I sit on my board waiting for the next wave. Waiting for any wave.

As the water drips down my face and off the ends of my of hair, I lick the saltwater off my lips. I close my eyes as I relish the taste.

The sky is gray. Overflowing with billowy dark clouds that mixed with the heat, deliver balmy breezes.

There are a few other people in the distance, sitting in the ocean, waiting; as are we, hoping to find the resemblance of a wave.

Sitting in the warm water feeling the liquid envelope my skin, I look down the coast. As I take in the scene; the melancholy sky, the fluidity of the ocean, the outline of the horizon – I am fully engrossed in the moment.

I am not concerned with 5 minutes ago. I’m not focused on next week. I am just appreciating now.

As I look to the heavens, a glow is cast onto everything touched by it’s light; the water, the sand, the sky. Everything takes on a soft white hue. Someone is shining a light to illuminate my view.

I feel a warmth overtake my body. Although I am in the water, lower extremities covered; the air neither warm nor cool; I feel relaxation fill in every inch of me. From the top of my head, to the tips of my fingers, down to my skinny, long toes.

I feel abundance.

I feel contentment.

I feel love.

I allow myself to just sit in this moment.

I start to realize what this is; this is gratitude.

And recognizing that in these little joys of life; warmth, my health, this liquid life force, the sweet smile of my friend – is where I find completeness.

This moment is the only thing that is real. The only thing I know for sure.

And a deep peace comes over me.

Salty Kisses.

Karen