Earlier this month, Bestie and I went up north for a little Vitamin Sea time-out, and let me tell you – it was much, much needed. I had been in a lot of emotional and mental stress due to some unforseen circumstances at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, and as per usual, once I set foot on a beach, it’s like my troubles are getting washed away. Slowly, but constantly.
The peace I find whenever I am at the seaside is therapeutic, cathartic even. It is like I have finally …arrived. Arrived in a place where I can let go of anything and everything. Where the shackles break away and I am free. Where my mind stops racing and calms down.
And once again, when I was back home, I was thinking of how nice it would be if I had a secondary residence somewhere at the coast. Just to have a place to retreat to when I need a time-out (and of course Vitamin Sea) again.
Does that mean I want to leave Berlin? Well, I am happy here. Don’t get me wrong. I have a support system around me, the city has a lot to offer when it comes to entertainment, and I love playing tourist and just exploring my own city. We have lots of lakes, nature, green forests, too, you just have to know where to go.
However, something is missing. I cannot put it into words, but this quote from the movie “The Last Samurai” pretty much nails it:
“There is some comfort in the emptiness of the sea, no past, no future.”
The comfort I feel when just sitting in the sand and watching the world go by. The wide open sky. The salty air. The vastness of the water in front of me. I realized that once again when we were walking there at the beach, barefeet, including dipping our toes in. (Yes, it was surprisingly warm already for the beginning of May, if I may say so.) Unfortunately, I couldn’t do this for too long as my pants wouldn’t stay rolled up, but you know? That feeling of the water gently lapping over your feet? It’s always such a pleasant moment when your feet meet the water for the very first time …and again and again and again. I can’t help but smile.
Moreover, I also finally got to fly my stunt kite which I had purchased a couple of years ago, but never got the chance to really try it out. Now I have. And I loved it. Feeling the power of the wind tugging at the kite while I pilot it was a nice little full-body-workout, too. Bestie was patiently watching over my stuff while I had fun with the kite. I offered her to fly it, too, but she declined and rather watched. 🙂
I am also thankful. Thankful that we could spend a couple of days together. Thankful that we had that little time-out. But I am already longing for another taste of the best vitamin there is. I just feel that I am a bit incomplete. So let’s see how this goes …
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pic: mine; beach in Sankt Peter-Ording
Ocean Soul 