Hi there, we are meant to meet today!

One day on the way back home, I came across an interesting pebble on the beach. Maybe this might be the moment when I am pleased that I’ve been living in a city set along the sea front. Although it doesn’t have a sparkling beach, the waves usually make a more interesting sound when touching pebbles and abandoned sea shells which once used to be some creatures’ house.

The pebble had attractive patterns on it. It looked as if it had drawn by someone and I though it told me “get me!” Having gazed for a while, I decided to pick it up. I was standing by the middle of the fence, I stretch my right arm trying to catch it, but it was slightly far away. Jumping over the fence was not my cup of tea. (I’d like to insist I’m a lady sometimes.)

The only option was obviously to walk along the fence and step into the pebble beach. When I just got on the beach my eyes were caught by another stone shaping like a heart. After the pleasant detour for a few minutes for looking for other pebbles, I went towards the original target. Standing somewhere in the middle next to the fence I thought to myself ‘The stone should be here somewhere...’

To my surprise, I was not able to find it. I picked up a little pebble but it didn’t look like the one. Without a doubt, I was so careless that I had forgotten to make a sign for myself! I was sitting on the pebble beach where I once had strongly believed “You are Here” thinking that this reminded me of the old lesson that I learned a long time ago – just get it when you meet up what you want. Indeed, it is truly right. It seemed to tell me to focus on what I want at the moment rather than putting of getting it. Now or Never!

I thought to myself it happened to tell me this again. Well I might pick it up and it might be less attractive than I had seen it for the first time. However, whatever the truth was that was not important anymore.

It was the very moment when I found two stones that I really want to call today’s trophies. Both of them had a stain on each. They were probably just drawn by nature bay chance. Don’t be surprised! One looked like a duck with a noticeable beak and the other stain shaped like a shadow of a little squirrel with a fluffy hairy tale. There was nothing else to do but just pick them up and bring to my room.

The two extraordinary new friends had been on my desk for a while sitting on a bunch of paper and keeping them can’t go anywhere. I remember that Lonely Planet says picking up pebbles on the beach (it was one of pebble beaches in Croatia) will be a lovely experience. Likewise living in Eastbourne brings to me a lovely delight.

This article was published on the 'Best of' blog in May.