take a deep breath. take another deep breath.

close your eyes and take one last deep deep breath.

Alright Iceland can be cold and wet and windy and parts can be unbelievably touristy but when i am in Iceland I feel totally still, serene and grounded. No visual stimuli fighting for my attention, nothing to buy, no agendas to be ticked off. Just the feeling of wonderment of being in nature, un-commercialized, pure and raw. Being able to sit on a rock for hours just watching the waves crash or examining a lava rock and playing with the moss. Its a restorative feeling that reminds me of playing in the woods for hours when I was a child. Its something I see in my kids when they come with me to Iceland. How my daughter can create make believe palaces in a sprawling lava field. (this is the bathroom, this is my bedroom and mommy this is your office 😆)

I have a deep respect for couples that are drawn to this country, to elope in Iceland, even if they have never been before. Couples that have made the choice to join their lives together in nature, and with the quietude of mind to be very present for the vows they make.