Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
It's a question that lands differently depending on where you are when you hear it. But read it standing at the edge of the ocean - salt on your skin, bare feet in the sand - and something shifts. The horizon opens up. And so, quietly, do you.
The tide doesn't ask permission to move. It doesn't second-guess its rhythm or apologise for taking up space. It simply follows its nature - ebbing, flowing, showing up fully every single time. There's something profound in that.
We live in a world that often rewards busyness over aliveness. We rush past the things that actually fill us up - a sunrise walk along the shore, a slow morning, a conversation that goes somewhere real.
For those of us lucky enough to live near the coast, we have a daily invitation to slow down and answer that question honestly. The sea has a way of stripping back the noise. It reminds you what matters.
So consider this your nudge. Not a grand overhaul, not a life-changing leap - just a moment of honest wondering. What lights you up? What have you been putting off? What would it look like to live, even a little more boldly, starting today?
The ocean will be there tomorrow, doing exactly what it does. The question is - will you meet it with intention? Your life is wild. Your life is precious. Go live it.
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