Counting Peaceful Moments
It’s amazing how calming the ocean can be.
I’m not sure what ingredients the ocean uses to help calm a person’s mind and body. What I do know is that the ocean makes it easy to count peaceful moments.
As I sit, a sudden surge of a seagull flock takes off over the ocean, and then suddenly returns to its reef.The wave of its flight is a wonderful sight as I witness and experience the flow of motion.
But did you ever consider that birds may need peaceful moments as well? That we may be more the same with the winged ones than we think?
After feeding frantically, the bird must find a quiet, safe bit of sand to roost on, resting while it digests and converts that food into fat that will fuel its migration.
The bird requires a break from people as much as we need a break from other people.
I would safely say that every living being requires peaceful moments.
The golden glow of the setting sun illuminates my mother‘s face. In this particular photo, we are awaiting dinner at the best seafood place in Cambria, California called the Sea Chest Oyster Bar.
Sea Chest doesn’t take reservations. They don’t take credit cards. They’re only open for dinner, their preferred beverages being wine and beer.
So why is there a tailgate party that occurs, with regularity, two hours prior to the doors opening? Literally.
People gather with lawn chairs and bottles of wine and sit around a parking lot in a line waiting to get into the restaurant. The ocean breeze is felt, the breaking waves are heard, the seagulls fly and the sun sets. Perhaps this is the setting people require to rest so that they can digest and gather peaceful moments.
The conversation is lively! Strangers are sharing stories and no one is looking down at their phone. People offer glasses of wine or sparkling water to one another, including strangers. They are communing in ways that soothe the soul.
The first serving shift begins at 5:30. The second shift begins somewhere around 6:45 with just about every table having a window view of the sunset.
Aside from really good food, what makes this business so successful? I mean, I’ve never heard of a tailgate party for a restaurant!
The Sea Chest was established in 1975 by Jim & Karen Clarke. The duo had no idea they were creating an institution and that people from far and wide would come to visit year after year. Throughout the pandemic, the family paid their employees. They modified their restaurant to outdoor eating, keeping their nose above the water. What was remarkable about the Sea Chest was that by helping out their struggling community, as if by magic, the community became stronger.
In January of 2022, they passed the ownership reins, but it was their goal that the Sea Chest would continue to flourish in the same exact manner as always, with their customers never knowing the difference. The owners of Sea Chest sold their business to their top chef while living in a residence directly behind the restaurant. They continue to participate in family events, which of course, includes every employee member.
They act as one and move as one.
No one is left behind, and everyone is given the opportunity to count peaceful moments catching views of the seagulls, the smell of the salt water, and the warmth of the setting sun.
Where do your peaceful moments reside?
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