“Faith” is a … Triggering Word

Often attached to blind faith religions.

To have faith in a make a believe – belief system…

Just leads to more pain and suffering.

Kind of like gambling on something with a random outcome.

Faith often requires one to abandon critical thinking and reason.

However,

All of us needs to have the inspiration

to keep trying in the face of constant challenges.

Faith

requires trusting of something that’s completely out of one’s control.

Inspiration,

is a tangle aspect about ourselves

that gives us the volition to not give up.

Life…

We can’t give up trying

but

we can give up giving a shit about the random chaos that is inherent in…

Life.

When we continue to argue with the reality of life…

Straight jackets and paddled cells become a very possible…

reality.

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The Start of 2020

Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.

After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.

Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.

We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.