It is not as easy as a walk in the park or as hard as dashing through the snow. It is more rewarding than taking a long walk off a short pier and can be more revealing than a walk down a Victoria Secretrunway.
It is taking a walk along the surf on Long Beach Island. Maybe it’s the natural thing to do since we all came from the sea. The scenery is never the same twice nor is the sand; the ocean sees to that. There are days when the water can be raging rough or it can be spooky calm.
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