I am sitting by the sea, silky smooth water gently touching the rocky shore. All my life behind me, I am grateful for where it led me so far. All my life ahead of me. Like the open sea, there are infinite paths I can take.

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As pleasant as sitting at the shore is, I know I can’t stay here forever. I don’t know what will happen if I start walking; nobody ever does. I know I must go, or the suffering will come. I know I don’t want to follow anyone’s path if I don’t want to live someone else’s life. It’s time to trust the sun will bless my path in its glorious, warm amber light.

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My path leads onto the sea, and I know I will walk on water as long as I’m fearless in slaying my demons and doubts. May we all be blessed with our own path to light and our true selves.

There are times where natural beauty transforms a place into a transcendent experience. This was one of those moments in which I could have stayed forever.

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I could have existed here, feasting my eyes and soul, letting pure ocean air flow through my body. In that moment, I was resonating with the sound of waves rushing up the pebble beach, taking a few stones with them as they receded.

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This humble snapshot is an impression of how it felt. I wish to convey hope, love and appreciation of the world we inhabit, with its countless marvels waiting to be discovered.

Change is eternal. Change is flowing.

Your world will not be the same tomorrow. The person you love will be different.

We will go to sleep, smile a couple more times, bear witness to the evolution of the world, perhaps make our mark, then we die. For now, we love, we cry, we laugh, evolve, make ourselves better. We change.

You breathe, you change.

Next time you inhale, open your eyes and choose what world you want to live in.

We sometimes weep. Then we choose. Embrace love or surrender to death?