Kisses for your Spirit, Food for your Soul
During one of the most devastating events in my life, I ran away. Not like a child smashing their piggy bank and walking 2 blocks with $6.57 in their pocket. More like, "Family, do you mind if I find some solace for 4 days? Maybe 5?"
They knew what I was experiencing. My children were both adults, working full-time, living at home. Hubby was more than capable of tending the fort - and all three gave their blessing.
I ran away to Monterey.
I don't really like the beach, nor do I enjoy the sand. Getting wet is not my most favorite thing, either. I used to love it! Tossed by the waves, baked by the sun, I would flounder like a fish all day, like a water baby. As I aged, the hassle of it all became such an encumbrance.
But the ocean. Put me on a bench, or a rock, and let me stare for hours at the ocean? Waiting for a dolphin to break the surface? I'm in heaven.
Rolling waves, sizzling foam, seagull calls - these are the most tender kisses for my spirit. Basking in the eternality of the ebb and flow, and divining the wonders of the sea is where I find the food for my soul.
As I survey the surface, I get lost in the abyss. How deep does it reach? What creatures hide in its shadows? Destructive and life-sustaining forces meld together in its mysterious, unfathomable depths. Blissfully lost, and wondrously found, I am content.
All pictures are mine, and were taken on my soul-restoring trip to Monterey, California ❤️
This post was an entry for @beeber's Ecency Discord Posting Topic Week 29: SOULFOOD Thank you for a lovely topic! This worked so well for my soul this week! hehehe
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There's something about the ocean for me... it is all about the soul for me.
it calls me. it feeds me. it nourishes me. it speaks to me.
I am a different person when I cannot get near or on the ocean for long periods.
I simply need it. and in some ways, I am better for it. I know my soul is, for sure.
I think that's the way it is for people who grow up on the sea like you! There is no other place you'd rather be :) I love when you get to take your boat out for the first time! hehehe
and I can hardly wait for you to get your dream!!!!
One of my dreams, for sure. imagine me, captain of that Nordhavn?
yep - i have a picture of you as the captain. and the hat to prove it hehehe
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Sitting and enjoying the ocean breeze or just watching the water is my best therapy. It ease my mind, calm my nerve and relax my brain.
doesn't it ??? it's just so calming. there is nothing like it!!!
Definitely soul food! You know where to turn and how to care for yourself when life hits hard. You are an amazingly strong woman. ♥️
I can say the same for you my dear friend! hehehehe You inspire me! truly - some of the things you've shared with me.... i just admire you!!! 🤗
It’s great your family was understanding that you needed some time away and you know that for me I find being by the ocean so relaxing and calming
Its my weretwin ❤️🐺🤗 hehehehe
of course you do!!! most of your beautiful shots are from the ocean! hehehe I was just thinking of you today LOL i might have had an opportunity to come out there and was thinking how fun it woudl be to see some east coasters hahahaha
who knows - if it ends up bein a real thing - i'll see!!! hahahahaha
Morning twinsie,
it is so dry here at the moment, if you cannot visit can you at least send some rain LOL
This post itself is food to the soul. Like, I just love to sit there and watch. The sound of waves is so therapeutic. Almost like it washes the stress away. This is. Beautiful post. I like it.
It really does! Isn't it amazing how the sound of water is just so calming.
You know - I wonder if it comes from the earliest memories of us being inside our mother's wombs and feeling the warm fluids surrounding us - and hearing the sloshing back and forth? hehehehehehe I don't know - but sounds like it could make sense! LOL
Now that I think of it that way, it could be an explanation. Also, humans are at one with nature. The way all the elements in our body can be found in our natural habitat. I guess when we are out there, it is a familiar feeling and we feel at home.
Im thinking I need to run away too. Lovely photos.
I'm so ready for it again!!!!
I can't wait for all the Covid restrictions to be over so the world can be ours!! lolol
I want to travel far and wide!
😃😎
The ocean, ah yes! Such a great conduit for the soul. 💛
perfect word....
that's exactly what it is - a conduit!!!!
keeps me open and releasing !
good morning Jules 😘
Morning, Dreemie 🤗
Give me the ocean, with cool music in my ear. The cold breeze blew on my tender skin and I can imagine my heaven on earth.
This place is worth running away into.
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hehehe I agree - maybe I should think of it as running home - instead of running away? hahahahaha
I love Monterey so much - but there is a place that I love even more. Grand Turk. It is my Nirvana hehehehehehehe
I would love to be able to escape to the forest sometime. Maybe someday. :)
hehehehe I live in the forest now... its very beautiful and I love it immensely!!!!! peace like you wouldn't believe!!! :)
clean water, clean air, clean soil... paradise!!!
I have a jealousy!
You know I've always admired you for your writings —you have a way with words. This post is almost like poetry.
We have beaches here in Lagos and I enjoy spending time there on rare occasions. With this sublime description of the ocean, I can only imagine and hope to experience some day soon. Nicely done, Ms Dreem! 😁💖
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hehehe well thank you fellow writer! hehehehe I can only imagine getting to experience it with YOU someday.
(i do dreem of this often. you know this. hehehe all the dreem teem enjoying retreats together! hehehe)
Ah, me too! 😄 And hopefully our dreems come true soon. Monterey is a lovely place and so are these pictures. And you sat here all by yourself? I hope there were few people around then 😄
I guess there were regular people - but not with me. hehehe
I was all by myself and it was so lovely. I love being with my family - but some days - i just like to be alone too hahahaha
feels so soothing to my mind.
and i really really really do believe our dreems will come true Kemmy! i just keep believing hehehe
What a beautiful place! The sea is so cleansing. Its immensity brings me peace and recharges my energies. Enjoy it. You deserve it! 😘
Hi beautiful Paloma! hehehehe
it was such a gorgeous trip there - everything was just so perfect and special and "open" you know?
no agenda, no conversation, nothing to prioritize except peaceful space to contemplate life! hehehe
i loved it!!!
Having lived beside the sea or oceans in many many countries if I am not near it I am lost. I get you!
hehehe yes - my husband would like to live near the ocean more than anything. I love seeing the ocean, but i also like the woods hehehehe we had the best of both worlds at our last place! hehehe
take a look at this..
that is the sun setting over the ocean (isn't the reflection on the water so beautiful)- and the view from "my mountain" hehehe
Happy Birthday Dreemieweemieseeme
Oh yes that looks gorgeous. Don't get me wrong, I love the woods too, but like your last place they need to be in sight of the ocean:)
I hope your trip was indeed soul restoring and you got your needed rest 🙌 The images are beautiful and I just wish I was there to give you a big hug! 🤗🤗
DreemPort brought me here ❤️
hi love! hehehehe it was SUCH a beautiful trip and SO restorative... it was everything I needed and more!!!!
hehehe and any day at all - i would take that hug! hehehehe
So happy for you! 🤗 We all need time to recharge and restore ❤️ one day we'll get that hug 🥰🥰
With your words, I almost feel like I've been there, too 😊
hehehehe i'm glad!!! places like this need to be shared and appreciated right? hehehe