Plane Over Water

I have lifted off and I'm thousands of feet in the air above the water. I close my eyes and summarize my journey here in quick flashes. I wake up and look outside my window. I see the water, so pure and clear and embracing. It pulls me in and under. I close my eyes again and let the water swallow me. I'm awaken by turbulence and we land. Lifqual.

Tomorrow Is A Minute Away

Tomorrow I leave to go back to Florida. I made some good friends here in Hawaii and I plan on coming back someday. The lifqual was present all day everyday with everybody. So many happy people everywhere. I never felt so at peace in mind, body & soul. All stress and pain that I ever had went away.



My destination from New Smyrna Beach Florida to California to Maui was a fun one. Working at doing what I love doing was a blast. But my journey is far from over. I have bigger plans for this year. I'll keep you guys updated. Peace & lifqual.

It's Almost Here

It's almost time to leave Hawaii. Just a couple more days left. What a great summer I'm having. One of the best on record.

I wrote this when I first started my blog:

As the waves crash on the shore at the sight of the first sun of the day, the world is awaken with new life with a new beginning serving a new purpose.

Greg

It means just as much now and no matter where I am, especially in Hawaii. Waking up in the morning with the fresh air and starting each day with a new purpose. Each purpose being living life to the fullest and making each one a lifqual day.

Have a lifqual day everybody.

A Face Without A Face

No place like home. I leave this week to go back home. Seems like my home is in the news again. Two shark attacks within days of each other. I hot linked the link (((HeRe))). With New Smyrna Beach being the shark capital of the world I'm not shocked. Luckily the injuries weren't fatal. It's a risk us surfers have to take everytime we step foot into their jungle.

The article leads me into my next story. The water and our world outside the water is like to different worlds. Could you imagine looking down in the water and seeing and seeing yourself empty. Empty meaning not having a face. No emotions will ever be heard. Words could never hurt. Vision would never impede a stereotype of the person in front of you. We would all adapt to the new environment somehow, or die trying. A face without a face would be a world without a gun.

A world without a face, hmmm, makes you wonder. Have a lifqual Monday, before you know it, the weekend will be here once again. Be safe and enjoy the lifqual.

Build Your Starship

Close your eyes and build your starship. Put everything and everyone you want to go with you. This will be your sanctuary. You will not need any money for this journey. Take a flight a begin your life happier. You'll see that happiness is easier to find than you know.

Fill that starship with the lifqual and make it your nonstop getaway.

Life's Serving Size

Kick back and relax. Donate that extra dollar in your pocket to the more deserving. For one day, your karma will be very fortunate. Have a lifqual day!

Love

Love is a splendid thing. How can something that brings so much joy can also bring so much pain. I saw the new Gnarls Barkley video today and it reminded of the first time my heart was broken. Sometimes the break ups are ok and expected, but at times it hits you unexpectedly.

A girl I dated in high school was the love of my life. It was more than a teenage love affair. I wasn't infatuated, it was love. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I had our lives and our future all planned out. Then right before graduation, she broke with me. I was destroyed. It was like running a million miles per hour and running straight into a brick wall. It was unexpected. Theirs still a place in my heart for her. No matter how hard I try to fill it, it ends up empty. I haven't seen her since graduation and I've always wanted to see her again. Perhaps it will stir up old memories. Maybe it's best that we never see each other. For all I know, she could want me even more and I would never know because I feel and fear that seeing her again would hurt me again. Love.

All this love talk makes me wanna call my girlfriend back home. Find love on this lifqual Friday. Enjoy yourself and have a lifqual day.

Wish I Was There

I hope everybody has a safe Wednesday in South Texas & North Mexico. For some, this is a weather event some of us wish never happens. For me, a surfer, these things make our lives better. The waves are best the day before the hurricane hits. When it's there then you have to worry about the rain and loose things hitting you which makes surfing a lot harder. If I was back in Florida then I would've gone to Texas, but I'm still in Hawaii. Surfing is more than a sport to me, it's a lifestyle, like eating food and drinking water. It's my passion. Have a lifqual day everybody, especially the people in the path of THE HURRICANE.

