Just Let Me Be

The Purpose Driven Life...oh yes quite a (fad) book. Purpose driven. Well, I did not have enough "drive" to finish reading that book. Besides, must every single thing I do have a purpose? Cannot I simply be? Cannot I just look up at the sky and enjoy the peace of nature without actually having a purpose for doing so?? If I had to only have one purpose in my life--what would it be? (perhaps to fully understand the point of a purpose....?) I know I want to serve God. I know love of family is very important to me, as is love of self. Perhaps, just maybe, that is enough "purpose" for now. Just, for now...

I was born here in this city by the bay (Gulf of Mexico)--I live on an island, and here is just one of many photos I have of Padre Island National Seashore--from what I understand, it is the only national seashore left in this country where one can actually still drive on the beach and camp where ever, gather wood or what not and make bon fires...whenever I go there, I find that the elements are so intense that it is almost therapeutic for me...the salty breezes just take me to another level, the sand feels delicious on my bare feet, and the sun so warm and the tide so strong, the timeless waves wash over me like a beating heart, seemingly cleansing my very soul and making me aware of only this place, this now. I lived in Colorado for four years and have camped many many times in the awe inspiring Rockies, but ya know, I'd still rather collect seashells over pine cones any day...