Salty Heavens

I spent my childhood on the coast.

I always think about this thing my ceramic professor said. She said if you’re having a bad day, just walk into the ocean and stand there. Let the waves hit you and don’t think about anything. Let it heal you. She said the water from the ocean had certain ions, in the salt, which counteract with the negative ions, in your soul. All you had to do is stand there, and it’ll fix you. I don’t know if that’s true scientifically; I don’t really care to find out. I think the sentiment is true. For years since then, when I feel extremely lost, I let myself walk into the ocean. And I just stand there. And just like she promised, it heals me.