The Man on the Beach

@Hate2Iron (15730)
Canada
August 19, 2022 2:08pm CST
Have you ever noticed that you spend more time looking for negatives each day that you miss the little positives that are all around you. It happened to me just a week ago while on vacation. We had stopped at a beach to let me walk off my aching back. As we walked I noticed this little old man (I think that he was old) seated on a lawn chair at the edge of the water blowing bubbles. These were not your typical tiny bubbles that children blew. These were massive. I walked right on by to the other end of the beach without a second glance. If I had been a little smarter, I could have walked over to where the man was quietly seated and enjoyed the show as I stretched. I don't think that he would have minded even a little bit. :(
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@JudyEv (326054)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Aug 22
Those huge bubbles are very impressive. We saw them in Salzburg but it wasn't a little old man blowing them.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
20 Aug 22
This was the first time I had ever seen them! I didn't know bubbles could get that big lol!
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@JudyEv (326054)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Aug 22
@Hate2Iron I don't know how it's done. Maybe just a stronger solution perhaps.
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Aug 22
A small thing such as blowing bubbles can lift our spirits.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
20 Aug 22
I will be keeping my eyes open for the next time!
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Aug 22
@Hate2Iron I try to look for the best and live one day at a time.
@celticeagle (159227)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Aug 22
We miss out on some of the best things in life for the silliest reasons.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
20 Aug 22
You are so right!
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@RebeccasFarm (86780)
• United States
19 Aug 22
That is a lovely site to see that man blowing bubbles
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
19 Aug 22
It was and the bubbles were huge. It puts a smile on my face just to remember the afternoon!
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• United States
19 Aug 22
@Hate2Iron He sounds a peaceful soul.
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@xFiacre (12609)
• Ireland
19 Aug 22
@hate2iron I wonder were the bubbles a sign of happiness or senility?
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
19 Aug 22
I'm hoping that they were a sign of happiness. It was a beautiful day and the park was packed!
@LindaOHio (156584)
• United States
20 Aug 22
The man might have enjoyed your company.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
20 Aug 22
LOL... he was starting to attract a crowd. :)
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@kaylachan (57914)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Aug 22
I highly doubt it. But you're right, staying positive can be hard.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
19 Aug 22
The first two lines of your post don't apply to me. What is your problem? Why didn't you stop and exchange some words with the man?