Staying Zen in Season

Whew, it’s been a busy visitor season this year! I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a busier Season ever. You could hardly even get close to Marco Island this year! The traffic was horrendous, to say the least. I don’t know about you folks, but I stayed put in my own little part of Collier County, but then again, I didn’t have to drive to work. It’s probably been the busiest year in history, and THEY KEEP ON BUILDING! The City of Naples is building to the last inch of land and doesn’t seem to worry about how those people will travel to breakfast, lunch, church, work, businesses, doctor appointments, visit with friends, or get to the hospitals. What will we do next year when the visitors arrive again, but then even more building will have taken place, and new people will have purchased all the houses and condos that were built and are now living there, while more homes are being built! What will stop this madness? Obviously, it won’t be our elected officials.

Saturday, April 7th, the Lely Presbyterian Church will hold their Second Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 10:00 AM on the church campus. Children from two to 10 years old are welcome and invited. Coffee and refreshments will be available for parents. Please come and support this community engagement! The children will love it. So will the parents!

Recently I went to the park closest to me, Eagle Lakes Community Park (Donna Fiala Park). I was looking for a Yoga class and was pleasantly surprised to see 45 great community members ready to do the Yoga gentle exercises! 45 people! I couldn’t believe my eyes. I didn’t know that many people even knew about the park. I really didn’t know anything about yoga. I thought it was an exercise, but it’s really a relaxing way to spend an hour with pleasant people who don’t care whether you can do anything or not. They don’t even watch the others; just pay attention to their own area. Hmm, I liked that! And it wasn’t only ladies. The guys were there as well. This park is located across U.S. 41 from Hitching Post, for location. I was again surprised to see all the other classes they also offer, like dance class! You need to go over there and see for yourself. Some people were there to get away from the allergy weather, and inside is the way to do that! There was a SMALL fee to be a part of the program. I couldn’t believe all that this park has to offer to the people in the community! Classes and art are also available. There was quite a bit of parking close by as well. Stop by and see for yourself.