Back to the Sea, Back to Relaxation
Hey family, how are you all doing today? As you all know answer those questions out loud. To all of our new readers I would like to say Welcome to “A Tall Life” blog. The place where I will take you all on the adventures of a lifetime from the perspective of a 6’4.5 basically 6’5 woman. I will show you the life that we live…the good the bad and everything else that’s in-between. Now that introductions are out of the way I would like you all to congratulate yourself for all of the wins that you accomplished this week. Say them out loud, acknowledge the hard work that you put in. Acknowledge yourself don’t wait for it from others.
Since our daily routine is now over, I hope that you all are ready for today’s story. As promised in my pervious blog entry I told you all I would tell the stories of my adventures on Cape Hatteras. Cape Hatteras is an island off of the coast of North Carolina, and it was originally land occupied by native people. When Hunter told me that she was going to travel to their family house I was really happy for her. She deserved that break; but I wasn’t expecting her to invite me to her family’s home during the holidays either. If we want to be truthful, I was excited because that meant I had the chance not only to officially meet her family, but I would be able to see the ocean again.
If you all are vets when it comes to my blog entries or if you are a new reader, then let me tell you once more. I love the ocean; it brings me peace. So, as you can only imagine my brain the entire time was focused on being near the water. We decided to leave the city a week later after she invited me to join the family at their beach house. It took us about six hours to drive from DC down to Cape Hatteras. When we got to the house, as soon as you stepped outside of the car you would hear the crashing waves against the sand. It was music to my ears I was so excited.
The next few days was heaven on earth for me. I had my own room with a bathroom in it, and an amazing view of top of the trees. Through the trees you are able to see the waves being pulled back and forth. I slept on one of comfiest beds I have laid on in a while, which made the going to sleep to the sounds of the waves much easier. Every single day I would wake up to the sounds of the ocean speaking to me and it would put me at such ease. I finally felt centered again, but that was only the beginning.
Every single day was an adventure, the first full day there the entire family and I took a drive to a donut shop around the corner called “Duck Donuts.” Now let me tell about this donut shop, it was simply amazing. There was this huge assembly line, one that had the donuts being made, others had all the toppings. Then when you look at the menu there were so many options for how you could make your donut. I felt like I was in a wonderland full of different options, that I could actually partake in. In the end I got the strawberry flavor coating donut with a green tea, and I must say that was a great way to start our day.
As the day went on, we went down to one of the public beaches, and spent some time relaxing in the sand. I know you all are probably thinking, “why did you go to the beach in the winter, in North Carolina of all places?” “Isn’t it too cold for the beach?” Actually, to be honest yes, some days it was rather chilly because of the ocean breeze, but for someone who loves the ocean that really didn’t matter to me. I actually got in the ocean too, yes it was cold upon impact but no matter how far I tried to walk away when the waves crashed onto the sand the water would come to me. I can say I stayed in the water until we were all ready to go back to the house, and that was only on the first day we were there.
We stayed in Cape Hatteras for over a week, we spent birthdays, Christmas, and Kwanzaa there. There is so much that I want to tell you all but if I do that then this blog entry would be really long. To ilvaite that I will only tell you guys how being near the ocean made me feel in a time I am going through so many obstacles. On the other hand, I may do a story time on my YouTube channel. That way I can show you all the emotions being each word that I am currently typing.
As you all know my life at the moment is in what from the outside perspective may seem like complete chaos. She got kicked out of her family home and she lost one of the closest people to her. I can say honestly sometimes it does feel like my life is chaos but that doesn’t happen often. I can say I am a very optimistic person when it comes to believing in myself and my dreams. The dreams I have combine with my passion to be able to make a change fuel the fire within me to keep pushing no matter what obstacles stand in my way.
By being near the water, I finally felt as though I was near the peace that I’ve been searching within me. Those last couple of days before going down to the beach house were equivalent to complete hell for me. I was surrounded by toxic and negative energy on every side. No matter how many times we would let our bowls sing, smudge the energy away, it would always come back. So, to be able to escape to a place that I find to be my oasis I was happier than I have been in a while.
Each day I woke up with a smile on my face, no matter what negativity that tried to travel to North Carolina along with us I wouldn’t let it take control over me. I stayed positive and optimistic for the future that I have dreamed about. On top of starting an art that has always been therapy for me once again made it even better. Growing up a dancer, and artist then completely stopping for something you learned to love to hurt, but the comeback has been the best thing I have ever did. It didn’t matter if I stopped dancing professionally, meaning taking classes, going to auditions, etc. I always danced no matter where I was; regardless of whether I was in public or in the comfort of my home. My go to nature is dance, it runs deep within me. It is a therapy that I am able to release all the energy that I feel like have been weighing me down.
While at the beach house I decided to take another dance class. To be more specific I decided to invest into a craft that I have decided to take back up. If you want me to be even more specific, then you can say that I enrolled in a vogue femme class being taught by someone I look up to a lot within the ballroom and dance community. Taking classes while on the beach just filled me with a power that I thought I lost. I released all the hectic noise that was clouding my judgement and life. To fill it back up with love, positivity, and the passion to continue chasing my dreams. The peace that I had been searching for not only filled my entire being but coated me like chocolate on a snickers candy bar. I was made new into the person that I know I was meant to be.
Being near the ocean is like being a kid at the playground. I was surround by all things that made me happy. The same way the sun drifts far behind the horizon I was able to drift away from all the negativity and toxic waste that was trying so hard to cling on to me. I enjoyed being in the presence of the ocean as well as the love that I received from my close friend Hunter’s family. This is an unforgettable trip that will always be remembered. Always remember that keeping your peace is key to living a happy place. Know what brings you peace and what disturbs your peace. Draw your line and create your boundary and never allow anyone else in who will disturb or make you second guess your peace.
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