Beach Glass II

I’ve combed the coast of life for many years, perusing through the rocks, sand and gravel. The monotony of what I’ve seen has only pushed me to browse more intently and to travel further on my journey. The reality is that I am not expecting anything, yet I have been searching for everything.

Traveling miles upon miles, leaving no stone un-turned I’ve continued my exploration. Occasionally I’ve stopped to pick up a rock here and there, temporarily holding it, caught by the surface appeal, only to be disappointed that there is no substance, there is no depth, there is no story behind it. Often times they are just like the others, no originality, no glimmer of hope and lack uniqueness.

I began to believe that I may never find what I am looking for, however sometimes it is when we stop looking that“it”finds us. One foot in front of the other, trudging through the same old pebbles and broken seashells, over and over. As I continue, my body is weakening and my mind is tiring, my course has started to sway from side to side, meandering like a river through the mountains on its way to the sea.

Just when I started to think that this treasure hunt was more of just a leisurely stroll, I saw it. Sitting beautifully, gracefully, and royally among the rest. She was nothing like the others, not a pebble, nor a rock, but an exquisite piece of beach glass. There she was, just ahead in the distance, calling to me, beckoning me with her vibrant luster. The sheen from the sun’s rays reflected so vigorously that it painted the sky turquoise. I ran to it, as fast as I could, as if the air in my lungs could take me down to the deepest depths of the ocean in one breath.

As I approached, I felt the energy emanating around me and as I stepped into her space our souls became one. I held her in my hands, and warmed her with my touch. It was powerful, this connection, like nothing I had ever felt before. My chest tightened and breath shortened, my heart raced and my mind ran. This was it, everything that I had been searching for, it was love in it’s truest form.

My journey has brought me here, in this time, this space, in this moment. Every footprint behind me shaping the man that I have become. Any deviation of the path that I have walked may have steered me away from this discovery. I am here in light of my travels, not because of them.

Here you are, molded, shaped and tumbled through the breakers and the waves. Created by the storms of your past, cleansed by the rain, shifted by the winds, pushed and pulled through the tides of life. Every experience, memory and lesson cultivating the person that stands before you, with more wisdom now than ever before, and as sure as the sun rising in the east, you know exactly what you want in life, love. A love so true, so deep that no one else will ever understand the feeling that we share, nor do we care if they do or do not. Your past has everything to do with your present, yet nothing to do with your future. Everything you have been through is what makes you so beautiful, both the good and the bad, the harmony and the scars, I accept you for who you are.

My love for you is unconditional and ever growing. I love you more than I did yesterday and will love you even more tomorrow. Our love has no timeline, it’s forever.

-Air.Of.Soul