anne morrow lindbergh quote
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| Tue, 05-10-2005 - 11:34pm |
About her time at the beach house, and she relates it all to love and life...and the stages of love, how it happens and matures. It's very poignant. I need to reread the whole thing.
"And then, some morning in the second week, the mind wakes, comes to life again. Not in a city sense – no—but beach-wise. It begins to drift, to play, to turn over in gentle careless rolls like those lazy waves on the beach. One never knows what chance treasures these easy unconscious rollers may toss up, on the smooth white sand of the conscious mind; what perfectly rounded stone, what rare shell from the ocean floor. Perhaps a channeled whelk, a moon shell, or even an argonaut.
But it must not be sought for or – heaven forbid! – dug for. No, no dredging of the sea-bottom here. That would defeat one’s purpose. The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea."

OOOH - I like that one - and I like the beach - so I can relate. Good stuff!!
Maybe you need to plan a trip to the beach this summer? Do you have any relatives on a beach?
I love the beach. I wish I had a relative who lived at the beach. I'd BE there....
I'll spend some weekend days at the local pool...sun beating down, kids splashing in the water.