One advantage to insomnia is being awake when the rest of
the world is quiet. Sunday morning I went walking by the water before
sunrise. The day promised to be far too
beautiful to squander.
I hurried home and woke poor ELM from his only opportunity to “sleep in” for over a week. Before he was awake enough to protest, I dragged him and Floppy Dog out for a sunrise sail. I don’t think either of them was disappointed. I certainly was not.
The sunrise was spectacular.
The sea was calm, so we ventured
close to shore and hung a crab trap on an old pile.
A shrimp boat was working its nets with its entourage of sea
gulls and pelicans making a halo around
the tall riggings.
Mother porpoise, with baby riding on her fin, was teaching baby to fish the wake of the shrimp boat. What a feeling that baby must have had, snuggled against Mom’s body, shooting through the warm waves in that glorious light.
An excited kayacker
spotted the porpoises also .
Body, mind and spirit have, at long last, come together for
me in this place. I’m no longer
disjointed, dysphased, disgruntled or discombobulated. Although I may still
suffer some mild distemper from time to time, I haven’t gone rabid for months
now. Sometimes
I do regret not having the resources to be able to travel to the more exotic
places .
More often, though, I realize that I have already found
everything I’ve been looking for.
May your winds be steady and your seas be calm.
--Bupu
