many ways, 2020 has kept us all looking through windows, hoping, wishing, praying, & dreaming for something new & better...

The question is, will you open that window should an opportunity present itself? Or will you pull the shade and ignore it?

Have a great Monday everyone!
#mondaymotivation

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Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge, Virginia
September 19, 2020
Murals and Street Art: Hot Springs, Arkansas
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