Paula Smith
@mindfuladventure.bsky.social
Alignment coach specializing in inner child wounds and toxic relationship recovery. Amateur photographer, nature lover and Blue’s mom 🐾 Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
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The real work isn’t becoming someone new.
It’s unlearning who the world told you to be.
You were never broken—
just buried under layers that were never yours to carry.
It’s unlearning who the world told you to be.
You were never broken—
just buried under layers that were never yours to carry.
March 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The real work isn’t becoming someone new.
It’s unlearning who the world told you to be.
You were never broken—
just buried under layers that were never yours to carry.
It’s unlearning who the world told you to be.
You were never broken—
just buried under layers that were never yours to carry.
The ocean gives and it humbles 🌊🏄♂️
One moment, you’re riding high, feeling like you’ve mastered it.
The next, you’re reminded who’s really in control.
And whether you’re standing on the shore or riding the wave,
it always leaves you feeling something.
One moment, you’re riding high, feeling like you’ve mastered it.
The next, you’re reminded who’s really in control.
And whether you’re standing on the shore or riding the wave,
it always leaves you feeling something.
March 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The ocean gives and it humbles 🌊🏄♂️
One moment, you’re riding high, feeling like you’ve mastered it.
The next, you’re reminded who’s really in control.
And whether you’re standing on the shore or riding the wave,
it always leaves you feeling something.
One moment, you’re riding high, feeling like you’ve mastered it.
The next, you’re reminded who’s really in control.
And whether you’re standing on the shore or riding the wave,
it always leaves you feeling something.
One of those places where, as you walk the trail in, the closer you get to the beach, the more everything spills out of your mind. The noise, the busyness, the weight of the day… gone. Replaced by misty waves, salt air, and the pull of the tide. 🌊
Sombrio Beach
Sombrio Beach
March 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
One of those places where, as you walk the trail in, the closer you get to the beach, the more everything spills out of your mind. The noise, the busyness, the weight of the day… gone. Replaced by misty waves, salt air, and the pull of the tide. 🌊
Sombrio Beach
Sombrio Beach
This little spot in Goldstream Provincial Park is tucked right off the highway. Some say the traffic noise takes away from the experience but for me once I’m lost in the greens, the moss, and the light filtering through the trees, the rest of the world fades away.
March 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This little spot in Goldstream Provincial Park is tucked right off the highway. Some say the traffic noise takes away from the experience but for me once I’m lost in the greens, the moss, and the light filtering through the trees, the rest of the world fades away.
Walking back after a gorgeous sunset on Dallas Road, I turned around and caught this view.
March 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Walking back after a gorgeous sunset on Dallas Road, I turned around and caught this view.
Those first golden evenings of the season, the kind that pull people outside, eager to soak in that warm light.
Still a cold breeze, but the warm colors of the sunset balance it out. The calm, shared presence of strangers, all taking it in.
#sunsetlovers #seasideviews #landscapephotography
Still a cold breeze, but the warm colors of the sunset balance it out. The calm, shared presence of strangers, all taking it in.
#sunsetlovers #seasideviews #landscapephotography
March 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Those first golden evenings of the season, the kind that pull people outside, eager to soak in that warm light.
Still a cold breeze, but the warm colors of the sunset balance it out. The calm, shared presence of strangers, all taking it in.
#sunsetlovers #seasideviews #landscapephotography
Still a cold breeze, but the warm colors of the sunset balance it out. The calm, shared presence of strangers, all taking it in.
#sunsetlovers #seasideviews #landscapephotography
A quiet conversation, framed by stone and sky. Who else loves watching silhouettes tell a story?
#victoriabc #vancouverisland #sunsetphotography #sunsetlovers #sunsetsilhouette #silhouettephotography #goldenhour #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photooftheday #ourplanetdaily
#victoriabc #vancouverisland #sunsetphotography #sunsetlovers #sunsetsilhouette #silhouettephotography #goldenhour #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photooftheday #ourplanetdaily
March 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A quiet conversation, framed by stone and sky. Who else loves watching silhouettes tell a story?
#victoriabc #vancouverisland #sunsetphotography #sunsetlovers #sunsetsilhouette #silhouettephotography #goldenhour #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photooftheday #ourplanetdaily
#victoriabc #vancouverisland #sunsetphotography #sunsetlovers #sunsetsilhouette #silhouettephotography #goldenhour #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photooftheday #ourplanetdaily
Some beauty can’t be tamed.
A tangled silhouette, a horizon set on fire, and the ocean reflecting it all back. Nature’s perfect kind of chaos.
