It's my birthday and I decided to go to the one place that I feel the most at peace... I went to the ocean. I've been enough times to know my favorite spot. It's a little patch of trees where I can shield myself from the harsh sun and still see the water break onto the warm sand.
I spent some time digging my toes in the warm sand. I walked along the edge, letting the water brush over my feet. I laid down in the shade and listened to the sounds of the water rushing in and the sounds of the gulls overhead. I could feel the warm breeze coming in off of the sea and could almost smell the salt water aroma it brought in with it.
The ocean is the place where I feel God. Not the God out there ... but the God inside of me. The place where I am whole and I am One. The ocean is the place where I feel whole and I feel One. Everything melts away at the ocean and I feel nothing but pureness... pure joy... pure bliss. Time stands still... time doesn't even exist there.
On my birthday, I gave myself this gift... although I couldn't put myself there physically... I went there just the same. :)
I call the beach my oxygen.
ReplyDeleteAs one beach lover to another, I hear ya!
Happy Birthday :-)
it truly is oxygen of the purest form :)
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