Tranquility
I found it again today. It, being tranquility. I always know where to find it, but sometimes forget how to get there or forget it is always at my disposal.
The other day,
Sirenity had asked in her journal how we self-medicate ourselves to banish a bad mood or to help us find our "happy" place. Two of my answers were walking along the beach and photography.
Well....that is what I did today. Took a walk to a park that is surrounded by water and of course, my best friend Ms. Camera came with me. I was not in a bad mood. In fact, I was in a good mood when I set out. I hadn't had a really good photo excursion in a week or so and was feeling itchy to get out there and just explore.
I can't explain it. The water puts me at such ease. The sound...the smell...the feel. No matter how many times I am near the water, it often feels like its the first time. Everything seems new to me. I can walk by a patch of grass or a gnarled tree and see nothing special. But, put it with the water and I see how Mother Nature has played with her creations over the years. I see twisted roots......rock formations....hidden branches.....pine cone buds......lone flowers......all that I may have walked by a million times before, but suddenly I see them as something new.
I wish I could bottle the feeling and sell it.....OR........be a selfish wench and keep it ALL for myself!!!!
Ahhhhhhhh..............loving life tonight! :)
The other day,
Sirenity had asked in her journal how we self-medicate ourselves to banish a bad mood or to help us find our "happy" place. Two of my answers were walking along the beach and photography.
Well....that is what I did today. Took a walk to a park that is surrounded by water and of course, my best friend Ms. Camera came with me. I was not in a bad mood. In fact, I was in a good mood when I set out. I hadn't had a really good photo excursion in a week or so and was feeling itchy to get out there and just explore.
I can't explain it. The water puts me at such ease. The sound...the smell...the feel. No matter how many times I am near the water, it often feels like its the first time. Everything seems new to me. I can walk by a patch of grass or a gnarled tree and see nothing special. But, put it with the water and I see how Mother Nature has played with her creations over the years. I see twisted roots......rock formations....hidden branches.....pine cone buds......lone flowers......all that I may have walked by a million times before, but suddenly I see them as something new.
I wish I could bottle the feeling and sell it.....OR........be a selfish wench and keep it ALL for myself!!!!
Ahhhhhhhh..............loving life tonight! :)