Yesterday was a lovely beach day! We packed up chairs, towels and a cooler and headed out to Rhode Island.
First we stopped at Blick Art in Providence for spray paint. This little store was brimming with all of the most beautiful art supplies. The entire wall behind the counter was a rainbow of spray paint. I found the colors I was hoping for! (I think, anyway, I have yet to try them out).
We went to a few beaches hoping for waves, which we did eventually find. Top down on the Jeep, wind whipping the whole drive, music and pleasant conversation. Ahhhhhh!
Seriously, just what I, we, both needed! The morale at the house has been low, so this was a wonderful breath of fresh (warm) air! Stopped for cherries, I didn’t get sunburned. So relaxing and refreshing. The water was perfect.
We ate out in Mystic and even went for ice cream.
On the way home we stopped to check out this cool historical site that I keep driving past and wondering about. I love the little house.
This morning I forgot all worries and woke up excited to paint my boat!
I let my guard down a little, but was re-reminded and hurried to put on head phones and sprint out the door to check out our garden.
This put me back in a happy mood because as you can see, things are growing! Plus the morning air is so nice. Birds singing, flowers blooming. The hydrangeas that I worked on in the spring look amazing! I guess they haven’t had flowers in a few years, but wow, they are huge and heavy with blossoms now!
For me, the lesson I’m getting is to stay alert. My energy and the frequencies I find the most comfortable, are worth cultivating for myself. I understand better that everyone has different energy needs, just like food needs, sleep needs, exercise or movement needs. It’s like we all have a sweet spot and when, for different reasons, I’m not in my comfort zone, I don’t feel so good.
All judgement aside, I’m not as rugged as I wish I were, but I see no helpful reason to be hard on myself for not being more hardy.
The other morning I was walking at 5 am. It was a lovely morning, but I was feeling pretty discouraged. I wondered if there was something, anything, to help lift me up, maybe boost my spirits a little.
I meandered into this little tunnel where normally I wouldn’t walk because it’s just big enough for the road, no sidewalks. There is enough blind traffic to not be safe. I wouldn’t want to be surprised by a pedestrian when I drive through, but that early there was no one around (it’s a mostly vacation part of town). The graffiti inside caught my eye and I read :
“It will get…
…Better”
(I added the dots to give you an idea of how slowly I put the sentence together)
I didn’t see
“I promise”
So there you go
“It will get better, I promise”
This did give me a little early morning laugh. I think the universe has a good sense of humor which I surely appreciated at that moment.
And, as you can see, it really DID get better!
One very fine day! A perfect, well placed break for both of us.
Peace Kit 