Thoughts from the Beach

While working at a beach location in late fall 2007, I wrote...

Life is but a moment, a breath, a crash of waves upon the silky sand. A reminder of fleeting happenings, of what is gone and cannot be changed, of what is now and before you in that very salty sweet inhale taken, and all that is to come in moments undiscovered. Live now, embrace and cherish now, for moments cannot be erased or replaced.

The ocean raises her mighty fist against the shore yet softly breaks. The warm salt streams in but stays so briefly. A visit, a reminder.

A lesson on leadership watching pelicans from a balcony...
Four flew lightly together, close to the water's edge. Two swooped and landed happily in the waves beginning to dunk for sea life, having decided this was the ideal spot. The other two, however, continued with patience to fly around the area a bit longer before settling about 20 feet away (their ideal locale). The first two, seeing this, showing respect and trust in their fellow birds, immediately skirted over to where the second two had landed. The second two had done some brief investigation of the waters and chosen the best spot to land for 'dining', and the others followed suit quickly, displaying aviary leadership skills on the water in the early morn.