| Love is there for all. We must be open to it, yet need | | | | the tube / barrel of a wave when a black shadowy |
| to be in a real loving state to engage fully with it. There | | | | figure slid through the face of this wave to my right |
| are so many ways to experience love. The three | | | | and went downwards underwater in front of me. At |
| most common ways are through relationships, nature | | | | this stage my greatest fear was that it was a shark |
| and our own personal spirituality. | | | | and all the horror thoughts of such a situation flew |
| Surfing with dolphins in the wild of the ocean was one | | | | through my imagination! Panic set in to such an extent |
| of the most incredible experiences of love in nature | | | | that I feared falling off the ski - but knew I had to fight |
| that I have experienced. This was to the point of | | | | to stay on, no matter what! |
| experiencing something beyond. Tears poured out | | | | At that moment the shadowy figure quickly rose to |
| along the crest of a wave. This creation of nature and | | | | the surface immediately in front of me, at about two |
| I met that day in a truly special way. The cosmos | | | | metres, and porpoised up and down - virtually leading |
| seemed so small. We were ONE in that moment in | | | | the way! I followed, mesmerized by what was literally |
| time! | | | | unfolding in front of me - I now feared falling off out of |
| I experienced this twice. Once I was with my daughter | | | | absolute awe! |
| - we were circled by dolphins while swimming in the | | | | Tears filled my eyes - and blurred my vision! I was |
| sea at waist depth. This was to the point of | | | | truly in a most loving zone! I was really one with nature |
| experiencing something beyond. Tears flowed, along | | | | - with a most remarkable, intelligent mammal. I |
| with the 'oh my God' feeling in its truest spiritual sense, | | | | subconsciously fought to maintain my balance as I was |
| as three dolphins circled us one sunny, summer | | | | totally distracted and in quite an euphoric state. This |
| morning. | | | | dolphin, a most remarkable creation of nature, and I |
| My first experience of dolphins, up close and personal, | | | | met that day in a truly special way. The cosmos |
| and away from the local dolphin tourist attraction, was | | | | seemed so small. We were ONE in that moment in |
| while I was surfing on my short surf ski at Broken | | | | time! |
| Head, near Byron Bay, Australia. (Coincidentally, Byron | | | | The literal, physical sign of love, i.e. tears, permeated |
| Bay is an eclectic beachside township, primarily a | | | | this most wonderful, awe-inspiring experience. Love is |
| holiday destination, which has a strong diverse spiritual | | | | real. It is the meaning of life. Love is experienced within |
| undercurrent and welcomes an array of people from | | | | and outside the natural world in so many all |
| the extremely rich to the old style hippy. It is also a | | | | encompassing and enfolding ways. |
| world renowned backpackers' haven. Quite a fitting | | | | Love is there for all. We must be open to it, yet need |
| place to experience what turned out to be a most | | | | to be in a real loving state to properly experience it. |
| spiritual occurrence.) | | | | We close ourselves off from it when we desire to, or |
| On that day I was surfing amongst some extremely | | | | do, harm to others and ourselves. We also have love |
| beautifully formed, turquoise waves, with schools of | | | | closed off from us when others harm us. Harm may |
| dolphins porpoising through, over and under the waves. | | | | be in so many ways, including the physical, emotional, |
| On one particularly large wave I was speeding across | | | | sociological, etc. Go beyond the harmful into the loving! |
| its front and had water spraying into my face at such | | | | Forgiveness of self and others is often needed. |
| a speed that I had to keep blinking my eyes to avoid | | | | Live a loving life and love will truly be there. |
| the spray obscuring my vision. I had just come out of | | | | |