"Wouldn't it be nice if the whole winter was like this?"

Sitting by the ocean never gets old. Today was absolutely beautiful. And as I drove my motorcycle out to Newport, RI I was trying to get in touch with nature. I was trying to ignore all the billboards and stores, and focus on the natural beauty. I appreciated driving over the Mt. Hope Bridge for the sake that it allowed me to see the landscape from a different perspective. I didn't really find my appreciation until I was on the ocean drive in Newport. I stopped at the park (can't remember the name even though I've been there a hundred times), and got off my bike. By myself, I climb out to the edge of the rocks that stick out into the ocean, and I just sat there. I watched the waves come in, some of them crashing further out at sea and not even making it near me. I studied the beauty of that point where the water meets the horizon. There is something peaceful about that. Something that allows this to clear my mind in a sense that nothing and nobody can in any way similar. I just sat there and felt content with life. In that moment, there were no problems. There was no future and no past, just the present. The slight breeze hitting my face, the sound of the waves crashing all around me, and the smell of low tide. I felt happy. I felt in touch with nature in a sense that I think is far too rare in today's society. I want to do this more often. I want to get lost in nature, and find myself through it. I want to be content with life and not has worries or desires pertaining to money, a job, a place to live, or any material items. I just want to be okay with being who I am, knowing that I can survive on my own, and trying to share my love with others as much as possible. The ocean is beautiful.

There are questions that we ask because of others, and then there are questions that have been here since the beginning of time. I'm trying to focus on the latter.

Here's to hoping tomorrow I get to share a hug with someone.
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