The morning started with a walk to the beach in Garrapata State Park. The sun was peaking out and the beauty was astounding. A favorite of Phil and mine, I had the area to myself.
Then to Point Lobos, I arrived as it opened. Brisk, windy and a welcome walk. I've been feeling like I needed inspiration. I'm surprised at how much the year anniversary of Phil passing away has affected me. I have bounced between feeling depressed to hopeful. Point Lobos is always an inspiration.
See the cormorants on the rocks?
For Phil
I miss and love you.
I can't believe it has almost been a year.
Today something happened that I know that you would love.
There was a story about the blog in the Monterey Weekly.
My morning got started with feeling disconnected and not having a direction. I let my subconscious lead and the morning ended up being one of spirituality, meditation and feeling connected to nature. I started off where the Carmel River meets the ocean. While I was at the Carmel State Park, I noticed they were blowing the sand off the parking lot where I was parked, it looked like a tornado around my car. I jumped in the car, headed out and stopped at Garapata Beach, where it was cold and windy. I ran up and down the stairs and watched the ocean for just a minute before the wind blew me right out of there.
I didn't feel grounded, couldn't decide where I wanted to walk and then I remembered the Carmelite Monastery in Carmel. Phil and I would visit there when we wanted to take a moment to meditate.
I walked the gardens, the listened to the bell chime and I took a moment to reflect and calm myself.
The walk around the monastery did the trick. Feeling grounded, peaceful and in touch with my spiritual side, I headed to Monastery Beach. I walked from there along the coastal paths back to the Carmel River State Park and back again. The trail was filled with wildflowers, the ocean was a pale aqua and I felt the connection with nature. I also made up my mind that I will take more adventures and try out some new trails. The feeling that I want to travel up or down the coast is in my bones.....
Nature is calling me. Nature is what stirs my spiritual side. It was a good day.
