“Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.” — Susan Sontag
I challenge you to test these principles while on holiday, or particularly while visiting undeveloped Edisto Island, the perfect place for renewal.
Life is here. Now. There is a difference in a traveler and a tourist. If your visit is but a weekend, try doing it with a few simple principles that I discovered while on artistic retreat. (You may be surprised by joy!)
• Keep a journal. Write three pages every morning in pencil, in long hand.
• Walk everywhere. Attentively.
• Practice Gratitude
• Make friends
• Give stuff away – for generosity of spirit
• Eliminate distraction (tv, especially the news)
If you’ve brought a camera, and long to connect with the culture, try this advice, by Bob Krist of National Geographic. “They have to know you are not there stealing pictures because you find them bizarre or curious but because you find them admirable or interesting. Contribute rather than consume.”
Charleston Through an Artist's eye 
Cool, but I’m already there.
“There” is an understatement, my friend.
yes..there…mostly when I can get away from work in TN!
Kay, you contribute to Edisto Island with grace and generosity. I hope we can gather some people and make these retreats happen – at your house on the creek, in the midst of the magic forest, by the sea, under the light of the moon. Plans are materializing!