The ocean is my mother. I love her so! She greats me with laps and hugs and pushes. "It has been too long my darling," she says, "welcome back!" And I run in to her open arms, her salty kisses.
The first day I arrived in Anjuna I felt quite depressed. Alejandra had gone off with some of her friends and I was still sickish and very alone. So I walked to the beach and gasped when I caught the first sight of the glistening waters. So gorgeous! The beach nearest our house is not the nicest: quite rocky and bustling but it was all I knew at the time. I laid my body on a flat rock and stayed there for hours, napping, watching and listening, crying, asking the ocean to carry away illness, doubt, sadness, and to bring forth friends, health, joy, abundance, confidence, and fun.
Since then Alé has taken me to some really gorgeous beaches. Every afternoon we go to swim and lay out in the sunshine. The water is perfect. Playful. Cooling but not cold. And so beautiful with the light hitting its ever changing jewel facets.
There are sweet old ladies who walk around offering to bring you a coconut and then crack it open for you when you're done sipping the water. They cost twice as much as the coconuts in Mysore but I am willing to pay for their hard work in the hot sun (and it is still less than a dollar).
I love to be near the Ocean...
The first day I arrived in Anjuna I felt quite depressed. Alejandra had gone off with some of her friends and I was still sickish and very alone. So I walked to the beach and gasped when I caught the first sight of the glistening waters. So gorgeous! The beach nearest our house is not the nicest: quite rocky and bustling but it was all I knew at the time. I laid my body on a flat rock and stayed there for hours, napping, watching and listening, crying, asking the ocean to carry away illness, doubt, sadness, and to bring forth friends, health, joy, abundance, confidence, and fun.
Since then Alé has taken me to some really gorgeous beaches. Every afternoon we go to swim and lay out in the sunshine. The water is perfect. Playful. Cooling but not cold. And so beautiful with the light hitting its ever changing jewel facets.
There are sweet old ladies who walk around offering to bring you a coconut and then crack it open for you when you're done sipping the water. They cost twice as much as the coconuts in Mysore but I am willing to pay for their hard work in the hot sun (and it is still less than a dollar).
I love to be near the Ocean...
Beautiful, my love! Mom
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DeleteBeautiful, magical place. Love you.
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