Thursday, March 3, 2011

My Mountain

This is my thinking spot. The place where I go when I need to let my mind unwind. The top of Burnaby Mountain. It's my mountain. It's not a great big mountain reaching high into the sky but for me it is just perfect. It shows me exactly what I need to see. I chose this picture because this isn't the view that most people climb this mountain to see. They go to see the view downtown Vancouver and the north shore. I don't blame them the view is magnificent, even majestic. But this is the view that I go for. When I stare out over Indian Arm and look at the coastal mountain range my mind clears of all that is troubling me. All my stress and anxiety melt away just like the snow melting away from these peaks every spring. I watch the boats maneuvering up and down the arm and I hear the faint sound of the train whistles below. I look at the mountains and picture what is on the other side. The vast openness of the Pacific Ocean. Stretching for miles and miles. The beautiful deep blue colour of the water that looks like a sheet of glass when calm and still. Just writing about it makes me miss it and gives me the urge to drive up there to see it again.  You have helped me out so many times. You have helped me release my anger, brought me out of depression. Cheered me up when I have been sad. You have shared in my happiness and my sorrows. You have been my companion when I was lonely. Always making me feel like I belong.

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