Went on a barefoot hike today...I love the way the cold ground awakens your scenes...then you step into the sun as if it were put there just for you...just to remind you that there is always warmth in the coldest & sometimes darkest places...those pockets of sun shining down that warmed the bottom of my feet helped me to stop feeling so jilted. I don't know if there is a god or a high power out there, but something was given back to me today that has been missing...every step I took, every smell, sight and feeling I had, awoke my inner soul. I felt free out on the cliffs today, the cold wind was caressing my face, as if to say wake up and stop feeling as though the world owes you an apology for things that have happened in your life. Time stopped existing...my babies giggling as their toes sank into the sand...seemed to last forever and it was the most peaceful day I have had in a very long time. I wish I could live in the woods, no phones or televisions reminding me of how evil and ugly the world can be, but then I realize without the ugly, I would never appreciate the beauty that hides in plain site all around us. Driving 15 minutes from hustle and bustle, seeing concrete everywhere you turn, on the ground and in the eyes of the people that pass you by....just 15 short minutes away takes me to a safe place where no one can ruin the serenity that surrounds me and my family. my kids are safe to run ahead out of sight, people smile and say hello when they walk past you, like your in a small town and they know you personally...its a wonderful thing...everyone should find such beauty, wherever they may be, however they may see it through their own eyes...it is a truly astounding thing!
rickroyal:
It is odd to think how little I've walked around this world without shoes. Makes me think I should find someplace to walk around barefoot for a while. Hmm.