There is golden sunlight filtering through the trees and lighting up the leaves as I sit here at my desk thinking about what to write. It’s lovely. I’m a bit “glowy” from being out in the warmth of the evening picking juicy raspberries, but a whole bowl full of plump little fruit makes the messy, wispy, haphazard hair pushed carelessly back from my face all worth it. I enjoy those moments where I just stop, take a long deep thoughtful breath, and then experience my body relaxing. I’m learning to take things in. This past week at the beach I made sure to just grab my mind and focus it on the stunning beauty that makes me awed yet also giddy with delight.
I’ve never seen the ocean so flat as it was on that perfect Monday that we went down. The waves were gentle and rolling. It always astounds me the amount of water that stretches out to meet with the horizon. Blue clasping blue. As I wandered down the beach soaking it all in a small dark object scuttled right as I stepped left. When I bent down to get a closer look I saw the tiniest crab I’ve ever seen. It wasn’t any bigger than a quarter and I must have looked a little silly with my face inches from the sand mesmerized by this creature. After taking far to many pictures of it and examining its pincers to see if they could actually hurt me I scooped it up in my hand. We had a moment, that crab and I, and then he walked off sideways back onto the beach and I continued on my way grateful for moments captured. What captured your attention last week? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!
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