Today’s little slice
of “happitude” is...
A lovely sunny
morning at Gordan's Bay beach;
scrunching my toes in the sand and rescuing drowning ladybugs
- a real treat...
The Greek and I took a little drive out to
Gordan’s Bay to spend the morning on the beach. It was a beautiful, sunny day
and it was sheer bliss to sit on the beach, scrunch my toes in the sand and
read a magazine... That’s what holidays are for, no?
I also decided to finally do a bit of self
reflection. The Greek hung back and watched our bags and I took a long walk
along the beach... I picked up sea shells as I walked and waded into the water
and just stood there for a while. I listened to the sound of the waves kissing
the shore and let the hot sun beat down on my shoulders for a little while. I thought
hard about the things that matter most to me and the things that I want out of
my relationships, my career, my life. I faced a few harsh realities standing
there in the clear blue water. I realised that I wasn’t half as happy as I’d
allowed myself to pretend to be for just the longest time. I had to make some
difficult choices and it would mean a lot of pain. But if I was brave enough to
make those choices and if I could endure that pain and if it meant that I might
be a little closer to real happiness in the end, it would be worth it. But I
didn’t have to make those choices right then and there. It could wait just a
bit longer...
So, I splashed some salty ocean water on my face
and walked back to the Greek. We chatted about lunch and normal everyday things
and waded into the water together... I noticed a ladybug floating on the surface
of the water and we tried to rescue it from drowning... It seemed to be okay
for a while but then it fell back into the water and our rescue mission began
all over again. Eventually we carried it onto the beach and set it down on a
sea shell to dry out in the sun. I’d like to believe that we saved the little
creature but my heart of hearts knows that we probably did more harm than good!
Oh well... it’s the thought that counts?
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| Image property of Candice Curtis |
Stayed tuned for the last two days of holiday
posts...
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