The Big Bad Wolf!

I can’t remember the last time the wind blew for so long, and for so strong. It’s like the big bad wolf is sitting on the spire of Bora Bora trying to blow all the boats out of the harbor. Today we had torrential rain accompanied by a lot more wind. The system stalled here and I’m hoping to be out of here on Tuesday.

Whenever I get frustrated I try to remind myself that every day is an adventure and I’m supposed to be just where I am. It’s easy to take refuge in waking up in the same bed, with the same partner, and go to the same job day after day, I often yearn for it myself. I’d like a hot bath, my own car, and the ease of having money to buy things I want, but then…., I’d feel trapped. I’ll never say this life is for everyone, all I know is it is for me and that there are other people out there who need to know it exists. The truth is I have no control over my tomorrow and I know that believing I did would just provide me with a false sense of security. Anyone of us could get sick or hit by a bus in the morning, then what? The ride is over, live for today.

The truth is the big bad wolf will “huff and puff” but he will not blow my little boat away. I will go to sea shortly, catch fish, and write my logs. Many will read my words over coffee from an office somewhere, and all I hope is that I will inspire someone to dare before it’s all too late.

All this wind has kept me on the boat babysitting the mooring, but it has also brought a lot of clarity. I’ve had a lot of time to think and ponder my navel once again. I’ve been back to my memory castle a number of times and have stumbled along a new door marked “tomorrow” and found the key around my neck. I immediately slid the key as far under the door as I could. I don’t want to open it, I never do, where would the fun in that be? I’ve always had a dislike for fortune tellers, I find the whole concept offensive.  Why would anyone want to know about tomorrow unless they were locked away in a place they felt they couldn’t get away from, and were unhappy with today? Doors are meant to keep things out as well as lock things in right? I met a French couple in Panama who built an amazing house out of bamboo. It had no windows or doors, everything was open. I felt I could live in such a house. I really liked it and wish I had pictures to show you.

I guess the moral of today’s story is that we need to prioritize and things are not always as they appear. Sometimes we need to go on “walkabout” and find clarity. Someone sent me one on my quotes and I got a kick out of it:  “Fear guards the gates of freedom”, don’t be afraid, we will all surly die!

Anyway, enough nutty rambles for today.  

I took some time the other day during a break from the wind and went about taking pictures. The photo gallery is updated with a Bora Bora folder, hope you guys like the pictures.

Peace, love, and Clarity!

Namaste.

– Alex