The Kindred Mailbox
I just got back from my vacation. I visited family in NC, near Sunset Beach.
We did alot of things while there but out of all the things we did, our favorite was the Kindred spirits mailbox. It’s actually a tourist attraction and is on google maps. It’s quite a hike from the pier on Sunset Beach but it’s well worth the long walk.
The mailbox has a note pad inside and an ink pen, as if inviting you to write something in it. There are several benches to sit on for quiet contemplation, facing a vast ocean, and as I was flipping through the pages looking for a blank page to write on, I couldn’t help but read some of the entries.
There were stories of immense loss, some written by children, stories of immense happiness,Tales of hope and redemption, of lives lost and lives regained, .….People poured their hearts out to the Kindred Spirits.
Eventually, I found a blank page and I wrote what I felt I needed to write. Then we headed back. On the return trip back to Sunset beach, we met an old woman walking alone who looked like she needed to get something off her mind. She walked toward us. We couldn’t help but notice she was clearly very fatigued from the long walk, and she asked, “how much further to the Kindred box?” We reassured her, “Your almost there! You should have it in sight in about 5 minutes!” She thanked us and continued her journey……
This was not my first visit…It always changes me….in a good way
It’s the happy place I go to, in my mind, when I am feeling stressed.
It’s a special place where wandering hearts go…..
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oh I did not know it was an Island....that explains sunset....yes that does explain it well...I wish I had the dough to vacation someplace out on the ocean or the sea of america as it is now known...
Wow! Love being able to see sunrise and sunset and the beautiful colors of everything!
@ Bill, It's not exactly out so far that you need a boat to get to it....It's called a Barrier Island and it's connected to the mainland by a bridge. The whole North Carolina coast is covered by them. There's Sunset Beach, Bird Island which is where the Kindred Spirits mailbox is, and if you keep going in the other direction there is Ocean Isle Beach, Big Beach, Holden Beach, etc and these are all Barrier Islands.
@ Mid..I wish I could live there, if only for a few months out of the winter, just to get a break from the snow. That's my dream...
Bob, I agree with living there in the winter, the down east cold is bitter - here's to living your dream!
@ Mid...Thankyou!