Happy birthday to my husband

As I am waking up to this beautiful morning next to my husband, I am greeted by the song of the birds and the sound of Mobula rays belly-flopping. The colors of the sunrise are painting the sky scarlet. It is my husband’s birthday today and no, he doesn’t need to do any belly-flopping. He’s got my full attention. He is my mate. I am grateful for every damn moment I have on this Earth with him and the rest of my family and friends.

We have all been watching the world spiraling out of control these past few weeks. Yes, situation is critical, but my god people- why are you stocking up on all the toilet paper!? Are you really so full of you know what?

But seriously, take all the precautions and stay sane in these times. Turn off the TV and all the other news and go out for a walk. Pick up a good book- there are so many out there. Don’t get swept by mass hysteria. Nothing good comes out of that. Stay grounded and breathe and this too shall pass! Avoid stress. It’ll help to keep your immune system strong and resistant.

I can’t help and think though of what I wrote when I rode my bike last year for two months alone without watching the news. When I arrived at San Juanico on the Pacific coast of Baja, I was pretty fried. CNN was on the big screen TV in the restaurant and I got sucked right in. This is what I wrote:

…….I return to the beach restaurant, and they have a tiny room for rent, without a window and not even big enough to fit my bike into. It is a luxury, nevertheless. I take a nap. I read. I study maps. I am looking for inspiration to finish the trip but can't quite find it. I will get back on the road tomorrow, and I hope the journey finds me again. And I hope I find the journey I've started. I feel like a horse that wants to get to the barn as quickly as possible. 

I also catch up with the rest of the world by watching CNN. California is on fire! Lives lost, properties destroyed, everything gone, the devastation of such grand proportions! It's heartbreaking, and the president of our great nation can't even muster compassion for the people whose lives have been destroyed? The country is nervous, the world is worried, and in half an hour of watching the news, my heart is heavy with sadness. We are on the brink of something extraordinary, more significant than humanity has ever known. We don't know it yet, and it will not come all at once. We are in a period of transformation toward something new and different. It is inevitable. Our civilization, as we know it, has peaked. There are signs all around us. And it's not the first time. The world is out of balance. To seek balance is the law of nature and nature is putting us back in our place. We've messed with it too much!

Maybe this break wasn't such a good idea after all. At least watching the news wasn't……..

So, on that note, I do believe we have messed with nature too much and these events which certainly are rocking our immediate world, are a great reminder and a wake-up call. We have to change and sometimes that change has to come upon us by force of Nature!

I do wish everyone, and I mean everyone a beautiful, healthy and happy day.

And to my husband: You are a stud and I love you more each day! Happy Birthday!