I run to you, the river and the ocean, because you make me feel connected. I am connected to myself and the world around me. Just as the water moves down the river or crashes on the shore, I feel my blood run through my veins and through my soul. Just like the water flowing, my blood flows, the thing that sustains you and me.
As I run, the tides in me change just like how your tides change throughout the day. When I’m running, I’m at high tide. The energy is exciting and creates waves that provide peak body surfing conditions. I’m addicted. I’m addicted to euphoria that is born out of the synergy between you and me.
I run to you, the river and the ocean, because I connect to the earth in a way that feels so real, so raw, so human. Just like my veins provide a canal that connects me to all parts of my body, the water is the earth's veins and in turn connects me to the rest of the earth's body. In this moment we become connected as one. One entity existing together.
Within that, I see that there are times when the water can’t contain itself within your veins and it bleeds out. It gets polluted, infected. It doesn’t seem sustainable but yet it keeps moving. Keeps flowing. Keeps finding ways to carve out its path through the world. Just like the water moving through the river and the waves crashing on the shore, I will find a way to keep moving forward. I will keep carving out my path. The only way forward is by continuing even when things seem messy, bleak, and uncertain.
I run to you, the river and the ocean, because I’m running home to myself. I am connecting to the world and my soul. Running to you makes me feel deeply alive.
