A Tropical Storm blew over St. Martin last night and it has been steadily raining since. During the night the Trade Winds were up and water pounded the metal roof of the tiny studio that I am in. There was nothing much to do except go to bed and listen to the roaring sounds that were passing by. And there isn’t much to do yet aside from stay in bed listening to it drip onto the lush tropical foliage.
“And here I am just waiting on this storm to pass me by...” by Michael Franti and Spearhead, “and that’s the sound of sunshine coming down.”
It’s all at how you look at things I suppose, opting to feel good about whatever situation you happen to be in because feeling bad about it just makes things worse.
So what that it’s raining? It’s warm here and I hate the cold anyway. Friends are nearby and there is no doubt that some adventure will find us today as they have a tendency to do in the Caribbean.
Yesterday we repeated a great moment in Team Mike history by returning to Nathalie and getting waxed. She just laughed and of course Conner and Hania were doubled up as I flipped and jerked on the table like a fish on the sand.
Then Nathalie grew even more torturous than she had previously been by introducing a pair of tweezers to the experience. I know completely understand violence and have never wanted to hit a woman so bad in my life.
I did have my opportunity to get Conner back when it was his turn. As the bitch Nathalie spread hot wax on his back I poured a glass of cold wine on his butt. It caused quite the reaction!
The first time that we encountered the evil Nathalie was this past June on another rainy day. We got bored and started daring one another to do things and, well one thing led to another and that was how a great moment in Team Mike history was born.
And then I wrote about it there was quite a reaction. Most people laughed and asked, “You did not!” or “Oh My God!” Several were upset because you’re not supposed to write about such things. What’s wrong with good friends having fun and then talking about it?
I’ve always tried to live life honestly and try to be pretty transparent about it all. I do my best tell the truth because lies just make everything worse. I do my best to enjoy myself and encourage others to do the same. I am a hopeless romantic and know it. I believe that good always will trump evil even if it sometimes takes a while. I’m an eternal optimist who is also a realist. I do my best to sense the holiness that surrounds me and acknowledge it when I see it.
As I’ve said many times before I like to create … be it blogs or books or programs to help people or friendships. My friend Tina recently sent me a quote by John O’Donahue, the Celtic Christian poet and philosopher. The gist of it was in order to create you have to do things that you don’t normally do. You have to step away from the routines, the rules and the traditions. You have to have the desire for something new.
So those are the rules of my living I guess. Now I wait on new fun and new stories to come my way today. And here I am just waiting on this storm to pass me be.
