the waves are Big & Many
and
Often.
sometimes.
sometimes you see the waves coming.
sometimes you don’t
& you get pinned UNDERwater
for like EVS
so it seems.
sometimes.
sometimes the waves come in intervals that seem IMpossible
with barely a breath between each.
and sometimes
they have a rhythm.
consistent.
persistent.
and then sometimes
they stop. altogether.
i flew to Hawaii once
when a hurricane was supposedly
‘devastating the islands’
(silly news)
well
the hurricane did indeed pass by-
the interesting thing was
that the ocean -laid down-
post storm
and NO waves were happening.
do YOU have moments of WaveLessNess?
when NO feels
no intensities
no storms
are passing thru you?
for me
these days
the waves come suddenly
and (often) with great force.
they erode the shoreline
they create new pathways
they pull out to sea
all of the things that can no longer hold on.
thank goodness.
and
in the wake of the storm
(tho not without a few bruises. sometimes.)
i am left with more space.
IN &
around me.
the waves swallowed the things
massaged
nourished
and
bathed IN salty GOODness
my whole BEing
so that i am now anew.
a new version of me.
lighter. brighter. and more free.
which is ALWAYS where i aim my intentions.
so i welcome the storms.
allow myself to be tossed around
-even tho it sux. tho only sometimes-
and
enjoy the Petrichor
(the scent of the earth responding to the rain)
as i breathe IN with NEW lungs
and
hang up my surfboard
till next time
(or some time).
ride’m. surf’m. yes!