Life in Baja is simple and easy

South of the border in the land of the endless coastline. One of the joys of living in San Diego is that there is a place called Baja 15 minutes away. When you cross into Baja a lot can change. Yes, somethings seem a little bit more down ridden at first. Then you head further south and the ocean slides endlessly in front of you. The swells come from every direction to break on the shores and we flock to these sands in search of surfing, sunsets, and a mellower mode. My parents are currently living in Las Gaviotas, a cute and quaint small community only a half an hour from the border. Palm trees, hibiscus flowers, spanish tile roofs and fluorescent emryald moss growing on the shore help you fall quickly in love.
 Then, on top of all of that, add in the simplicity of freedom of a weekend where you can walk to the surf and there are babysitters to watch your beauty of a child makes you officially pumped on life. Life in Mexico is good. There is a sense of freedom and no constraints that will dig you in the norm..... those daily chores, worries and thoughts are adios amigos. The waves break on you, over you, within you and the pelicans soar while the sunsets electrically over your head and the full moon subtly graces the sky to the east. It's purity in all its forms. My sunburned family dreams of moments like this.

Mexico has been such a big part of my life and it will continue to stay that way.  Things have changed down there with cartel issues and shifting governments but I would say that, for the most part, Mexican people are gracious, simple, generous, and extremely helpful.  My family brought me up to think more globally and we have lived our lives this way.  It is nice to not pass quick judgement over countries as a whole.  It is a beautiful thing to be able to pass in and out of others cultures with ease and interest in what their lives are like.  From my perspective right now I find it cheaper in Baja, the waves are less crowded (and more plentiful) and life is simple.  You can drink cocos frios on the side of the road and there are less rules, less muck to get through on a daily basis.  It is an escape...yes, but one that I have come to find very rewarding.  

New horizons beckon and I need time away to see today

On our way. We are always on our way, in between here and there.  We are constantly birthing new ideas all while in route to an idea that is clearly manifesting in front of us after time and place got us here.  We are always looking into the future.  What is next?  How can we make it happen?

Were in the middle of another exhausting travel day that has you rubbing your eyes an forgetting to take liquids out of your bags during multiple security checks.  We had a red eye last night and I had my neck cramped up on a sweater trying to find the right position to sleep which is totally and absolutely impossible to do in a functional and comfortable way.  Paradise beckons though.  It is May, the most spectacular time to leave the Rocky Mountains for weather that doesn't have you shivering and for time with bare skin in the sun.

It can all be exhausting and exhilerating.  Just the fact that there is steel drum music playing in the airport newstand makes me feel that much better, like I am on the right path here and now.  There are also wafts of cuban sandwiches and many differing accents that give me a relief that I am out of cold Denver, at least for now. 
Here we go.  Looking forward to serenity after a whirlwind of a month swirling around us.  I wanted a change and a rush of synchronicity has taken me under her wings and I am now (somewhat reluctantly) flying with her.  We want change but are afraid to make change.  Eventually change finds us and forces us to breath and move with it.  "It is just life", I tell myself.  There really is no need to be overwhelmed.  For fear is reason for us to face it and to grow into new shapes.  It is glorious really and we need to look life in the eyes and just give it a smile.
Perfect in the spectrum of all this light and life hitting us in new places lately.  A perfect place to sink into the moment and relax into changes, synchonicity, and trusting ourselves on the wild ride. Argggh, maty.