Try
to be like the turtle
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at ease in your own shell.
Bill Copeland
Tom was in class for PADI First Responder Rescue Instructor. It will be an all-day class.
I had every intention of going to Starbucks and getting some homework. I tried, but I just couldn't concentrate.
I went for a drive instead. I drove to Kekaha Kai and lounged there for an hour or two; then I thought I'd go for a new adventure. I remember going to a birthday party at Four Seasons in Hualalai a few years ago. I vaguely remember is so I decided to go and refresh my memory.
After going through the gate, I wound through lush landscapes and strategically-placed condos and villas. The Four Seasons was close to the water. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do or where to go exactly when I spotted a small sign for public access to the beach. I found a great spot to park, asked a landscape worker how to get to the beach, and headed out.
I was rewarded by a beach almost devoid of people except for a woman on a beach chair reading. The wide expanse of sand, lava, and softly rolling waves was certainly soothing. Ahh, yes. This is what vacationers pay good money to come and see.
I found a nice sandy spot shaded by some trees. I sat admiring the scenery. Out the distance, I thought I saw some rocks move; then it hit me. Turtles!!!
Who does not like turtles??? I love them!!! They are the epitome of ease and comfort. They seem to go about their business in perfect calm and peace. I can never get enough of watching them. So, I sat there for a while watching them and taking about 500 pictures. These are baby turtles. They are barely bigger than a basketball. Just so adorable . . .
I want to think that their lives are a metaphor for mine. At least, I aspire to live my life in perfect calm and peace, at ease with the world, and stress just flows right through like water on a turtle's shell.
I had every intention of going to Starbucks and getting some homework. I tried, but I just couldn't concentrate.
I went for a drive instead. I drove to Kekaha Kai and lounged there for an hour or two; then I thought I'd go for a new adventure. I remember going to a birthday party at Four Seasons in Hualalai a few years ago. I vaguely remember is so I decided to go and refresh my memory.
After going through the gate, I wound through lush landscapes and strategically-placed condos and villas. The Four Seasons was close to the water. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do or where to go exactly when I spotted a small sign for public access to the beach. I found a great spot to park, asked a landscape worker how to get to the beach, and headed out.
I was rewarded by a beach almost devoid of people except for a woman on a beach chair reading. The wide expanse of sand, lava, and softly rolling waves was certainly soothing. Ahh, yes. This is what vacationers pay good money to come and see.
I found a nice sandy spot shaded by some trees. I sat admiring the scenery. Out the distance, I thought I saw some rocks move; then it hit me. Turtles!!!
Who does not like turtles??? I love them!!! They are the epitome of ease and comfort. They seem to go about their business in perfect calm and peace. I can never get enough of watching them. So, I sat there for a while watching them and taking about 500 pictures. These are baby turtles. They are barely bigger than a basketball. Just so adorable . . .
I want to think that their lives are a metaphor for mine. At least, I aspire to live my life in perfect calm and peace, at ease with the world, and stress just flows right through like water on a turtle's shell.
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