I've been sick for what feels like a very long time, tucked inside our little house in the folds of a long and persistently cold winter. I crave some ocean therapy to clear my lungs and feel it wrap it's salty breeze around me, embracing me in the peacefulness of nature untouched. When you're used to one thing always being your solace, how do you find a replacement?
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you can't replace it. it's what i've learned in the 2 1/2 years of being away from my home. you just find new ways of bringing comfort. you know the old ways are still there- tried and true and waiting for you when you can make it to them. it's so hard and you feel like you are cheating at first, but you have to keep moving and living. you'll find the NC versions of solace. you will. they wont be the same, but they will have their own version of beauty. and when it's time to move on to the next place, you'll miss them too. just like you miss the old familiar things right now.
I agree, you can't really replace it, but you can search for new versions of solace. I too crave the ocean air, and as I've gotten older, I crave warm ocean water which is no where near Seattle at any time of year. But now in the winter, I find solace in little things and meditate on them. Create mindfulness in the small things like a perfect piece of pie. Unfortunately it does not fully replace the need for warm ocean air. that's when you have to save your pennies and plan a trip. I keep swearing I'll go somewhere warm every February when it seems the darkest. I have no plan to do so this year, but I'm still working on it.
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