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Peaceful, reflective, and intellectual – Beach Walk Reflections is a blog focusing on thoughts from thinking while walking on the beach.
Currently posting once a week @ 1 am (US Eastern)
Mainly on a weekend with an occasional mid-week post
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188 – Horizon v2
The original Horizon essay was one of my favorites to write. As with all the walks, I also enjoy the perspectives of readers in their comments. I dedicate this walk to my readers because these are their words – not mine. I simply weave them together into something coherent. It’s time for a personal blog… Read more
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187 – Shoes
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. A reader asked me if I always walk barefoot on the beach. I answered, Yes, but with two exceptions: cold temperatures and… Read more
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186 – Art
Because my life the past few weeks has been more hectic than normal, my apologies for the slow responses and lack of visits. Although I know you understand, it’s my nature to acknowledge the situation. Thank you! Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach.… Read more
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185 – Curves
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I’m standing at the water’s edge comparing the buildings. I notice some have curved features while the majority do not – but… Read more
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184 – Bridges
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. An idea came to me for a beach walk – bridges. I don’t know how or why the topic popped into… Read more
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183 – Deep
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. Deep is my theme for the day. Deep that is intense, heavy, extreme, profound, mysterious, and obscure. Deep expands the mind because… Read more
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182 – Natural
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. As I walk, I look up and down the beach seeing a lot of sand. All that sand – those abrasive… Read more
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181 – Baseball Season
Even though ownership of my team has driven me away, baseball still occupies a place in my heart and soul. In that spirit, here’s my annual salute to the game – and I ask for patience from non-fans of baseball. Previous baseball essays are linked at the end. Click the video above for 2 minutes… Read more
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180 – Galaxies
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. Today is beautiful. The temperature is mild, the wind is a light breeze, and the sky is blue with scattered clouds… Read more
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179 – Sleep
This past week I’ve been busier than normal after returning home at the end of my snowbird season. I have been so busy, it took four days to reply to comments on the last essay. Hopefully, my time will improve soon. It was a good winter with many new drafts in the development process. Then… Read more
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178 – Sharing
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I started my walk without a thought topic in mind. I pass a family with two young children playing in the sand.… Read more
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177 – Gold
FYI: This post and the next one are a bit off normal scheduling due to my schedule. Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. After a few minutes… Read more
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176 – Continuums
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking the beach as it is good for the body, mind, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. During my first season as a snowbird on this beach, I noticed the variety of shades and colors of shells. I collected… Read more
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175- Patterns
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. As I walked toward the waterline earlier, I crossed an area of sand that is not fluffy – a low area… Read more
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174 – Love v2
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I’ve already written one essay about love, so I made sure this one is different. I also know that love is… Read more
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173 – Pairs
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I leave the apartment with an idea to consider, but I’m unsure if it will work. Pairs is the theme. Pairs… Read more
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172 – Soft
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. The sand here is very fine, so walking across the dry sand to the waterline feels soft on my feet –… Read more
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171 – Wisdom v2
Readers provided many outstanding comments on my Wisdom walk. I dedicate this walk to my readers because these are your words – not mine. I compile the thoughts and attempt to provide a common voice. Thank you, readers – and this walk is my salute to you. Click the video above for 2 minutes of… Read more
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170 – Gray
For anyone excepting Wisdom v2, sorry about that. I made a last-minute adjustment so I could align with Terri’s Monthly Color Challenge. If you don’t know Terri, I invite you to stop by but tell her I send you. Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on… Read more
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169 – Layers
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. As I walk across the sand toward the waterline, I wonder about the sand’s depth. I’m sure someone knows, but I… Read more
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168 – Gibberish
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my mind. Because language has been on my mind lately, I think about oddities in English – well, in American English. I’m not… Read more
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167 – Language v3
This essay is the third about language. Before writing this one, I reviewed the previous two. Those walks focused on the written and spoken with various aspects of linguistics. I also touched on other languages, such as the visual arts, music, body language, math, DNA, and geology, as well as languages of the sea and… Read more
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166 – Order
Happy New Year – Wishing you the best in 2023 Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. Earlier today, I saw an article about people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).… Read more
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165 – Last
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. The time and events around closing my other blog were very emotional. After all, it was a special place for me… Read more
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164 – Good v2
