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Beaches and Swimming

5/9/2017

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Seagull and Bouy
I read a book a while back by Jon Kabat-Zinn.  It's called "Wherever You Go, There You Are".  I thought it was a bit of a quirky title and I thought it was very interesting as well. The book is about mindfulness.  I guess everything Jon Kabat-Zinn writes is about mindfulness.  This one really caught my attention.  I'd recommend it. 

People have often asked me what it's like to live on a Caribbean island and my answer is usually something like. "Of course, it's fantastic", or "it's a lot different to visit than it is to live here", or "everyplace has it's hangups.".  It's not all swimming, drinking and sunshine. 

"John McVie (of Fleetwood Mac) spent two years drinking his boredom away on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas."  

I like  it here but there are the necessities of life: the eating, daily chores, work etc. None of that changes.  Don't get me wrong, I'm extremely grateful I get to work from home and from a fairly exotic location. 

I just want to warn someone that thinks, "If I move to a tropical island in the middle of nowhere with a beach and sand and water and warm weather all my dreams will have come true and I will be happy forever."  

I'm a pretty happy guy.  Things haven't really changed except location.  I guess what I'm saying is you have to be happy with yourself first.

The location is then just a bonus.  Because, wherever you go, there you are. 

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