Ride It To Shore.

Boogie Boarding takes getting used to. 

 You need to know which waves to ride, and which ones to pass over.  

Being ready is critical.  

One second too late... you missed it.

One second too early... 

the wave topples over you, making you crash into the sand.

Sometimes even with the end of the board jammed into your gut.

Some waves aren't even worth riding.

They hardly get you anywhere, barely to shore, not even fun.

But when you can feel the water pulling you in,

and there's nothing you can do but go with it, 

you know a good one's coming.

One that's worth riding.

One that will take you all the way to where you've been wanting to go.

All the way to shore.

One that's strong enough, 

bold enough to take you with it.

But make sure you keep you're whole body aboard.

Unless you want sand all up in your swim suit bottoms,

because the ocean always comes back in again.

And you'll be dragged away unless you stand up ashore on your own.

You might run back in, to wash all the sand out of your suit, 

then to catch another wave.

But remember this, 

if the wave fails you, always, always try again.

Because you never know if the next wave 

will be better,

and hopefully stronger than the one before.