moment of solitude

That's me, photographed by my friend Michelle Domingo,
who was surprised to see me already up and about so early
in the morning during a trip to Real, Quezon.

I love this photo. 

How I wish that every moment could be so serene, so simple, and so full of hope as I watch to the sun shine its rays through the clouds. 

How I wish that the sea could always be like this -- alive but calm as marvel at the fact that it doesn't get tired. 

How I wish that I could have its strength, its will -- to keep sending waves after waves unto the shores, to keep holding up to big and small things that come to it, to keep on giving and sharing a part of its treasures for others.