Welcome to From My Heart to You, a space to explore the depths of living fully alive. I’m Kaitlyn, a writer and storyteller, sharing heart-led reflections and wisdom on the healing journey to wholeness. These reflections arrive for everyone at the beginning of each month, and dive into things I’ve pondered, questions I’ve asked myself, and experiences I’ve moved through during the previous one. May you find the key that is meant for you.
Exploration seems to live in the air in Maine. I am sure it is because the land is mostly wild and untouched. The coastline is uneven and rocky. One can see the sea from the mountains, a bird’s eye view of the water. It just makes you want to see things, ignites the wonder alive in one’s heart. At least it does so for me.
I decided on a whim last weekend to take a day trip to Deer Isle. I left with only my pen and notebook and drove two hours north and east to the island. The only plan I had was to drive straight to this beach I had quickly found on a search. What a special place it was. You know how it is said that a picture never does anything justice? I’m sure, like me, you’ve taken photos before of something that felt and looked so utterly breathtaking, to then be totally underwhelmed looking at what you captured. The full essence of a place can only be experienced in the moment. Life is saying in these moments, “will you just be here with me, and forget the rest?” I laid on the rocks, watching the light hit the water, saying yes to life’s invitation. I didn’t end up writing a single word. Memories of any kind are beautiful, but it is just as beautiful to live moments so deeply that we feel like we don’t even need them.
I had no plans after the beach so I made my way to town and found a lobster roll. I’ve been eating my weight in them lately and that day was no different. I found this little shop, gosh I forget the name, but it was filled with old books and treasures and one could spend hours in there looking for the very thing they were meant to find. I looked at some art and drank a dirty chai at the coffee shop. There were prints from the island all over the walls to see what life is like there. Then, I left. I would say that overall the day was just like any other day, and yet, it wasn’t. Sometimes we don’t fully know how an experience touches us or changes us and yet it does all the same. Nothing that monumental happens, yet we leave feeling somehow different. It isn’t something we can tangibly describe. Sometimes that is enough. Sometimes that is all that is needed.
Have you ever just went on a spontaneous adventure? It is like life’s very own treasure hunt. To do something you don’t usually do or maybe have never done before. To see where the wind takes you and let life have her way. To be surprised, where the only thing you expect is the unexpected. Maybe stumble along the way and somehow smile because it is something new. Maybe see something so wonderful your eyes fill with tears or you finally feel like you can breathe easier than before. Perhaps carving time to get a little lost, to then get way more found. I cannot even tell you how healing this is. I cannot even tell you how it changes us when we let life show us what is possible. Somehow, we always begin to see the possibility within ourselves.
As summer begins to wind down, may some whimsical adventure find you too.
With Love,
Kaitlyn
Such gorgeous reflections Kaitlyn🤍
I actually had a similar experience a few weeks ago. I was spending a day at the beach by myself and I had all those plans to swim, to yoga, finish a book and write. When I got there and sat down I really felt like doing nothing, just being there. I spent hours just looking at the sea and breathing and afterwards laying down, looking at the sky! I agree that nothing can compare to just being there in the moments of our life 🩵
This touched a piece of my soul <3 Have been feeling so similar – not truly being able to articulate how an experience changes you but just knowing that it has. I feel the same call to adventure. Cannot wait to experience it with you next week <3