At low tide you can walk to places that were underwater that morning. Some doors only open in the low points.

Bad stretches uncover what good ones keep hidden. When the usual activity drains away you can see the floor of your own life: who actually calls, what you miss and what you do not, what you were only doing out of habit. None of that is visible at high water. The low point is unpleasant and it is also the only time you get this view.

While you are in one, look at the exposed ground instead of only waiting for the water to come back. Write down who showed up. Then walk out to one thing you could not reach before.