Whoever your talking to, however typically English they are probably saying ‘oh it’s too hot’ or ‘we need some rain’, the recent weather in the UK has been beautiful.
Everyone has been in good spirits, Ice cream sales have gone through the roof and the beaches have been mobbed. Or, more accurately, my social media news feed has been mobbed with pictures of friends enjoying the beach while I slave away to the rat race (naww).
I did however escape for a night the other week and got myself to my happy place by the sea. I’ve written about the sea before and how looking out into the ocean gives you that feeling of just how small you are in this big world. It brings home the idea that all of your worries are so tiny compared to how large the world is, how many other people are in it and how if we added all of our problems up and compared them to one individual those struggles would vanish.
In fact while at the beach once I read a sign. It said ‘by the sea all of your worries wash away’ which is so true. Just hearing the crashing of the waves and nothing else relaxes you beyond measure and releases any trapped anger or guilt or sadness out onto the horizon. The sound of the ocean removes all the tension within you so much that you can physically feel it leaving your body, well I certainly can.
When I am by the sea I always make sure I take a snapshot video of the waves so that I can listen to them whenever I feel trapped inland. Often our lives take over and we get so worked up inside without realising then when we hit the coast all is released and we can start again. Only this week I found myself listening back to these videos and it really helped.
Living in the countryside I have access to open spaces daily and often go walking which is great for my soul but somehow the addition of the sea in this scenario adds that special extra.
I find everything is easier by the sea. Granted there’s usually no need to rush because I’m on a break away from work and business but everything is so chilled. I wake up at ease. Enjoy one or two cups of tea in blissful silence. I have time to read my magazines which I subscribe to monthly but hardly ever get chance to sit down and go through. I even have time to have a shower without rushing to get my hair dry before work.
I find that my writing improves by the sea. My ideas flow more easily and the content that I write, of which increases vastly, is also of a higher standard than when I’m cramming it in in my break from work.
I feel cleaner by the sea. My face feels refreshed as soon as the sea air hits it and my hair always dries with a wave that only occurs when by the sea.
I feel happy by the sea, with all the worries I ever have washing away along with tension inside me. I cannot be sad by the sea. I love being by the sea.
We are very lucky to be living on an island where the sea is only ever a few hours drive away so never take this for granted. So many benefits can be found in time by the sea. Love it. Appreciate is. Soak it all in whenever you find yourself by the sea.