Harborside

I was on the move early this Saturday morning, working on getting my weekend errands complete before heading over to the Golf Club at Chelsea Piers for a noon tee time. Since it was only 9 am, I had plenty of time to get things done before I had to jump on the train to Chelsea.

Deliberately changing up my routine a bit today, I decided to visit a couple of stores I seldom go to, so I found myself roaming through the Harborside area. As I made my way around this neat place, I bumped into a sign on the sidewalk that made me smile as soon as I saw it.

As you can see in the first pic, the sign reads, "Your day is waiting." After mentally processing what that message meant to me at this very moment, a feeling of serenity came upon my soul, and just like that, I was fully present and ready to take advantage of the day and all that it had to offer. Let's go!

Instinctively, I began observing my surroundings, and the first thing that I recognized was that there were not many people out. Then, out of nowhere, I felt a strong desire to start capturing my thoughts as everything around me began to slow down. As the need to journal what I was experiencing intensified, I finally found a spot so that I could succumb to this urge and prepared to type out what I was thinking.

Now standing in front of this sky blue bean bag shown in the first picture, I sat down on it, got comfy, and then tapped the play button on my iPhone to listen to some classical music. I gave the fuchsia sign another glance, and seconds later, I had what I wanted to write about framed up in my mind, so let's do it!

My next move was to turn to the left to examine the artificial grass and the bright yellow and blue chairs looking so cute, which you can see in the second slide. Because there were two seats, I couldn't help but imagine you sitting here with me, having a thought-provoking conversation.

Once we finished chatting, my attention shifted to a wooden octopus-looking structure that appeared to be a closed-in seating area (slide three, if you're curious), which looked interesting. So, of course, I strolled over to get a closer look and then proceeded to cross the street, displayed in slide four.

While making my way over to the other side, I avoided a lady wearing some cool-looking jeans speed walking and talking on her speakerphone at the same time. Lol!

After arriving on the other side of the street safely, I grabbed a seat underneath one of the yellow umbrellas and took in a little sun. I sat at the table for a few minutes composing this journal entry, and once complete, I headed straight to Chelsea Piers to have some fun.

Before leaving, I shared this experience 45 minutes earlier than my customary 11 am Saturday post due to my noon tee time. As always, thank you so much for reading my content, and I look forward to engaging with you periodically throughout the day.

Have a fun weekend! 😊

#mindfulness #nyc #motivation