{"id":502,"date":"2022-06-14T16:31:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T16:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josephsorrentino.com\/?p=502"},"modified":"2023-05-30T20:54:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T20:54:17","slug":"the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/josephsorrentino.com\/the-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"502\" class=\"elementor elementor-502\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-117ff29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"117ff29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89c9b72\" data-id=\"89c9b72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b4e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1b4e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Inspiration<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b6241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1b6241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Ocean was my go-to anytime in my life when I was feeling down. It talked to me, it healed me, and removed my negative thinking. As surfers know, you can think in between wave sets, but each incoming set on the horizon can remove all your worries. The challenge of catching the next wave was always an adventure. After I met Laurie, we moved to the ocean\u2019s edge in Laguna Beach. She would tell me to look through the water and see all the colors of the rainbow. As a sailor I only saw the surface, rich blue, emerald green, but never all the colors. I changed, and saw deep inside, and behold all the colors were there, but only if I looked for them. This was one of the many lessons of life she gave me. The Ocean took on a spiritual gift from God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddb0dc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddb0dc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2445c2\" data-id=\"e2445c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b303a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9b303a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ocean<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2b1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e2b1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Joseph Sorrentino<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14cd67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b14cd67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At the Ocean\u2019s Edge<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9661113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9661113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I stand on the shore looking to the ocean<br \/>In far-distant the ocean touches the sky<br \/>A reminder it came from above<br \/>It was a gift of life<\/p><p>Salt breeze like a spirit kisses my cheek<br \/>Traveling straight to my heart<br \/>It came to recharge my failing faith<br \/>I\u2019m reminded I am not alone<\/p><p>Water consistently sustains life<br \/>Sun and water join to give air we breath<br \/>Without water we return to dust<br \/>All from dust, and to dust all shall return<\/p><p>the ocean is filled with full spectrum color<br \/>Many look but, few see all colors<br \/>Looking for years at the ocean I did not see<br \/>Now I am one with the colors, they talk to me<\/p><p>Like ears that don\u2019t hear, eyes don\u2019t see<br \/>Stop and see, Stop and hear<br \/>The time is short when blind to life<br \/>Look and you will find<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Inspiration The Ocean was my go-to anytime in my life when I was feeling down. 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