REPOST: “I Go Down to the Shore”

I go down to the shore in the morningand depending on the hour the wavesare rolling in or moving out,and I say, oh, I am miserable,what shall —what should I do? And the sea saysin its lovely voice:Excuse me, I have work to do.- Mary Oliver via Brain PickingsRESPONSE: how sweet and lovely is this conversation with our ocean? Very. Her wonderful perspective and appreciation is timeless and exactly what is often helpful for despair.