Lainesblog Thinking Out Loud

Standing on a Cape Cod beach one day, I watched as a wave climbed a short ridge

to settle on the sand and then disappear.

It lasted only a moment and then another wave would come along and do the same thing.

Sitting in a noisy restaurant with some friends the other night,

drinking beer and playing trivia,

there was a moment when I looked at each of their faces

and realized how lucky I was to be there with these friends.

No one noticed that I had stepped out of time to do this.

It felt as though I had stolen the moment,

and then returned to the scene with a bigger heart.

Photo taken near Race Point Beach in Provincetown.