Everything Matters
October 27, 2008 by Will Marre
The past three days of surfing have been amazing. San Diego in October is often mind-blowing. All week temperatures have been in the low 80’s. The ocean has been completely glassy, water transparent. On days like this I surf until my arms turn to noodles because I am not sure when another day like it will come along. The ocean is my gym. Surfing and walking with Debbie are all I do for exercise. Obviously I can’t surf everyday, but I try to everyday I am home because I find the rhythm of it keeps vibrating in my being and that rhythm seems to have nature’s wisdom in it.
Last night at 1:30 am one of my sons and his wife and my three grandchildren arrived for a week that will include Disneyland on Halloween. Whenever I see my grandchildren my resolve to do what I can to create a sustainable future deepens. In many ways my nine grandchildren are the music of the vibrating wisdom I feel from surfing. I often feel there is a silent harmony underneath the chaos of our apparent life that is “real reality.” Today was one of those days. Everything matters, just not in the way we think it does. It’s much more important.
You lead a blessed life and have been a good steward of what you have been given. Thanks for the inspiration and the great memories of growing up surfing. Let’s hope that Pacific coast will be a vibrant place teeming with middle class families and grommets rather then becoming the next Malibu or Florida retirement community. Perhaps with your advocacy this will be a possibility. I have been thinking about this California housing issue for awhile and at some point I will share some thoughts on this.