Friday, August 19, 2011

Classic


Sometimes...
I dream of what was,
Of how it must have been...
What if it could be again?

But the paradigm would be changed...
Then Now would be different,
Lost in Translations...
Would I wish for the Future?

So I hold on to The Moment... for only a second
And watch it float away,
As It is replaced by the Next...
The Way IT Should Be :-)

Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Search...


A catchy slogan RipCurl has been using for years
Something my life has evolved into
Its no wonder I work and "live" at a University...
The Church of Reason churning out its research

From waves to other thrills,
MY Search has lead me to MySelf
Finding limits and stretching beyond...
Looking to the Past and Lighting the Future

Having others join on this Path has helped
And having some fall off hurts,
But I would not trade it for another
There are prices we all must pay on this Journey called Life

Looking outside, we are reminded of the Inside,
Running from somethings, returns to what we must face
Being vulnerable we find our strength... and in sadness eventually there comes Hope
Stay the course my friends...
And NEVER Let Go of HOPE

Nothing Else Matters

One Focus
On the Truth
From the Heart
Without the head injecting any fear...

Is this Our Path?
With Trials and Tribulations to help carve Our way...
Tears and laughter mixed with sweat and stillness,
Beyond the doubt and Trust we GROW -

Nothing Else Matters...

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Free

Everyone likes free stuff!
Most like surfing good waves?
I like this new movie :-)
Enjoy!!

Blow Up from Billabong USA on Vimeo.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Missing me?

I know...
Been "Off the Grid"
Not dead...
Very much Alive :-)
I think this clip captures my focus lately...
and the music seems to play my heart's content.

See you again soon

Friday, May 27, 2011

"The Invitation"

I found this quote... from someone who quoted her use of it :-)
Sally Meyerhoff who had placed it on her blog right before getting killed by a truck at age 27, while she trained for another Ironman
It pretty much explains my view...

A month before Sally's death, she wrote...
"I don't like to make excuses 'Oh, I'm young. I have time.' Because we don't know how much time we will have in life, and I want to live every day with no regrets."

In that posting, she also had this quote...
It was written by a fellow Canadian, Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Someone I will have to read about further,
Thanks Sally for Paying it Forward... even post mortem
This is borrowed from an excellent poem named The Invitation


"It doesn't interest me how old you are...
I want to know if you will risk looking like a Fool
for Love
for your Dream
for the Adventure of Being Alive."

Monday, March 28, 2011

CrossRoads

Spent the last 4 days learning the body on levels never imagined.
I guess, I have imagined being able to help people change away from pain and suffering...
But its now here at my finger tips
and I'm on the ground floor of something I think that will be revolutionary.

A dozen of... disciplining from a master,
New Yorkers are different from my laid back style :-)
But I really appreciate them being upfront with what they got...
Refreshing to have people "wear it on their sleeves"

I bought some grub from a sweet Parisian bakery (actually Persians run it),
The woman was pleased to have be back for more...
Bristal Farms for the healthy stuff and I had a little feast.
Decided to eat out on the street somewhere.


I met a man on my lunch break while I was watching a Persian street party,
Both of us grubbing and sight seeing...
I didn't guess he was homeless, though the box of stuff he kept an eye on probably was a sign,
But his intellect was amazing.

It was obvious that God brought us together as he shared some amazing insights
Talk focused on religion, God, creation, civilizations...
Definitely sowing seeds that I will need to investigate,
Two brothers having a meeting of the minds and heart.

I'm sure most of us are used to the inquiries from some on the street,
about how much currency is in our pocket and if we could be charitable?
But Robert was nothing like this and could have been a student from up the road at UCLA
Definitely someone I will watch for if our paths are meant to cross again.

Besides all the info Sue shared with me...
The 4 days were ones I am grateful to have been given,
Wouldn't have traded any of the car dashes every 2 hrs to avoid parking tickets...
Or the 100 mile round trips each day...
The juggling of the Surf & Climbing classes...
Even got my first pedi thanks to Stacy (haha)

I think I will always enjoy Crossroads

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Can I be Candid?

