Another gift from the sea

Yesterday, 

I had a day to myself,

at the shore...

all alone...

glory!

It's not that I don't love company

because I do,

however

there is nothing 

more sacred to me

than a few hours alone

at the beach.

I do my best thinking there.

I feel my best self there.

I feel most at peace there.

So yesterday, as I was drifting along the water's edge,

mother ocean taught me another beautiful life lesson.

It goes as such:

Just when the pathway ahead looks impenetrable, the water too deep,

a path opens up, as the tide retreats

and beckons us to move forward...

if we are adventurous,

we step forward

into the clearing...

knowing of the joys that may await,

the discoveries to encounter

the gifts from the sea...

When suddenly, 

the tide returns 

and we find ourselves

"knee-deep"

in what once seemed untouchable...

and, you see, it is up to US

at that point

as to whether we will:

1) dig our heels into the earth, find our balance, and wait out the tide

-or-

2) retreat.

Dig in!

aloha.