Dear Folks,
After being here a for more than a year, I decided that it was time to start taking some adventures. Nothing crazy or daring mostly just exploring the culture here as a local instead of as a visitor. Last weekend for the first time since I moved, I actually took an excursion south of here. The purpose of the trip was to deliver my aunt to the airport. The return trip was via the scenic route through the area formerly known as the Space Coast. I believe they still launch rockets from Cape Canaveral but not sure what else is being done with the property. The second picture of is a former space shuttle launch pad and the third pic is the enormous building that was used to assemble the space shuttles.
This week my day off adventure brought me to a beach about an hour north of here with a long stretch of coquina rocks. As I've been told by friends at work this is a great place to find sea glass and other treasures and in the fall it's a great place to see starfish on the rocks. I thought it would be a scenic place to take some pictures so off I went yesterday with a friend from work who went in search of sea glass. At one point I was contentedly sitting on a rock with my toes in the water until a big wave came in soaking the rock and my shorts. I spent the next few hours feeling as though I had peed myself. The good news, my camera was safe so that's all that really mattered to me.
I haven't shared any metaphors for way too long so here's one I was thinking of last night. People are like the rocks on this beach and the ocean waves are like our lives. They ebb and flow slowing changing and shaping the rocks. Like our life experiences are slowing changing and shaping us. Sometimes we have to weather a storm and come out somewhat broken or changed in a bigger way. Most of the time it's just a gentle everyday washing over that guides us. There are treasures hidden in and around the rocks and in people, you just have to be willing to take the time to explore.
Until next time...
Peace & Love,
Hope
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