Maybe it’s the feeling of being an angel, maybe that’s why I like snorkeling—floating weightlessly above another world, loving it, yet from a foreign consciousness.
The warm tropical sun gently kisses my back while the ocean water, calm and warm in the protected bay, holds me safely in her arms.
Then, if I’m lucky, I find the shallow spot where the sea grass grows and the sea turtle gently pulls it out with his beak and slowly chews. The slowness of the turtle merges with the tender movements of the mother water, to lull me into a liquid state of mind similar to that which the turtle inhabits.
Time is measured only by the need for short surfacing for air between long, languorous submersions. The turtles shell belies his openness. Ripples of his aura reach out and envelope me in his rhythm. I hover, gingerly undulating my flippers and arms, only to avoid drifting away. Maybe the feeling of being a turtle is why I like snorkeling.
My heart beats thank you to turtle and mother waters, for giving me a taste of heaven on earth.
--Terra Rafael
About Me
- A Week's Worth of Women
- A Week's Worth of Women $13.95 + $3s/h. 2635 Mapleton Ave #9, Boulder, CO 80304 Terra Rafael. Monday. A 50+ plant lover, uterocentric eccentric, thrice married, two children, midwifed babies over 20 years, now words.- Patricia Jordan. Tuesday. Body worker and yoga instructor for 30 years. Started writing two years ago for the first time.- Annette Price. Thursday. Always loved reading and have written stories all my life. Am passionate about horses, my son, my little farm, my spiritual journey on this beautiful planet.- Jesse Wolfe. On sabatical. Jyoti Wind. Saturday. At 9, dreamt of writing a book. Now self-publishes and facilitates writing groups.- Prema Rose. Sunday. Broadway actress, immersed in spiritual teachings from around the world, midwifed 25 yrs., mother, grandmother, co-wrote animated screenplay, now in pre-production. New passion: writing.
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