Solitude here. Again.

I keep coming back here. Three weeks in a row. Alone for 10 minutes, sometimes a little more before the pull of work sees me checking the time and moving on. I always leave feeling recharged.

This stretch of beach is small, and almost always deserted. And I think that's why I'm drawn here - to the solitude; all the while listening to my heart, and the sounds of the wind and sea. 

xx

Do you crave solitude too? 

~ This time alone by the sea {and capturing it in photos} began as a way of putting my guiding word for this year (honour) into practice. It's become a ritual and incredibly nourishing for me. The photos above (images 23, 24 and 25/52) are all taken at the same time of day over three weeks. Elisa x

Alone

 

 

After months of little alone time, I grabbed a couple hours last week.

 

And it created space {in my head, heart and soul}. Space for me. To think {for just me}. To be. To walk alone, and at my own pace.

 

I hadn't realised I needed it, until it arrived.

 

This week I found myself alone again. And then I consciously decided to create a little more space, just for me.

 

And in that two hours of time alone, I let my head stop spinning {by waiting patiently for it to rest}. I gathered my thoughts, goals, dreams and words. And created a plan.

And I found clarity and energy and goals redefined. 

I decided on what I most want. {And I decided to let a couple things go}.

 

I saw my dreams {and they looked like they just might soon be a reality}.

I meditated. And listened to my heart.
 
I gave thanks for the parts of me that never change: an eternal optimist, a heart that loves to love, a body that heals, a mind that dreams and a soul that believes in today just as much as tomorrow.

xx

 

What are you most grateful for this week?

 

{Grateful for two hours to alone to reconnect, recharge and for the clarity it brought my way. ~ Linking with Maxabella & Kidspot's 52 Weeks of Grateful and Rachel's Finding Joy xx}