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Mesmerizing without words

She looked passed the flailing waves beyond the horizon. The sun was deciding which way to go. It shone brightly over the water appearing and disappearing amongst the clouds. It was beautiful here. She savored these moments alone. No one was calling her name. It was delightful!  She loved her family but it was really hard. She had to take on a huge burden of the work in her home, marriage and child raising. She guarded it intensely one minute and then longed to be away from it the next. How had she reached here? This place wasn't familiar. She felt unseen and unheard. She felt like a she had jumped into the deepest of waters and while she was still breathing, she was also struggling to break free to the sky she saw above. The hazy water engulfed her and it held her tight. The grip was tightening. When had she let other peoples dreams replace her own? Her identity slowly dissolving into a myriad of endless lists and things to do. Not things to get done for herself but of things to g...