A tangled silhouette, a horizon set on fire, and the ocean reflecting it all back. Nature’s perfect kind of chaos.
March 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Some beauty can’t be tamed.
A tangled silhouette, a horizon set on fire, and the ocean reflecting it all back. Nature’s perfect kind of chaos.
A tangled silhouette, a horizon set on fire, and the ocean reflecting it all back. Nature’s perfect kind of chaos.
Through the streets of the oldest Chinatown in Canada, history woven into every corner, stories in every shadow.
#victoriabc #chinatown #streetphotography
#victoriabc #chinatown #streetphotography
March 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Through the streets of the oldest Chinatown in Canada, history woven into every corner, stories in every shadow.
#victoriabc #chinatown #streetphotography
#victoriabc #chinatown #streetphotography
There was an amazing sunset last night in Victoria, Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
March 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
There was an amazing sunset last night in Victoria, Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
The fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms always brings me back to my childhood trip to Japan. ‘Hanami’ the cherished tradition of flower viewing, reminds us to embrace each moment.
#Hanami #CherryBlossom #FlowerViewing #Sakura #naturephotography
#Hanami #CherryBlossom #FlowerViewing #Sakura #naturephotography
March 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms always brings me back to my childhood trip to Japan. ‘Hanami’ the cherished tradition of flower viewing, reminds us to embrace each moment.
#Hanami #CherryBlossom #FlowerViewing #Sakura #naturephotography
#Hanami #CherryBlossom #FlowerViewing #Sakura #naturephotography
The Kind of Silence That Says Everything
A still moment on a restless shore. The kind of beauty that doesn’t ask for attention, but keeps you looking anyway.
Another shot from last weeks trip to Sombrio Beach 🌊
#VancouverIsland #SombrioBeach #Moody #WestCoastVibes #OceanMist #CoastalWanderer
A still moment on a restless shore. The kind of beauty that doesn’t ask for attention, but keeps you looking anyway.
Another shot from last weeks trip to Sombrio Beach 🌊
#VancouverIsland #SombrioBeach #Moody #WestCoastVibes #OceanMist #CoastalWanderer
March 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Kind of Silence That Says Everything
A still moment on a restless shore. The kind of beauty that doesn’t ask for attention, but keeps you looking anyway.
Another shot from last weeks trip to Sombrio Beach 🌊
#VancouverIsland #SombrioBeach #Moody #WestCoastVibes #OceanMist #CoastalWanderer
A still moment on a restless shore. The kind of beauty that doesn’t ask for attention, but keeps you looking anyway.
Another shot from last weeks trip to Sombrio Beach 🌊
#VancouverIsland #SombrioBeach #Moody #WestCoastVibes #OceanMist #CoastalWanderer
Ferns reach for the light and swayed. The bridge stood steady leading somewhere I didn’t need to go.
Funny how sometimes the best moments happen when we aren’t trying to fill the space, just letting it be.
Nature doesn’t rush, but everything still finds its way. Maybe we’re meant to do the sam
Funny how sometimes the best moments happen when we aren’t trying to fill the space, just letting it be.
Nature doesn’t rush, but everything still finds its way. Maybe we’re meant to do the sam
March 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ferns reach for the light and swayed. The bridge stood steady leading somewhere I didn’t need to go.
Funny how sometimes the best moments happen when we aren’t trying to fill the space, just letting it be.
Nature doesn’t rush, but everything still finds its way. Maybe we’re meant to do the sam
Funny how sometimes the best moments happen when we aren’t trying to fill the space, just letting it be.
Nature doesn’t rush, but everything still finds its way. Maybe we’re meant to do the sam
The majestic Mt Baker as seen from Vancouver Island
March 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The majestic Mt Baker as seen from Vancouver Island
The raw beauty of the west coast of Vancouver Island.
This is 📍Sandcut Beach a place where waterfalls meet the sea, where time slows, and nature speaks in waves and falling water. I captured a moment in time to share with you.
#vancouverisland #landscapephotography #waterfallwonders #coastalbeauty
This is 📍Sandcut Beach a place where waterfalls meet the sea, where time slows, and nature speaks in waves and falling water. I captured a moment in time to share with you.
#vancouverisland #landscapephotography #waterfallwonders #coastalbeauty
March 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The raw beauty of the west coast of Vancouver Island.
This is 📍Sandcut Beach a place where waterfalls meet the sea, where time slows, and nature speaks in waves and falling water. I captured a moment in time to share with you.