Sure I prefer to live acoustic style...
Sometimes adding the "electric part" amplifies things too much

I prefer to surround myself with books...
But we need for others to speak to us as well

Am I always trying to tune up my instruments...?
Without a focus on just playing and sharing!?! :-/

I don't want to judge...
I have a tendency to protect and a willingness to assist

I Know that it is NOT ME that in charge...
Rather, I believe in the I AM supporting this eclectic mix of adventure

I do LOVE strings, as they resonate their vibrations...
And skins as they are pounded by fists and stix

I will Hold on Hope...
And Know my Name as Its called again

Monday, March 14, 2011

What is not seen...

If you looked at me right now...
Would you notice I have "noodle arms"?
And be able to imagine all the waves I raced today?
Would the glow on my face and my eyes give it all away...

Sometimes...
What is seen on the surface doesn't begin to clue us
Into what is below the surface.
But I love how this photo does :-)
Wonder what that seal was thinking as this person snuck on him...
And how freakin' cold that water must have been!


I have friends who are always "blowing the whistle",
trying to wake us all up to what our "leaders" are doing.
You don't have to be a genius to see most of what they are pointing out is true :-(
"We're not dumb and we're not blind..."

Or you can bury your head in the sand and hope it all goes away.


My mission now is to be able to see that which is not easy to see,
To Hear the Truth and differentiate It from the confusion
Notice the hidden and that which is missing...
To be aware of the clues that lead to back to the Wholeness
And be able to help assist in the process,
If that is what is meant for me to Do.

Lord, give me the Strength & the Serenity to accept your Will.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Night at the Theatre

Tartuffe...
Very interesting costume and story line,
A comedy for the ears and the eyes :-)

Love witnessing people performing and doing what they are meant to do.
The dialogue was fast and witty
But the outfits & wigs were amazing,
The second to the last character's headpiece was a classic.

Sure Lady G could be proud

Sunday, February 13, 2011

I must Be into you


Watched another movie with Scarlett J
and a bunch of contemporaries...
Funny to see the games we play,
Martian Men and Venusian Woman :-)

We share the same planet
Search for the same things
So what's the catch...
Why is it such a complicated game?!

I wait for the Spark
For things to Click
When the Timing is Right
But the waiting continues...

I must be having Fun
Making things up as we go along
My feet on the ground
With my head up in the Clouds

Home is Where I want to be
But I guess I'm already there,
I'll find You and you'll find Me

This Must be the Place...

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Forefathers


I know you're thinking...
Is that Alain?
On a coffin lid!?
Rippin' it backside, old school style?!?

Haha... no, just one of my many forefathers
blazin a trail for me to follow :-)

Much respect to them and Big gratitude
for lighting my path!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Another week

I hate counting down days... weeks...
Finding that the clock is still ticking,
I'm not one governed by the calendar
But this semester has started off like a cannon ball blast
Waiting for the ball to land already

Got 50+ surfers and 23 climbers...
Got some sharing to do and spreading of the Love I've found
Patience is always the Name of the Game
Ready or not... here I go

Got in a 23min session after talking surf for 3 hours!
Really!?
Sometimes I am amazed at the compassion I have and willingness,
Glad I did the mad dash home-surf-home-drive to work

Still dealing with a lot of BS with the bureaucracies at work,
Fuck... get your Shit together people!
At least my techniques for coping are keeping me sane
But 60+ Mom & Son pairs on the Rockwall almost wiped me out tonight.

Got a day of Yoga & Bouldering tomorrow,
Thank you God for small mercies :-)
I am innocent

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Lost in Translation...


To be yourself,
Allow the Truth to Shine through...
No matter What?!
Consequences don't matter, because they are the aftermath

Sweetness that lingers,
and Kindness which makes you smile...
Honesty that is refreshing,
and the Smoothness that remains on your lips - Just Like Honey

All this has connected us,
Can morph into everything needed for our reality...
Words can't always explain,
Even though the obvious might not be put into words

We separate - going in opposite directions
though our hearts are still attached...
The experience still remains with me,
And the satisfaction still permeates my senses - Just Like Honey

Friday, February 4, 2011

Love at First Sight

Seriously...
Even though I almost missed the opportunity, because I contemplated sleeping in,
On a downtown hotel bed on my boss' dime.
But fortunately I am the curious type, so I hit the streets and found my reward...

