Catch the Wave

I love the thought of summer.. it makes me think of relaxing things, even if I never truly get the chance to relax.  Summer is not complete without a trip to the coast.  I really enjoy the coast...there is nothing like the beauty and power of the ocean.  As we wonder out into the blue waters, sometimes we forget how powerful they really are.  Some of the most beautiful oceans in the world are not swimable due to the threat of riptides. Riptides are an interesting concept with many life lessons attached.  Waters can look calm and beautiful, but underneath there are rocks and a powerful undertow ready to sweep you out to sea.  Instructions for surviving being caught in a riptide are counter-intuitive. If you fight the currant and try to swim back to shore, you will waste your energy, tire, be pulled under and drown.  To escape a riptide, you must swim out to sea with the currant...it is scary, as you are carried farther and farther from the shore, but you must wait until the riptide subsides in order to begin to swim back to shore.  It is the only way to survive.   As we move farther and farther out, we know we will have to get back, storing up our physical and mental reserves for the journey.