I knew it was going to be a glorious day when it started with a sunshiney wake up call.My eldest daughter and I took a trip into the city to visit my other daughter Harmony. She lives in a cosy apartment masqueraded as a quaint cottage, just blocks up from the lake. The rolling waves and sapphire skies beckoned ... we took a stroll on the rocky beach.
What is it about being near the water that calms us ... delivers instant peace? The winds were blustery and the waves crashed heavily against the breakwaters. I breathed deeply, my lungs filling with the moist, musky smells of the lake. Diamonds danced on the surface with the windboarders and I stood just gazing out onto the water, watching the sailboats trail across the horizon. What a revitalizer ... instant peace for me. My head clears and all cares fall away. My very being communes with the rhythm of the lake. My heart fills with gratitude and I am reminded why I am so happy to be alive ...
Today was a perfect day. Life is good and life is grand. Nothing like an afternoon in the sun, by the water - me and my gals. Lucky me.
Sounds just perfect. The water, your daughters, I agree, that is all i'd need.
ReplyDeleteLovely group photo!
8) Great picture!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree..... life's greatest blessing ..... and you are one FAB mom to boot!
ReplyDeleteHello Lyn! I feel the same way about the beach. Your comments remind me of one of my favourite lines of poetry:
ReplyDelete"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me/ It's always ourselves we find it the sea" - E.E. Cummings
With all that water nearby, I'd have had to paddle my toes in it! LOL
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