On the weekend of August 26-28 2005, I went to Chincoteague and Assateague Islands for a quiet, peaceful getaway with my boyfriend. I wanted to find peace and beauty and I found it there. I reflected on nature in all its unspoiled glory. I saw the ocean and the waves soothed my anxieties. Soon all the cares and worries of life left me. I was at peace and happy.
Resuming my life here in DC has been difficult. It's as if I am on the fast forward button again and I can't see the beautiful things around me because they're going by too fast. In Assateague, things were moving so slow, and I could press the pause button whenever I could to absorb all the beauty around me in my own time. If I saw something magnificent, I could stop and just admire. There would be nothing to distract me -no negative thought, no stress, no anxiety, no obligation, no pressing engagement, nothing at all.
I will always see Assateague as my refuge. If I'm ever stressed, I could just look at these photos and relax. I could just close my eyes and reminisce, and find myself in Assateague, away from it all.