ocean's ten

Posted: 16th Nov 2006

halfway through my run (at about mile 3) i took a 5 minute break to stretch my calf muscles as they were feeling a little sore and i decided to get some ocean on me too ... kicked off my running shoes and let the water run over my ten lil toes ... they loved it and it was so energizing for me when i splashed some sea water over my face and tasted the salt on my lips whilst i was standing there looking out over what you see here it occurred to me that a huge chunk of what i loved about cape town was this ... the ocean and the beach and a place where a lot of the people are healthy and fit and look after themselves ... so different from san francisco where most of the garbage-pail kidz moved to after they went out of fashion apparently ... i think that's what makes me unhappy there ... it's just not the lifestyle i enjoy ... i know if i had my own apartment and a car and such my life there would be vastly closer to what i crave but i'm just not in that position right now blah blah blah ... meanwhile back at the ocean ... drifting off into the distance many thoughts and memories rushed through my mind ... i had forgotten how important the ocean is to my soul ... where i can see infinity ... where i can find my bigger picture ... where i remember what life is all about afterwards i finished my run and i am very proud that i can to run something like 6 miles at a decent pace without too much trouble ... tonight i will be in bed by 11pm as my new students want to start at 7.30am so they can finish by 2pm ... more beach time for me so i don't mind more to come as it comes...

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