{"id":741,"date":"2008-07-08T03:12:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T03:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=741"},"modified":"2014-10-01T03:20:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T03:20:16","slug":"song-of-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somewhereinnj.com\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some time at the beach this weekend put me in mind of this little verse that I’d carried in my wallet for a while, but now also have as a framed print in my cubicle at work.<\/p>\n

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Hear the gulls call in the sky,
the tide lap at the edge of the sand.<\/p>\n

I hope you learn to pause in this beauty.
I hope you breathe in the gentlest moments.<\/p>\n

If there is sunshine, I hope you lift your face to it.
If there is wind, I hope it moves you.<\/p>\n

Look how the sand is swept fresh; the sea is all horizon.
I hope you see how each day has this possibility.<\/p>\n

I hope you welcome the quiet as well as the storm.
take deep breaths of salt and sweetness both;<\/p>\n

I hope you know it\u2019s the truest air.
See how the waves form one after another<\/p>\n

(there\u2019s no human rush to do it all at once)
I hope you live your life one moment at a time.<\/p>\n

I hope you focus on what you love.
And, although I know the waves will storm you,<\/p>\n

Toss you down and spin your heart around,
I hope you never stop loving what can hurt you.<\/p>\n

I hope you learn to float when it’s calm.
I hope you laugh whenever you can.<\/p>\n

I hope you roll on and roll on…
See the ocean stir with passion.<\/p>\n

I hope you have the courage to throw yourself in.
Fullness is so rare and fleeting<\/p>\n

(and there\u2019s always some bad weather coming…)
If there\u2019s a sunset, I hope you watch it.<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s moonlight, I hope you dance in it.
I hope your heart finds safe harbor;<\/p>\n

But, I hope you know your heart is made for more than that.
I hope you remember when the tide goes out,<\/p>\n

It will come back in for you again.
When the sea is singing, I hope you listen,<\/p>\n

and I hope you sing along…
<\/em>
from <\/span>gingras<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Anyone else carry little bits of found wisdom with them like I do? What is it and where’d you find it? <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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