Ever wondered if you see the beauty that surrounds you? Not just see it with your eyes, but truly see it? I wonder that often. This is why I live in Maine.
As an emergency room nurse, the need for stress relief is real. Being present is something I strive for each day.
That is my life. It’s not glamorous. It’s not beautiful. and sometimes, I need to escape. I need to escape to something beautiful, and real. This is why I live in Maine.
Something like this…..
![acadia national park cliffs acadia cliffs](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/acadia.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
And this.
![union river](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/union-river.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
And this.
![IMG_2073](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2073.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&ssl=1)
And seriously what about this?!
![chick hill](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chick-hill.jpg?resize=1200%2C807&ssl=1)
My most rewarding moments are after a sweaty, exhausting hike in Maine. It’s not the sweaty part…cause I do plenty of that in the trauma room. But rather, it’s the reminder if the beauty that surrounds me. Most of the time, there’s no need to travel far; just pay more attention to the wonders close to home.
![home2](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/home2.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&ssl=1)
![home4](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/home4.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
![eagles bluff](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eagles-bluff.jpg?resize=1200%2C437&ssl=1)
It’s moments like all of these that catch my breath and remind me that life is precious. These moments are why I live in Maine.
![bluehill2](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bluehill2.jpg?resize=680%2C906&ssl=1)
![precipice3](https://i0.wp.com/lovemaineadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/precipice3.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&ssl=1)
I hope these pictures inspire someone, like you, to go outside, pay more attention to the beauty around you, and maybe feel the same as I do. This is why I live in Maine.
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Maine looks beautiful, love the pictures! And amazing work you do as a nurse!!
Love the photo from the Union river. Must be a dream to go canoeing there!