here’s a sunrise on the beach for you

I always imagine things can be better.

I am constantly trying to lose those elusive ten pounds.

I want to be self improved, streamlined, and sexy would be nice, too.

Today, in all of its punishing heat and humidity, I dragged myself out of bed before the moon had a chance to escape and ran five miles along the beach in Rockaway to have a conversation with the universe.  Standing by the water’s edge, I take a deep breath and start talking:

Hi, its me again!  Wow, you’re up early.  Just kidding, you are eternally up.  Me, I am only here physically waiting for the rest of me to wake up and catch up with the rest of the world.  Hey listen, before I get going I just want to say – thank you thank you thank you for everything.

I love being here to see the sun come up, I love standing on this morning beach, I love breathing in ocean scented breezes.  I love feeling so alive.

OK, I have some questions for you about stuff that I could use your help with:

• Should I be a creative or a reactive?
• What does success look like for me?
• What am I going to be write about this week?
• Is what I do meaningful to anyone?
• Are you listening to me?

I could go on but this is typical of what I ask about.  Most of the time I just listen.  And run.

If we have a big discussion or a lot of stuff to figure out, I set my sights on  the light house at the tip of Breezy Point and put in thirteen miles.  In this distance there are lovely long spaces for me to ask these questions, close my eyes and run guided by the sound of the waves until I begin to get answers.

What does the universe say

It feels good to let the universe know what I am wondering about.  I imagine myself shining a flashlight into the night sky, but instead of light, I am shooting my inquiries into the far far away.  My questions are now a part of an immenseness that is at once inspiring and inconceivable.

Sometimes the answers come to me with a clarity that is embarrassing.  How could I have not known?

Sometimes it feels good just to be out there with unanswered questions.  Do I really want to know?

Opening your soul like that has unexpected benefits like the sudden realization that perhaps you already possess the answers to questions that have yet to be asked.

What is life without a little mystery?

Do you have something to ask the universe?

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