I watched the tide yesterday and thought….
yep, this is us.
Me, myself, and I.
You, yourself, and you.

Some hours, some days,
are strong and powerful,
and make us us smile
and think wow, that never gets old.

Some hours, some days,
are calm and relaxing.
And some, well, we know…
they scare the hell out of us.

Two doggone things are for sure:
one, it never ever stays the same,
and two, it is beautiful regardless.

I mean look at it,
the vastness,
the power,
the majesty,
the mystery,
it’s almost awe-inspiring when you think about it,
the way it stretches out beyond what we can see…
and I’m not just talking about the ocean.

I guess it’s just age but the older I get,
the more I’m learning to just roll with it.
The tide that is, this one I’m living in.
And I don’t mean just accepting it,
but living in it fully,
because it’s ever-changing,
this tide of ours.

What we have and experience today
will be gone tomorrow…
even the good stuff.
It’s all temporary,
so living in the moment,
is really all we have.

And wow, that’s a lot.

Love,
Tracey

Photo by me, Windy Hill, SC

I never get tired of the sunrise over this tide of ours.

@traceykingrice2023