Elation

Sharing our elation----and actually finding someone to listen----is such a joy. Just as I began writing here to share how I felt about finding a starting point to begin my journey to a more authentic life (and learning that a few people actually care and read!), so it happened yesterday that as we sat on the rocky beach looking out to a Pacific sunset, our two short dogs ran up a span of the wet grey beach to greet a man walking with a pack on his back who'd stopped to tell us, breath-quickened, blue eyes wide, grinning hugely, that he'd just circled the St. George Reef lighthouse from a small plane with an open hatch from which he shot photo after photo, he said, in what amounted to perfect light, which we, too, had admired earlier. "Thanks for listening!" he told us as he walked on up the beach away from us. I wondered where he was heading----whether he lived nearby and was walking home or whether he was topping off his day by walking to a camping spot, but I didn't ask out of respect for the moment.