Had a great afternoon, yesterday. While kayaking, a pod of 6 dolphin, including 1 calf, swam beside me. They played, jumping out of the water at times, blowing, quite curious. I just sat there w/ my paddle resting on the hull and watched with great joy. At another point, a bald eagle - the first I've seen in about 6 yrs, circled close to me right overhead, curious about what I was doing or perhaps eyeing fish beneath the surface. The water was cool, and a crisp wind made me thankful for having the right gear on. Its a nice reprieve from the hot humid FL weather.
Dinner with a buddy was nice. We swapped guitars after dinner, and I'm looking forward to playing this new one. He's a WAH, and met an OW ~2wks ago, and is very happy with her, excited about their possibilities, yet expressing doubts about it lasting. There have been no real attempts to heal or stay in contact after a tough D process b/t him and his XW, so I'm not drawing many parallels b/t his sitch and my own. Still, it is always sobering to see how little the WAS lends the possibility of change in themselves to the possibility of similar change in the LBS or the R. I think contact is needed for the LBS to continue to demonstrate such change/growth. For it to be sustainable and genuine, tho, it does need to be about me - my interests, passions, goals.
