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Today's Blog: Inspirations from the Sea

I try to regularly walk along the ocean bluffs near my home.  (Yes, I know how blessed I am to have ocean bluffs so close by.)  I usually find inspiration in what I see along the way.  Today was no exception.  I saw an unusual sight.  The otherwise calm water appeared disturbed in one place where a significant bow wave moved across the water with no vessel around to cause such an anomaly. 

I frowned, actually concerned a bit for the ocean's placidity, wondering what evil forces were disturbing the otherwise smooth, glistening water.  Then I began to realize the cause of the disturbance: a school of dolphins joyfully swimming at full speed, in the same direction; jumping and frolicking to such an extent that they formed the significant wave steadily passing across my gaze. 

I smiled to realize that what can appear to us as a disturbance in life can, in fact, arise from forces of good working together toward a common goal.  Look beneath the surface to find the good going on.  If life stirs, perhaps such apparent tumult works to propel us onward in the proper direction - toward a destiny we don't even know awaits.

Next time you see the ocean, stop and see what lessons it teaches you.