This Town

I'm leaving Hawaii on July 31st. I'm a little sad that I have to leave. I LOVE THIS TOWN! Have a lifqual day everybody!

Bittersweet

Cloudy skies upon me once again
The rain showers always seem to never end
Forgetting the pain isn't easy to do
Looking in the mirror at my bruise I wonder who
Life for me was never meant to be this hard
For my life has no safe exit and is always barred.

For some people, the lifqual is a little hard to come by. But never fear, the sun is breaking through your clouds and the lifqual will return. Have a great day.

How Soon Is Now?

It's July 4th! They are going to shoot fireworks at the beach so we are all going to get together and enjoy life and what it has to offer. Peace and lifqual everybody. Enjoy The Smiths.

A Cause

Im going to join a cause on the second half of my trip here in Hawaii. I don't know what it'll be but it'll be something that'll help people or send the word out to people. It'll probably involve a lot of traveling which I like so, I'll keep you guys updated. Have a lifqual day and enjoy Mushaboom from Feist.

Taking one Day @ a Time

We are all living in the future. Slow down, take a breath and look at your life and live one day at a time. You're too good to let your life rule you. Take advantage of the things you take for granted and see the beauty that it has bestowed in front of you. Peace and happiness is available and is free to all that wants it, it's just up to you to take it or leave it. Take a vacation from life and go somewhere you always wanted to go. Relax at 6:39 a.m. and view the sunrise in front of you and know in your mind that this kind of life is yours. The only thing you need to do is take one day at a time and you'll experience "the lifqual" everyday. Fulfilling and relaxing is the way we need to go about our day, not stressful and unhappiness. Have a lifqual Tuesday!

Shells by the Seashore

Life in Hawaii is great. The people here have something to be happy about. Start your Wednesday with a little lifqual & Ben Jelen.

On to the 2nd Leg . . .

On to part two of my trip. I enjoyed California and it's waves, but now it is time for me to move on to a even bigger highlight, HAWAII! I didn't know if I was going to go this year but I had to. I can't stop at California and not go to Hawaii. My flight leaves tomorrow morning so I'm totally stoked! Have a lifqual day tomorrow, and Cherish the Day.

Lifqual

Lifqual baby!

Necessity

With the world living in extreme financial difficulties, it's hard to live a life under so much financial strain. By cutting "your" necessities, you realize you would live life better and cheaper. What I mean by "your" necessities, I mean "your" things that you really don't need. Do you need a home phone? Using your cellphone is not only convenient for you, but it's convenient for the people trying to call you. Get rid of your high priced furniture and trade them in for eco-friendly furniture. Buy a bike and ride it to work. For those who have to drive a long distance, carpool or ride the train/bus, think eco.

I've learned to cut down on my expenses just to live here in California for the summer. I bought a bike and ride it to work or walk. Get fit while you do your work. Enjoy your day and have a lifqual day.

The Day After

I had a karaoke night last night. Doing a duet a little intoxicated with a very intoxicated person made the night forgettable. Have a lifqual day everybody!

It's Friday Morning

And it's a beautiful day in Southern California. Have a lifqual day & weekend everybody.

Shark Attack

I was reading an article a few days ago about the shark attack capital of the world. Turns out that its my home, freaky. I knew about shark attacks in my area but I didn't know we were the deadliest. That won't deter me from surfing. Here's the article: Shark Attack Capital.

Now what may deter me a little bit is that I am in California right now for a trip and somebody just got killed by a shark today @ Solana Beach. News travels fast especially since it was a shark attack. I heard it within a couple of hours after it happened. It's about 50-60 miles from where I am but I was going futher towards southern California this weekend to surf a little bit. Sharks tend not to be fatal, it's just a what you call a miscommunication with real food and the one that they usually do not eat. Regardless, who are we to tell what they can and can't eat. It's a risk all of us has to take whenever we go out in the water. And it's an uncommon risk, but when it happens, it's big.

I'd like to send my condolences out to the family and friends of the man who lost his life today. Everybody, be safe & have a lifqual day.