I always wanted to live in a beach town ever since my family took us kids to Asbury Park NJ for a summer bungalow vacation. I realized then, that air is different, people are free loving, and the coverlet of any kind of anxiety is gone. I've since observed people who live near the beach during my life. They are not ornery, they smile alot, they breathe deeper and are inspired to walk. Check. Check. Check. It has been through a cycle of 9 months, summer, fall, winter and now spring and everything has changed within the cells of my body. I can see the horizon of water from my patio. I walk to the summit of my community to look down at the canyons that cuddle the ocean view. I drive 3 minutes to any beachfront and walk the paths along with people of all ages, dogs included. I see and feel how water changes the personality, the breathing, the way one socializes with another whether it is a family, a group of hispanic boys eating their burritos, a clan of surfers in wet suits invigorated by the thrash of waves, joggers, the aged tapping their canes, mothers meeting girlfriends while their babies are pushed along on wheels, the strong and the weak, the small and the hefty, all make the effort to move their bodies, strengthen their minds by staring at the horizon. We see the white caps on a windy day, a blistering cold morning, a tempest of chill while the sun sets or rises and we are reborn.
Since we are reminded about the energy and vitality of water in our life, I believe the ocean even a lake or river, changes our beliefs, thus our biochemistry. This will be my first Easter I spend in my beach town and I am filled.
