A million holes in my jeans, but I am still smiling!

When I am lost and confused, the ocean centers me. Each crashing wave seems to cleanse my mind, and bring me closer to peace. This is why I believe it is the perfect location for this next step along my journey. It is in the brokenness and the hurt that we can find true character revealed within us, and it strengthens our inner core. When we can center and focus on the bigger picture, the reasoning behind what we are going through, life becomes simple, and contentment can pour in.
This past weekend was a beginning. I taught my first Oceanfit class on the beach, as the morning rays began to form. Although, I only had two participants who happened to be friends of mine, I remain confident in my endeavor. It feels very right to begin this program, and I am excited about where it will go. If it does not go anywhere, I will know that I tried something very bold, and when you are bold, you will fail, but is in the failing that you can really learn true success. Atleast, I can know that I risked everything while I lived on this earth, and held back nothing. I came to Jacksonville beach with a broken heart, but never a fear of giving all my love again! Life is too short to allow the horrible things in this world to hold us back. Everyday is a beautiful gift, even if your 9 or 99. It is a blessing to be born and live, even if we think we were born into a miserable existence. Each person was placed on this earth for a reason, even the child raised in the slums. We must respect this fact, and learn to appreciate where all people are at in their lives. When we realize that we were created for a purpose, even if that purpose was just to smile at one person, we can change our perspective on everything. We can never know if that one person who recieved comfort from that one smile, could potentially go on to provide water for an entire country in Africa. We can never know if that one smile gave a man enough comfort and strength to not take his life that night. We will never know these things, but one thing we have to know, is that it is not by accident that we are here, and we must view everyday as a gift, and an opportunity. An opportunity to love, even if it means getting really hurt, an opportunity to step out alone and create a business, even if it may never become anything. I know I do not choose to be someone who allows life to simply happen, I choose to take an initiative, to get messy, make mistakes, and fight to find my way in this big world. It is a journey worth taking, even if by the end of it, my jeans have a million holes, and my shirt has turned to rags!