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Tybee Island Sunset

blue mind ~ science & emotion

Have you heard of this book ~ BLUE MIND, by Wallace J. Nichols?

A marine biologist, Nichols uses various aspects of science and research to chart and explain our human emotional connection to water. In the book he defines a Blue Mind as “a mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peacefulness, unity and a sense of general happiness and satisfaction with life in the moment”.

I’ve lived this in real-time for the past week on my visit to Tybee Island. When I am near the water it repairs my soul. I am more creative, energetic and more at peace with the world in general ~ at least until it is time to pack the car and go home again!

I’ve made 5 trips to the water this year so far over the past 10 months ~ a major benefit of my sabbatical year 🙂 . And it has definitely helped my overall view of life.

I love the first person stories in the book about individual experiences relating to water, and I am re-reading some of the more detailed science portions. It is all fascinating, but at the same time it tells me what I already know ~ we love the water and being around it makes us happier people.

That is really the driver behind bluwaterlife ~ to capture that peace of mind I have when I’m near the water ~ and to share things that make me and other like-minded folks happy. And I started down this path long before reading this book. But isn’t it nice when science validates what we have long known?

So now that I am back home this evening, I will try to extend my happy, relaxed bluwatermoment. Later on ~ over the next weeks ~ I will write about my Tybee trip and post here on the blog. Until then I’ll be sorting photos like this one, and whether it is science or emotion, a blue mind or a bluwatermoment, it’s all good ~~~

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Tybee Island Sunset

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Vicki and Jennifer says

    November 9, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Hey there…just wanted you to know I left a long message here yesterday. Not sure what happened :/

    • bluwatergal says

      November 9, 2014 at 7:10 pm

      Something happened to several comments on different posts 🙁 I’ve been getting spambot attacks for a few days now & the spam filter seems to have affected some approved comments & my replies too in fending off the spambots!! DRAT IT ALL!! I appreciate your comments 🙂 Bwg ~~~

  2. Vicki and Jennifer says

    November 10, 2014 at 8:17 am

    No problem! I just didn’t want you to think we weren’t reading your wonderful blog! Good luck with the spam :/

  3. coco says

    November 10, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    Bobbi, this view is so relaxing. I’m really excited that you’ve had a chance to get away. Sending you hugs, CoCo

    • bluwatergal says

      November 11, 2014 at 1:15 pm

      I swear I could sit and watch the ocean for hours! And I knew this before the book, but it’s nice to have something to back up the benefits 🙂 Bwg ~~~

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