Inspiration?

Put yourself right in the present. This was my principle when I wrote the diary – to write the things I felt most strongly about that day. Start there and that starts the whole unravelling, because that has roots in the past and it has branches into the future… I chose the event of the day that I felt most strongly about, the most vivid one, the warmest one, the nearest one, the strongest one.
Anaïs Nin, A woman Speaks


I was ready to go to my gym class this morning, as I always do on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but when I got close to the sea I observed a marvelous horizon, a pinkish hue line above the sea, a mixture of pink and purple that all of a sudden I decided to change my plans. I went walking by the sea instead and found a great deal of details that made me think of my day as something absolutely different, something special.
As I was observing the passersby I could detect smiles, frustrations, anger, joy, happiness, determination, doubt, anguish… on their faces. I just corresponded with a smile or a few words if they were familiar to me for I felt naughty, as if I had not done the right thing but I was being compensated for my deed.
I was enjoying the first real autumn day thoroughly, feeling the drizzling rain on my face, observing the naked tamarinds, recently trimmed, the sand sculptures demolished by the cleaning trucks and the surfers getting in their wetsuits ready for a great trip! It was their day!
As I was walking, two poems, I would love to share with you, came to my mind: Sea Change by Charles Tomlinson and Ode to Autumn by John Keats. I cherished these delightful thoughts in times of crises.
As I reached the end of the Promenade in Sitges, I took my notebook and scribbled a few ideas. Here’s the organized result of my messy notes.
Enjoy the weekend and plan on a little escape, do something different than you usually do. I hope you feel rewarded just like I have been this morning.
All the best!