Lovely Thoughts – Page 4 – Joyful Thinking

The Coffee

By: Samantha Joy June 28, 2014

Lovely Thoughtscoffee, mochachino, newzealand, teatimeLeave a Comment

And somehow…even with everyone knowing how much I enjoy my coffee…they all failed to mention how New Zealand probably has the best coffee I’ve ever tasted.. just miraculous. And it’s presentation is quite lovely to I must say.

Mt. Eden

By: Samantha Joy June 27, 2014June 28, 2014

Lovely ThoughtsAuckland, mteden, newzealand, view, volcanoesLeave a Comment

Where standing on volcanoes comes naturally…and comes often: Life living in New Zealand

Came across this remarkable set of words the other day and couldn’t help but share them. Already I can tell that travel is a beautiful thing that I only hope each person in the world gets a chance to bewilder themselves with.

By: Samantha Joy June 25, 2014June 28, 2014

Lovely ThoughtsAuckland, newzealand, travel, wanderlustLeave a Comment

“For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci

Adorable Welcome Signs

By: Samantha Joy June 25, 2014June 28, 2014

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My host family greeted me at the airport with the cutest handmade signs!

What I’ve learned from my trip so far:

By: Samantha Joy June 25, 2014

Lovely Thoughtsexperience, fiji, newzealand, travelLeave a Comment

Or I guess what I should say..is what I’ve learned from experiencing the international side of the LAX airport and flying with Fiji Airways so far… Let’s start off with-1. Luggage: in an attempt to save on money, buying excessively expensive shampoos and make up products in New Zealand, I stocked up half a duffel…

Wanderlust

By: Samantha Joy June 17, 2014June 28, 2014

Lovely Thoughts, Traveling My Worldexcitement, newzealand, travel, wanderlustLeave a Comment

With a little less than a week left before my move to New Zealand, I can’t help but feel horrifyingly excited for what adventure awaits me on the other side of the world.

The Third

By: Samantha Joy June 6, 2014June 16, 2014

Being In Love, Lovely Thoughtsfallinginlove, thoughtfulLeave a Comment

I wish we would have met two years ago So that the spirit you breathed into me the first time we kissed would have gotten me through those endless nights when I came so close to giving up on love I wish I would have had you there with me Every time my self…

Noise

By: Samantha Joy March 17, 2014

Lovely Thoughtscreativity, mindblown, noise, thoughtsLeave a Comment

March 17th, 2014 2:43 a.m. The creative mind knows nothing but noise that silence makes… And through it we see blinding shadows that remind us of each experience that we don’t want to remake.. But where does fear end and creativity begin? It begins here, in this loud whispering thought That we’ve outrun throughout the…