I write about songs a lot, about dancing to the music - even if it's just in your head. I write about jumping off that building or sliding down the slope; today I am writing about the silence.
Today, my friends went off to the store in town as I stayed behind to sort things - okay book all the tours - and then went down to the beach. As I stood in the waves, feet sinking in, water splashing me, I just closed my eyes and took in the silence. There is a moment between when a wave crests and when it crashes down where the world goes still and it is just quiet. In that moment, the world stands still. Yesterday, I moved my feet around so in wouldn't sink in, I kept my eyes open in case a big wave came in with the potential to knock me down; today, I put my arms over my head, closed my eyes and waited to feel the water. Sometimes, it never reached me and other times it came up to my waist. I didn't worry about being knocked over. I didn't worry about getting my hiking clothes (from the mini hike we did before breakfast) wet. I didn't worry about my feet sinking further into the black sand. I just stood, with my eyes closed and arms overhead taking in my silence.
This week is about time with new and old friends, adventures and exploration of a new land. Friends, adventures, the rain forest and beach are the wave crashes. Standing the waves, walking on the hike or sitting on the patio, the wave crests and the silence in between those? It's between the crest and the crash that you find the real joy - in the silence in between you realize how great the crest and the crash really are.
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