Sunset picnic and new friendships
Time is fleeting as is, and every passing sunset is a stark reminder of just how quickly that time goes.
There is something so beautiful and calming about sitting and watching a sunset - saying goodbye to the day you've just had, welcoming what's to come. Every sunset leads to a new sunrise and the chance of a new beginning.
We had the most beautiful experience of watching a sunset on our little break away. Holly, Alfie and I cooked up our pizza dinner, boxed them up, and took them down to Kynance Cove in Cornwall to watch the sunset. An idea to act on a whim resulted in forming a new friendship, having bonded over the magic of the colours of pink and orange we could see in the sky ahead of us. It's quite poetic really, that the end of a day brought something new.
This person is actually a photographer and told me how they hadn't long lost their partner who was a similar age to me when they died, that conversation led to us becoming friends on Facebook (yay social media) to follow one another's businesses.
It's funny really isn't it, how some days you'll have more conversation with a stranger than you will those you know and love. I think sometimes you end up in the right place at the right time and, as much as we needed that moment together to enjoy watching the sun set, maybe this person needed us there to offload a little of their pain, or just to say it out loud.
Somewhere along the way, sobriety and sunsets became the way to live for me, and I know I'll never look back.
Watching the sun slowly sink behind the horizon, the skies turning from those blues to orange to pink to black really does make you aware of how miniscule in the universe we are as a world, but also as people.
We are here for a brief moment, just passing by, the world existed long before us and will exist long after we're gone ... witnessing the delicate intricacies of how perfectly formed the solar system is to allow us to live is evident every time I sit and watch one. It definitely creates an almost existential crisis each time, as I ponder the meaning of life and how we're meant to live it.
These are the moments I treasure the most now ... the moments of peace and serenity, sat with two of the people I love the most in the entire world. Feeling grateful to still be here when life has thrown me enough curveballs along the way for that to feel like somewhat of a miracle. Feeling grateful that I found the strength to come this far to be able to sit and be present with Alfie and Holly. Feeling grateful I found, eventually, that work life balance that gives me the freedom to do it.
Just feeling grateful, really. Amazing how just witnessing the sun setting, and a new day coming, can make you feel that way.
Do you have any recommendations for places to watch the sun set in all it's glory? Would love to hear!