Sacred Place Rules? --Jennie Pahl

In my last post I talked alot about reflecting at the beach, and now I wonder what it would be like to move to a place that you find semi-sacred or sacred. After thinking about it for a while I realized maybe the beach causes us to reflect because we find something sacred about it. Growing up my Grandmother always used to tell me that she felt closes to God at the beach. I know alot of times when I do go down there and reflect on my life I always think about all the bad things I've done and how much I miss my grandma. She also said she felt close to God at the mountains because it was just soo breath taking. I've grown up taking most of my trips to the mountains in the fall and winter and occasionally one trip here or there to the beach in the fall and winter and then spending as much time as I could at the beach, lake, or river during the summer. I used to love going out on the river, but when my father bought a river house it took a little bit of the fun out of it don't get me wrong I still love going, but since he sold it two years ago I find that I love to go out on the boat with my boyfriend and our favorite other couple all week long. My mom just bought a beach house in kitty hawk and my summer plans consist of being down there for over 4 full weeks and every weekend of the summer except for two. I'm kind of scared that being down there so much will take the sacredness out of it. Is it possible to over stay your welcome in a sacred place or desacrednize it?