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. Good is something that everyone wants – good friends, good food, good music, good times, good weather, good family, good health, and… Read more
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163 – Reflection v2
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It’s good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. The sand is always shifting. Continuous waves and changing tides make the beachhead different every day. Daily winds move the dry sand from… Read more
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162 – Whole
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I walked this morning and just finished lunch. During my morning walk, thoughts about “the big picture” were tumbling around my brain.… Read more
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161 – White
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. Today I’m thinking about white. I got the feeling the topic may overwhelm me and my thoughts. The water here is… Read more
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160 – Kiss
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. Today is a beautiful day. The sky is clear, the air is warm, the breeze is light, the water is refreshing, and… Read more
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159 – Thankful
Thanksgiving in America is an important holiday and tradition. Although the holiday is this Thursday, I post this walk in the spirit of the season. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and… Read more
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158 – Community
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It’s good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. Today is a Friday. The morning is cool – even cold to some – but, I am confident this afternoon will be comfortable… Read more
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157 – Humans v2
To me this walk goes with the previous walk about Humans. Whereas the first one focused on complexity and uniqueness of the species, this keyword about this walk is individuality. Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind,… Read more
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156 – Humans
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I enjoy being alone on the beach in the early morning. The air is fresh and crisp, plus fellow beach walkers… Read more
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155 – Perspective
Back from my blog break that included two-and-a-half weeks in France. It was a difficult task but I met the challenge. I hope all is well with you. If all goes as planned, I will continue posting once a week, and sometimes tossing in two. Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves… Read more
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154 – Design
I know I took a summer blog break in August. Now that autumn has arrived, it’s time for another blog break. It’s planned with the hope I’ll return in early November. Stay safe! Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good… Read more
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153 – Time v4
I dedicate this walk to my readers because these are your words – not mine. Your words from the first two beach walks about time. I simply compiled the thoughts and attempted to provide a common voice while embedding a few of my thoughts along the way. Click the video above for 2 minutes of… Read more
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152 – Time v3
Readers provided wonderful perspectives about time in two earlier walks. I dedicate this walk to my readers because these are your words – not mine. I compiled the thoughts and attempted to provide a common voice. Well, I did embed a few of my thoughts. Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves… Read more
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151 – Statistics
To my surprise, I replied to comments in the last essay more quickly than anticipated, Here’s a surprise weekend edition, but now I wonder if it will put me behind. 😉 Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the body,… Read more
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150 – World
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I recently heard the following question: How would you describe the world to a young child? That’s an interesting question and… Read more
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149 – Purple
For the prior beach walk (Weeds), not only did Yvette (@PriorHouse Blog) provide the photos, she also promoted the beach walk with a short interview of me. Thanks, Yvette! Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body,… Read more
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148 – Weeds *
Special thanks to Yvette for providing the photos and for her patience. Yvette is in the USA and I encourage readers to visit her eclectic blog Priorhouse Blog. Tell her I sent you. Readers are welcome to use her images, but with credit to her. I like to walk on the beach. It is good… Read more
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147 – Destiny
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. I came to the beach with an idea to ponder – one initiated by a reader – so here goes. Destiny is… Read more
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146 – Blood
Although time constraints seemed to be my theme during July, the time has come for a planned blog break. See you in September. Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It’s good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet.… Read more
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145 – Tension
“Time poor” is so applicable to blogging because it can create unnecessary tension. I can honestly say I’m learning to manage it. Thanks for understanding. Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like walking on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing… Read more
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144 – Shapes
Amanda at Something to Ponder About asked if I had an essay about shapes so I could collaborate with her Friendly Friday Challenge, which I invite you to visit. Amanda is in Australia and also provided the images for this post. Stop by to see her and tell her I sent you. Click the video… Read more
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143 – Fingers
Click the video above for 2 minutes of background waves while reading. I like to walk on the beach. It is good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet. The day is cloudy, the wind is brisk, and the temperature is cool. At least it is warm enough that I’m… Read more
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142 – Hold
After uncharacteristically taking so long to reply to comments on the last post – let alone visit other blogs – I realize I’m in a time-poor period. I am transitioning to posting only once a week hoping the status won’t last too long. Time will tell if my publishing dates vary. Thanks for understanding. Click… Read more
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