that shits blue
after a much needed indulgence in nature, i feel refreshed, too full, and slightly burned. i reached the 3rd of my many life time goals yesterday; bathing in a waterfall. and oh did that water fall...hard, cold and fast. it reminded me that im alive; spiking my senses and leaving me breathless until i had to suck in oxygen and scream. it was like taking that first look into loves eyes and only getting a glimpse of the potential that will inevitably unfold. you give into the butterflies in your stomach and let them take you for a ride. i gave into the extreme weight and fierce cold of the water, looked up and let the torrential waves rush over my face. i left feeling exhilarated and thirsting for more. more from life. less from my own bogged down mind. i spent the latter half of the evening watching, in complete awe and gratitude, as the sun made is daily journey arcing across that beautiful Oregon sky and slipping below Diamond Peak. the lapping of the water against the wet rocks and the lightness in the breeze was enough to silence any superficial thought in my mind. it was only me and the entire world around me..with the occasional outbursts coming from the first out-door beer die game being played on a picnic table behind me. i love my friends.
this summer has been nothing short of, well, amazing. this word holds more meaning to me now than it ever has before. its the way i can say it about anything that blows my mind. its not the definition of the word that draws me to use it, its the way that it effortlessly flows out of my mouth creating only one brief closing of my lips, a hum. you might not understand what i mean. that doesnt matter.
ive found in myself someone i didnt really know. it sounds cheesy, yes, but its true. she is still cultivating out of the rubble that was here, left over from years of neglect. today i took a leap, literally, into myself. let me explain. we visited crater lake, apparently you are allowed to swim in the lake, something i definitely thought was against the rules. this water is the clearest blue you will ever see. you cant tell when the lake ends and the sky begins if you were too look at it in the middle. its a perfect mirror. jumping from a 20' rock, you have no idea when you are going to hit the surface because to you, there is no surface, only liquid blue rocks 100' below the surface. you can see the reflections from above you so its as if you are staring upwards into the sky. as i leaped i looked down and could see my feet, flailing hands, and terrified expression. then i connected with the freezing glacier water and popped up feeling that same breathlessness i had experienced the day before beneath the falls. yet another rejuvenating, life enhancing experience.
i have more on this topic. for now, i am giving into the elated exhaustion that can only come from time spent outdoors. and what a time it was.
this summer has been nothing short of, well, amazing. this word holds more meaning to me now than it ever has before. its the way i can say it about anything that blows my mind. its not the definition of the word that draws me to use it, its the way that it effortlessly flows out of my mouth creating only one brief closing of my lips, a hum. you might not understand what i mean. that doesnt matter.
ive found in myself someone i didnt really know. it sounds cheesy, yes, but its true. she is still cultivating out of the rubble that was here, left over from years of neglect. today i took a leap, literally, into myself. let me explain. we visited crater lake, apparently you are allowed to swim in the lake, something i definitely thought was against the rules. this water is the clearest blue you will ever see. you cant tell when the lake ends and the sky begins if you were too look at it in the middle. its a perfect mirror. jumping from a 20' rock, you have no idea when you are going to hit the surface because to you, there is no surface, only liquid blue rocks 100' below the surface. you can see the reflections from above you so its as if you are staring upwards into the sky. as i leaped i looked down and could see my feet, flailing hands, and terrified expression. then i connected with the freezing glacier water and popped up feeling that same breathlessness i had experienced the day before beneath the falls. yet another rejuvenating, life enhancing experience.
i have more on this topic. for now, i am giving into the elated exhaustion that can only come from time spent outdoors. and what a time it was.