Recharging

My favorite spot.

Well I was born in the sign of water

And it's there that I feel my best.

The albatross and the whale they are my brothers.

Cool Change - The Little River Band

Over the past few days I've been struggling with my moods. I've been feeling down and tired...and just generally low. Not even an 8.5km run on Saturday was enough to pull me out of it. In fact, I felt pretty terrible after it - run down and actually stiff and sore to be honest. 

This morning I felt the pull to be by the water again. I love the sea, the ocean, the bay. The sea is where I feel calm and everything slows down to a rhythm I can identify with. It's like a slow, even heart beat.

So earlier this evening I drove down to the beach and just sat right on the waters edge. The sun was slowly sinking and the sky was a mixture of orange and blue and tinges of green. I closed my eyes and listened to the gentle lapping of the waves, felt the soft whisper of the breeze and I felt my thoughts slowing as I breathed with the rhythm of the ocean.

I wish we lived a little closer to the sea; close enough to run down there in the morning and just be. I think I may have only been there no more than fifteen minutes this evening but it was just the boost I needed as I head into this week.

Do you have a place you need to go to to recharge?