Anyone who has followed me for even 5 minutes knows that I love the ocean.
Usually I walk the beach on sunny (or sunny-ish) days or a sit in my car with a book and my journal. Depending on how much time I have, I do both.
Today, I had the time and the desire to go walk, but the weather was not even remotely sunny-ish. It was actually pouring rain and by 5:30pm it was clear that it would not be letting up. I decided to just drive there anyway. I figured I’d sit and read my book for a little while until it was too dark to see the page.
I got there and parked the car. It was almost high tide. I really wanted to walk on the beach but you know, rain. While I sat there, something that husband said to me the other day came to mind:
“Are you going to let some rain stop you from doing what you want to do?”
My response was, “Heck, no!” but that was exactly what I was doing now by sitting in the car.
I decided to get out of my own way–and out of the car.
I’m so glad I did! The water, almost always cold in Maine, was warmer-ish than usual! What a surprise! I found some cool rocks (including a wish rock!) that I added to my car rock collection (the ones in the plastic container that have not yet made it into the house).
Karen Creamer
