{"id":741,"date":"2022-08-08T14:27:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=741"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:42:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:42:14","slug":"ripples-in-the-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"Ripples in the Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ripples-in-the-Sand--e1659969606689-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ripples-in-the-Sand--e1659969606689-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ripples-in-the-Sand--e1659969606689-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ripples-in-the-Sand--e1659969606689-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes I stand at water\u2019s edge and just let go of all that I am.&nbsp; In these moments, I put aside all thoughts and worries of the day and soak in all that is around me.&nbsp; I take off my shoes and feel the sand between my toes and I watch as the waves wash in and out.&nbsp; In this moment I feel that I am only a small part of a much bigger picture.&nbsp; The footsteps that I leave in the sand last only for a moment and then they are washed away as though I had never been there.&nbsp; And yet, here I am, surrounded by the sights and sounds of the sea.&nbsp; When I turn my face up to the sun and focus on all that is around me, I feel as though I am a part of this place.&nbsp; It is all around me and within me.&nbsp; All the complexities of life are washed away and I am left with only this place, in this moment.&nbsp; And in this moment, all is right with the world and I am free\u2026 free from all the cares and worries of the day&#8230; free of people\u2019s judgements and expectations\u2026free my own fears or disappointments\u2026just completely and unapologetically me\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Ripples in the Sand<\/strong>\nBy Krista Longeway\n\nI watch the patterns in the sand that form\nas the ocean waves wash in and out,\nin and out.\nThe waves eventually washing away my footsteps\nas though I had never been there,\nleaving in their wake tiny ripples in the sand.\nI feel the morning sun warm upon my upturned face\nand the ocean breeze cool upon my cheek.\nAs I close my eyes, I hear\nthe gulls call from overhead,\nflying in wide arcs above the water,\nwhere the waves below crash upon the rocks.\nThe rhythm of the waves\nlulls my thoughts into a hazy peacefulness\nthat takes over my being.\nI am the waves,\nI am the gull,\nI am the tiny ripples in the sand.\nAnd all is right with the world.\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I stand at water\u2019s edge and just let go of all that I am.&nbsp; In these moments, I put aside all thoughts and worries of the day and soak in all that is around me.&nbsp; I take off my shoes and feel the sand between my toes and I watch as the waves wash [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6,15,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-quiet-reflection","category-summer","category-the-sea"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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