Little late, way back in the corner of a huge convention hall,
Luckily, I got one of the last rollers and the aide found me a couple of the balls.
Finding how cool it is to be comfortable in unknown situations...
I guess that solo backpacking trip around the World is still paying dividends :-)

I must say the introduction to myself was eye=opening,
but in the way that it was more like " I knew it!"
That session started a whole day of awakening to a New Way of viewing the body,
God is good at giving it to me in big doses, when I am ready to receive It

I remembered how that short hour went quickly,
There were many who were awakened to a New View...
I felt compelled to go up and see if this Angel was as beautiful as my body was telling me,
I relented to the Inspiration that I signaled to me to tell her of my new found devotion

This was a new sensation, but so was everything else I felt that morning...
I am willing to follow The Flow, especially when It is That obvious,
I'm secure enough to "look like a kook"
If The Truth says to do It

The line was long waiting to speak to this Vixen of Bliss,
And yes... up close she was as beautiful as my Mind imagined.
As the minutes ticked away and the admirers failed to clear...
I simply got a little closer and simply let the words float from my lips

I Love You...

And though maybe no one else heard it but my ears and my Heart,
The vibration was released like the force of the butterfly who flaps their wings.
Who knows where that energy will be carried,
That day I took another step towards my destination-
And I am forever changed.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Still Learnin'


I'm getting it,
though some days I wonder if i will ever really be past some issues...
Learnin' to be patient and non-reactive,
Even around ignorance and manipulation.

Don't Play me,
I'm not a guitar waiting for some chord to be struck...
Though I do respect my willingness to voice concerns or express clarity,
in moments when "the fog and bullshit" are getting thick.

It would be nice to be able to pin them down when the crap is being spread,
I wouldn't have a problem applying the force needed...
But it doesn't seem worth the effort,
Just the mere alluding to its presence sometimes is enough
But when ignorance is actually stupidity... I might be the only one left shaking their head!?

So I kept reciting my Sankalpa
Thanks Jill, that was a little gem I found on day 1 that keeps on giving :-)
I'v always figured that if your still learnin'...
You're headed in the right direction

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

5 days of Bliss


Wow... what a ride!
The weather cranks up and I start an amazing 4-day Core Immersion with Jill Miller. It was kind of crazy waking up on day 1 and suddenly doubting I was supposed to be there (even after already committing 5 Benjamins)!
But i have to find that it is the moments that "separate the men from the boys"...
History has shown it is a moment of possible danger or huge rewards & growth,
Glad to find the jewels and blessings I have received for trusting :-)

Day 1 also ended with a great surf session... totally unexpected after the weak stuff we had been getting.
The rest of the weekend had tons of fun surf and sun, even though I was slated for the Intervention.
So worth missing out on a few barrels, for the work we did and the valuable tools I know have for myself and to share with others!

I always want a day to "digest" what transpired and regroup for "reality".
Ended up giving 2 classmates from Toronto, Amber and Dawn, a surf lesson at the infamous Blackies playground.
They claimed it made their trip, so glad I could oblige.
Must of earned some good Karma credit, because I went home and surfed my front yard and got alot of sweet pits and an IN&Out stand-up barrel!! It doesn't get better than that :-)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

New Beginnings


So...
Another Trip around the Sun starts today!
Marking the end of What WAS and a beginning of Now IS :-)
Reflections on the Past to sort through what worked and which might benefit from adjustment...

Cleaning out the pockets, glove box, and the backpacks
Making room for the next group of Blessings...

Resolutions and Rules not necessary, when Growth has shed It's light upon us,
like punishment isn't necessary for mistakes & "slight errors in judgement"
Humanness doesn't need reminders of our fragility or abusive responses to our learning process...


May this trip be one where we ALL find Peace and make the shift to follow Our Hearts,
So that quiet Anahata voice may be heard more clearly,
and Our eyes see what is written on Our Souls,
with Our arms reaching out and sharing this bountiful Love...



Let this lines up... 1-1-11
start this needed process back to what we came here to accomplish and experience,
It is in Each of Us,
May we see these reflects from each Other and strengthen Our conviction...
And be willing to make that Leap of Faith :-)