COFFEE AND A COOL BREEZE
A Summer Journal
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The sun is out. The beach is packed. Music is playing. The water is dark blue, maybe even grey across the light blue sky. I have found the American beach experience and it is on full blast. There are umbrellas, canopies, tents, systems, chairs, and plans for improved methods. There’s a multi-tiered castle at my one o’clock. The sun is hosting a party, and all the homers have been invited. There are hotties, furry dudes, and mostly average looking folks. There are lots of kids. A family friend asks me if I am working. I reply genuinely that I am not. It is a hot August day, no pretending otherwise. The only refuge is the water, flickering in the near distance. It is at the same time deep and shallow. The waves and water can be a metaphor for all of human experience, each wave a single life or thought, or, it can simply be the ocean, here for our enjoyment, same as it ever was. Today it feels more like just the ocean. My sisters say something about what next year at the beach is going to be like for me. I ignore them, or at least try to. The thought is hard to process. My pen tells me that the sand welcomes me with or without a kid, but hints that it will come just a tad bit more alive with one. And with that, I leave it for the water.
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About the Book
Life’s more serious curveballs, you don’t see coming. You are not prepared and you do not know what to do. And, sometimes, when the curve is real nasty, you buckle. This book tells the story of the great curveball thrown into my life. The buckle, in my case, is what has been called Kundalini Syndrome. The term refers to the troubles that can come along with a spontaneous Kundalini Awakening. It seems cliché to say something about how the big curveballs and challenges in life are the real opportunities to learn and to grow as a person. Especially considering that some things in this world are so awful that they couldn’t possibly fit into a comforting expression. However, in my own story, I’ve found this cliché to be accurate.
About the Author
Tom Bayly is not all that excited about writing an about the author blurb. He considers himself to be a good person and knows that he put his heart and soul into Coffee and a Cool Breeze, so naturally he hopes the book gets read and enjoyed by the masses. However, his happiness is no longer contingent on writing a successful book, so he won’t be offended if you opt not to engage. Outside of writing, he enjoys cooking and hanging out with his wife, watching good documentaries, and shooting hoops. He thinks product placement in TV shows is out of control and insulting to our collective intelligence.