OBSERVED: clean beach, warm water, fish jumping everywhere, sun, a slight breeze
COLLECTED: nothing
There has been a thought rolling around in my mind that became very clear tonight. And that is that T. OCEAN, C. LEV and I are three really lucky people. Not only do we love each other's company, but the thing we each enjoy - being at the beach and in the ocean - is even better together.
This evening while swimming there was a man near us who struck up a conversation with me. He spoke of the fact that his kids didn't really like the beach. Perhaps they were bitten by a jellyfish once and didn't want to return. They required lots of sand-tasks...digging holes, making sand castles. Not much chilling out in the waves or getting in the water. His children hadn't been back to the beach with him in well over a year even though he visits it often.
I look over at T. OCEAN. He genuinely ONLY wants to be in the water, and is delighted when he feels safe enough to unhinge his hands from ours and venture out until a wave topples him, reminding him of his limits. He loves it. And he could care less about the jellyfish.
I'm so grateful for it too - those moments spent quietly side-by-side with my child, outdoors taking in nature in that wide open space. It is a real gift.
Your,
Little Mama Sea Keeper
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