“Running from the tide”
This was a fun photo captured by Graham when we visited Lantic Bay beach last October (2024). The tide was coming in with enthusiasm but I wanted to be close to the water. I was fine for a few minutes but every so often there was an enormous wave that threatened to drench me!
Hence I'm more or less running up the beach but actually finding it funny because as soon as the waves receded, I was drawn back to the edge of the sea once again.
I'm left wondering, it's so easy to believe that we are running away from life when things feel too much to bear. What if this could be a playful experience rather than one of judgement? Life doesn't have to be all or nothing and sometimes withdrawal is necessary for our own wellbeing.
I tell myself it's OK to play dare with life and when I run away, I know I will soon be back with it all - but on my own terms.
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25th September, 2025