I want to age like sea glass.
Smoothed by tides, not broken.

I want the currents of life to toss me around, shake me up and leave me feeling washed clean.

I want my hard edges to soften as the years pass—made not weak but supple.
I want to ride the waves, go with the flow, feel the impact of the surging tides rolling in and out.

When I am thrown against the shore and caught between the rocks and a hard place, I want to rest there until I can find the strength to do what is next. Not stuck—just waiting, pondering, feeling what it feels like to pause. And when I am ready, I will catch a wave and let it carry me along to the next place that I am supposed to be.

I want to be picked up on occasion by an unsuspected soul and carried along , just for the connection, just for the sake of appreciation and wonder. And with each encounter, new possibilities of collaboration are presented, and new ideas are born.

how poetic and beautiful your words are.. words i could never express but yet they are my soul also. the symphony of perfection of the ocean, its waves and the sound of crashing on the land, its shells. its birds, in its calm so peaceful and quietude becomes us. why we go to the ocean.to greet peace. if you dont mind i am going to copy this. i just felt it sooo deeply.. the next one also.. blessings dear soul friend

Bernadette Noll speaks my heart too and we just had a huge storm in Pacific and the Rockhounds are having so much fun.... you know they found some sea glass too :)