Focus on the Stars

 

"what beaches offered: a place of refuge, contemplation, spirit healing, a place for walking prayers."

from Across the Crying Sands by Jane Kirkpatrick

Jane Kirkpatrick is an Oregon historic fiction writer, which always enchants me by her stories of women I never knew about, but women of strength and resilience in times past.

This brief quote above captured my thoughts as I read it last evening. It reminded me that I need to go to the beach for those "walking prayers" and "spirit healing". With the move and all that has gone on in my life the past year I have forgotten to do this for myself. Soon I must go. I must walk by the sea. I must get sand in my toes.

“Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.” – Christy Ann Martine

 “I believe in the ocean curing all bad moods. I believe in the waves wiping away worries. I believe in seashells bringing good luck. I believe in toes in the sand grounding my soul.” – Unknown

The sea is a compass for me. It sets me in the right direction. It is my shining star in the dark night. What is your shining star in the dark night?

Sending love,

Marilyn