You didn’t expect to go out this far, but now that you have it’s peaceful. You bob on each wave and time your breathing to them. The water is cool, the wind is calm, and the sun is setting.

You empty your mind and give yourself the time to forget the worries you left on the beach. Water laps in, one breath in, one beat of your heart. Water laps out, one breath out, one beat of your heart.

This is something to carry with you.