#vancouverisland #landscapephotography #waterfallwonders #coastalbeauty
This is 📍Sandcut Beach a place where waterfalls meet the sea, where time slows, and nature speaks in waves and falling water. I captured a moment in time to share with you.
#vancouverisland #landscapephotography #waterfallwonders #coastalbeauty
Yeah it can look pretty clear for sure.
Here’s another one from Victoria.
Here’s another one from Victoria.
March 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Yeah it can look pretty clear for sure.
Here’s another one from Victoria.
Here’s another one from Victoria.
I was hoping to find this view today on my hike but wasn’t sure if I could.
A very pleasant surprise 🏔️
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #wandermore
#naturelover
A very pleasant surprise 🏔️
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #wandermore
#naturelover
March 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I was hoping to find this view today on my hike but wasn’t sure if I could.
A very pleasant surprise 🏔️
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #wandermore
#naturelover
A very pleasant surprise 🏔️
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #wandermore
#naturelover
I went for a hike in the new neighbourhood today.
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #woodland #throughthelens #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #explorevancouverisland #wandermore
#naturelover
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #woodland #throughthelens #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #explorevancouverisland #wandermore
#naturelover
March 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I went for a hike in the new neighbourhood today.
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #woodland #throughthelens #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #explorevancouverisland #wandermore
#naturelover
#hikingadventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #woodland #throughthelens #beautifulbc #vancouverislandphotography #nikonphotography #naturetherapy #islandlife #explorebc #explorevancouverisland #wandermore
#naturelover
A forest trail leading to salt air and solitude.
The sound of waves rolling over smooth stones, the rhythm of the tide echoing through the trees as you approach
A waterfall spilling into the ocean, carving its place in the landscape.
📍Sandcut Beach
#WestCoastMagic #VancouverIsland
The sound of waves rolling over smooth stones, the rhythm of the tide echoing through the trees as you approach
A waterfall spilling into the ocean, carving its place in the landscape.
📍Sandcut Beach
#WestCoastMagic #VancouverIsland
March 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A forest trail leading to salt air and solitude.
The sound of waves rolling over smooth stones, the rhythm of the tide echoing through the trees as you approach
A waterfall spilling into the ocean, carving its place in the landscape.
📍Sandcut Beach
#WestCoastMagic #VancouverIsland
The sound of waves rolling over smooth stones, the rhythm of the tide echoing through the trees as you approach
A waterfall spilling into the ocean, carving its place in the landscape.
📍Sandcut Beach
#WestCoastMagic #VancouverIsland
Check out my #westcoast #vancouverisland series from a day trip to #sombriobeach yesterday
3/3 from series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures#landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
3/3 from series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures#landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Check out my #westcoast #vancouverisland series from a day trip to #sombriobeach yesterday
3/3 from series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures#landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
3/3 from series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures#landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
Check out my #westcoast #vancouverisland series from a day trip to #sombriobeach yesterday
2/3 series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
2/3 series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Check out my #westcoast #vancouverisland series from a day trip to #sombriobeach yesterday
2/3 series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
2/3 series
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
Check out my #westcoast #vancouverisland series from a day trip to #sombriobeach yesterday
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #SaltwaterSoul #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #SaltwaterSoul #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
February 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Check out my #westcoast #vancouverisland series from a day trip to #sombriobeach yesterday
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #SaltwaterSoul #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
#WestCoastMagic #NatureTherapy #CoastalVibes #VanIsleAdventures #SaltwaterSoul #landscapephotography #naturephotography #mood #throughthelens #seascape #beautifulbc #nikonphotographer #islandlife
Standing at the edge of something vast 🌊
#sombriobeach #WestCoastVibes #MoodyOceans #WestCoastWilderness #IntoTheMistyBlue #vancouverisland
#sombriobeach #WestCoastVibes #MoodyOceans #WestCoastWilderness #IntoTheMistyBlue #vancouverisland
February 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Standing at the edge of something vast 🌊
#sombriobeach #WestCoastVibes #MoodyOceans #WestCoastWilderness #IntoTheMistyBlue #vancouverisland
#sombriobeach #WestCoastVibes #MoodyOceans #WestCoastWilderness #IntoTheMistyBlue #vancouverisland
Showing some appreciation for the simple things 🫶🏽 Ferns and moss 🌿💚
🌱Goldstream Provincial Campground
🌱Goldstream Provincial Campground
February 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Showing some appreciation for the simple things 🫶🏽 Ferns and moss 🌿💚
🌱Goldstream Provincial Campground
🌱Goldstream Provincial Campground