I sat on the rocks looking out to sea…
The breeze was gentle, but cold…
The sea weaved in and out of the rocks, below my feet…
I looked along the stony beach, stretching as far as the eye could see…
My two girls, both very young, were throwing stones into the sea…
Running from the waves as they came nearer and nearer…
Lots of laughter…
Squeals of delight…
Lots of fun.
And before I knew it, I was down there with them…
Could we find flat stones to skim across the surface?
What shells can we find?
Can we hit a wave?
Back to reality…
The rain trickled down my cheeks…
With maybe just a tear or two as wll…
I pulled up my hood and climbed down from the rocks.
Happy times…
Happy memories.
But many years ago, now.
The sea has a special place in my heart that comes, I think, from childhood holidays that were always spent by the coast.
That feeling of excitement always comes back when the sea comes into view.
But there’s a feeling of peace too, that’s hard to explain.
Torcross is a place that keeps drawing me back…
I discovered it first, when my daughters were 4 and 8…
I went back after divorce, on my own, and spent some time thinking…
Sat on the rocks.
I’ve been back recently with my new family, to create some more memories of this magical place…
Throwing stones into the sea…
Running from the waves…
Looking for stones to skim…
Looking for shells…
Aiming at waves.
Torcross.
It’s a place I simply can’t forget…
It’s a place that draws me back.
The place remains the same…
The place is definitely special…
But it’s the people you’re there with that create the magic.
21 Days of Transformation: Day 21 - University of Warwick...
Keith Jones
Living a Life of Purpose
21 Days of Transformation: A Journey to Dig Deep into Your Inner Thoughts
If that sounds like a journey you’d like to take with me…
If you feel the need to dig deep and find out things about yourself you never knew existed…
If you need clarity and purpose to be at the forefront of your life…
Let’s take this journey together.