Hello World*

It’s not the most ideal day to be born but when you are a sea turtle, you deal with whatever comes your way. Just like all wildlife, there isn’t a birth plan that so many mothers and fathers have these days. No scheduling your C-section or induction. If you are a sea turtle hatchling or baby bird or any kind of wild animal, whenever it is your time to be born, you face it and greet the world with everything you have to survive.

Witnessing the birthing of sea turtles has gifted me with this simple fact: I have absolutely no reason to ever whine or complain again. Watching tiny babes crawling into the churning Gulf of Mexico reminds me that challenges in my life are truly small compared to what hatchlings face–especially on a day like today when the sea was high and they had no choice but to follow their instinct to crawl and then swim.

So….to all sea turtle hatchlings entering the Gulf during tropical storm Isaac….Godspeed and swim hard and know that you have a lot of humans sending you love and support as you make your journey.

How can we support each other in our journeys through life?

*Sherry Sander Parks captioned the first picture, Hello World. Sherry is a turtle woman extraordinaire as are many of our team leaders in Share the Beach. THANK YOU ALL!