The sand, salt and promise of better days
Today I ran along the seashells. This morning, read a book over lunch and let more Vitamin D soak into my skin than I’ve had in the past four months combined. I’m not telling you this to boast. I am writing about it because today I experienced something that many people don't get to experience.
Purity of yourself.
I listened to the waves crashing against the shoreline; I smelled the salt as the sand blew across my toes and I felt happiness, pride and contentment as the sunshine brightened my sunglasses to the point that I still had to squint when looking at the water. This day was absolutely perfect.
That said, not everything went according to plan today. And there will be many more things that will “go wrong” tomorrow. I was taught that we have no control over what happens in our lives. However, we can control how we react to it. That’s what I’m working on. How to react each day to what life hands me.
Just remember everything will be okay.
Emily Bures, Eagan, Minn.
This story was originally published March 3, 2016 at 9:00 PM with the headline "The sand, salt and promise of better days."