Life is too busy
There’s too much to do
I don’t have the time
Do these sound like you?
I’m far too stressed
So what’s the point
It will not help
It will disappoint
Okay, fine, let’s book it
Add that to the list
Then I’ll have to catch up
On all that I’ve missed
My out of office is on
And my laptop is closed
I take a deep breath
“Well here it goes”
I stand on the beach
I can taste the salt spray
I can see to the horizon
What can change in a day
I breathe in the seaweed
And soak in the sun
My frequency shifting
Causing my insides to hum
I stop in this moment
To be present and still
And I notice a shift
In something I feel
Nothing’s forever
All things will change
I know this is simple
But its message is strange
There is no control
Over times which will come
There is no undo
For things that are done
Nothing’s forever
All things will change
I know this is simple
But its message is strange
I need to stay rooted
In what’s happening now
I need to remember
What I’m feeling somehow
So with the waves crashing
And sand in my toes
I shake off my stresses
And with my eyes closed
I picture the beach
Invoke each sense in turn
Finally opening eyes
To reveal what I’ve learned
Life is for living
And when it gets tough
It’s okay to get by
To just do enough
But if you let it
You may one day be struck
With the realisation
That you have got stuck
In anxiety from trauma
That has come before
Or worry that happiness
Comes from having more
I want to leave you
With just one simple line
In the hope that true stillness
And calm you will find
‘Find moments of peace’
And take it from me
There’s so much to gain
From a day at the sea
