This time of year many of our clients in real estate are visiting the ocean and taking some time off for vacation.
In addition to showing me photographs of a trip, I like listening to the stories surrounding the sun, the sand, and the waves.
In particular what comes up is the breeze. Without trees and buildings to slow the wind down often there is a steady breeze at the ocean front. A word I have always liked in the breeze category is zephyr. It is a gentle breeze. Listening to the vacationers they seem to all pay attention to this zephyr and it makes them feel good.
So too in life, there are many zephyrs we can experience if we slow down and just feel them. They are the gentle spirits around us. They are the quiet moments. I have noticed so often that the quiet people, sometimes those off on the sidelines who are not boisterous, who are not waving their hands all around, who are not trying to draw attention to themselves, these people can be the most profound. They can be your greatest discovery.
Zephyrs just blow at a light level and never overpower you. They can almost be taken for granted. Gentle spirits need to be tuned into because they won't be as obvious as someone very loud in a room.
Like many of the great things we encounter in life we find them if we raise our level of awareness to them.
So keep your eyes open this summer for the gentle spirits that are always around you. Seek out the quiet moments that are telling you something and revealing a little piece of the glory of life.
The gentle sea breeze is blowing on you Do you feel it?
Has your vacation time allowed you to think about your life and what is important to you?
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