What's Your Stress Relief?

For this assignment I decided to go fishing.  I love to fish for striped bass in the summer, especially right on the beach.  I went to a secluded area on Salisbury Beach Reservation where there were very few people around.  I baited my hooks (I used 2 fishing rods) casted them out to sea and sat back in my beach chair.  The weather was beautiful.  It was about 75 degrees with a light breeze and the sun was drifting toward the horizon behind me.  As I was relaxing in my chair I began to scan the vast ocean.  I remember a friend telling me to look out at the ocean and asked if I could see the ocean.  When I answered yes, he responded with, "No you don't, all your seeing is the surface of the water."  I began to let my mind wander and thought about what was under the surface.  While pondering my thoughts with my eyes closed I began to meditate, use all my senses and focus on my breathing.  I could feel the hot afternoon sun on my neck, the cool breeze across my sweaty skin, and the sand between my toes.  I could here the cry of seagulls flying by searching for food.  I could hear the waves crashing on the sand in front of me.  I could feel my heartbeat and my chest rise and fall with every breath.  Meditation is one of my favorite stress relieving tools.  It puts me in my own little world where I don't have a care in the world.  Peace and serenity.  I didn't end up catching any fish, but I still felt like a million bucks when I decided to head home.