Whassup?

Happy Fishing Boy - Pillar Point Pier, El Granda, CA

Ok, that was the correct thing to do in this situation fer sure.  Got out in Nature with my son in the present Autumn (note fog in background, Half Moon Bay style) and did some fishing.  We had a great time and caught a bunch of crabs including a pretty big rock crab that we named 'Mac Daddy'.

Also got to play with the new walkie-talkies that my wife got for us.  In our family she is affectionately and lovingly called Mai and we had a fun time calling her at home from the dock to share the news of fishing in real-time.  We had some good laughs and great fun - my son and I are still G2G (in case that was the issue here).

We caught 15 crabs and no fish but had a fun time feeding mackerel and chicken bait to the seagulls and sea lions.  That was a wonderful morning but as we returned home and I put the rods and crab net away I saw the surfcasting rods that we use for Summer fishing.  It made me think of my father in-law who brought his rod to Cape Cod from New Jersey this Summer to show my son how to surf-cast…and I found myself drifting again from the present and thinking of the Summer.  You see how this works, don't you?

Ok, so here is my process:  If I do something that I LOVE to do (you can read my many prior posts on this topic but fishing with my son in Nature is up there big-time) to ground and presence myself and it does not bring me back into balance...then I know that I have some WORK TO DO to find out 'Whassup?'  My next posts will discuss this process in detail but what I will comment on now is that I have dedicated years of my life to finding true peace, joy and energy for myself.  I treat it as a gift and also something that is earned and must be assiduously cared for - it is not arbitrarily given and if left unaided can drift away into a fog.

Bottom Line:  When the space robot gives me a warning...I am ON IT.  More to come, I am now IN ACTION. :)

All the Best,
Whitney
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