Going for a Walk
Yesterday I decided to go for a walk down the beach. I put on my headphones and an audiobook, and away I went.
I have been a little apprehensive about getting into other people’s space still due to social distancing, but it was a cloudy and windy day, one where you could hear the water very distinctly from even inside the house, so I was pretty sure there wasn’t going to be a lot of people on the beach.
When I got to the boardwalk along the beach, the water was breathtaking. I felt an instant calm. I continued down toward the more public area, and there were a bunch of kite surfers out on the water. It was quite a sight, I wish I’d stopped to take a picture, but I wanted to continue on my journey. The breeze off of the water was so pleasant. I went down the boardwalk and to the end of the harbour. It was there that I caught an intriguing part of my audiobook.
The author was discussing how the person at hand had spent their career teaching others how to achieve their dreams & goals. But then realized, they forgot to spend time on their own. And ultimately, how they wound up moving things around to accommodate their dreams & goals into their current lifestyle. Anyhow, it definitely caught my attention. I sat on a rock and listened. I listened and watched the water roll into the harbour and watched the waves crash against the banks.
Have you ever taken the time to think about how certain things make you feel? Like nature, birds singing, the smell of a flower, and listening to a particular song? I think about that a lot. Just how whatever I am doing makes me feel. I often find myself wishing that there was a way for me to describe it so that others could feel it too. Well, that ability was here all along. I just never allowed myself the time or opportunity to proceed with and share it.
When I am by the water, I feel instant relaxation. I feel like I am at peace and one with the world. No matter what the water is doing, just being by it calms me. Now don’t get me wrong, I have the utmost respect for water and its abilities. I do not want to be in its way when it is in Tsunami or Hurricane mode. I don’t think anyone does. But when I am stressed and upset or feel that the world is falling in on me, for some reason, going to the water just takes that all away.
When I was younger and was upset about something, I would ride my bike to the Island Park and sit at the end of the dock at the boat launch on Crescent Lake. Occasionally I’d put my feet in the water, which seems to calm me even more. I don’t know if I’d recommend putting your feet in there now though lol. I love our little lake in the center of our small city. I think it would’ve made a great little beach and concession area if it had been taken care of, and there weren’t so many stupid geese, but that is a rant in itself.
Yesterday, sitting there watching the water, even though it appeared as though it were angry and was forcefully hitting the rocks on the other side, was so relaxing for me. I had wished I had my laptop and a chair with me so I could write. I had felt incredibly inspired. I didn’t know what I would write, but I knew I wanted to.
They say a picture says a thousand words, so I took a few. Maybe you can share what you see and feel from them.
