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| Sunrise Mission Bay |
Who does not love the beach? Since my childhood I have been a yearly summer beach visitor who routinely plopped
down in the sand, did not move for the
entire day, and relaxed. However during this new journey, it’s novel for me to
go to the coast during the winter or “off
season.” When leaving what seems to be the perpetual gray
skies from January to March in Pittsburgh, this “off season” experience gave me
a heightened appreciation for the simple beauty of sunrises and sunsets and just a
simple sunny day even if it was not quite warm enough to swim.
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| Sunrise Pacific Beach San Diego |
When thinking about love, as Little Golden Books
reminds us, “sometimes the most memorial dates are the simplest ones.” Likewise in Maslow ‘s theory, having a deep appreciation for
basic life-experiences is a characteristic of one who is Self-Actualized . So off to San Diego, Mission Bay area, I went to soak in the natural beauty.
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| Sunset La Jolla Beach San Diego |
Reflection
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| Sunny Day- Mission Bay on left, Pacific Beach on right |
Just having the sun shine made all the colors of San Diego
seem like they were on steroids.
Since
I am now an empty-nester, I don’t just have to go to the beach in the summer when my
son is out of school. I loved the beach on this trip because there were no
crowds, plenty of room to bike and walk the cost, and just enjoy the natural
beauty. The vibrant sunrises and sunset were breath taking from the Catamaran resort. I was up at 5:30am every morning to watch the
sun rise. (It might have also been that my body was on east coast time but I
was awake in any event.)
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| Sunset La Jolla |
I have a habit of
picking a word that I think sums each of my trips. This trip was just all
around “delicious!”
Spiritual Reflection
The heavens tell of the glory of God.
The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known...
(Psalm 19:1,2)
The Sun lives in the heavens
where God placed it.
It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom
after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete
eager to run the race.
The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
(Psalm 19:5,6)
The heavens tell of the glory of God.
The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known...
(Psalm 19:1,2)
The Sun lives in the heavens
where God placed it.
It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom
after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete
eager to run the race.
The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
(Psalm 19:5,6)
Other Sources
San Diego Guide http://www.sandiego.org/what-to-do/beaches/mission-beach.aspx
Maslow Theory http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Catamaran resort http://www.catamaranresort.com/