Take the time to enjoy the beauty

Laguna Life

“She dreams in color, she dreams in red”

-- PEARL JAM

Full of innocence and with her dreams firmly intact: I love that.

Don’t ever give up on your dreams, no matter what people may say.

Jealousy and envy are less than a negative. Stay above that. Blaze

your own path. Carve out your own identity. It’s OK to be different.

Remember that it’s your life and your decision affects those around

you.

I lost my first friend to drugs when I was 20 and I am still

losing them today. What a waste of life. Look outside and how

beautiful it is. Be free. Go to the beach and watch the dolphins

play. They are so free. Every day they are smiling and dancing. Enjoy

this beauty we find in nature. Put your feet in the sand and then

into the ocean. I believe we can change this world.

I promise you it’s not too late. The day we stop dancing is the

day we give up and that’s what the cowards want. Every day we smile,

dance, go to the beach and watch the dolphins play, give a kiss, take

a kiss, tell someone that you love them: is another day of hope,

another day toward a better tomorrow. Now I’m holding back tears.

Listen to the wind blow. What direction it seeks? Find what you

love and go after it. Let passion be your guide. We live in the most

wonderful place. It’s time we all begin to give back. Get back to

good old-fashioned neighborly love. Say hello. Wave to someone you

don’t know. This is our town and we need to know each other. Slow

down. Get off your cell phone and start being polite. This isn’t L.A.

It’s better to go slow than fast. See the symbols that are taking

you on the path. Listen to the thunder in your thoughts, feel the

rain in your eyes and the sun in your heart. Stay real.

Peace.

* JAMES PRIBRAM is a Laguna Beach resident, professional surfer

and co-founder of “They Will Surf Again,” a nonprofit foundation

assisting people with spinal cord injuries. He was also a member of

the Water Quality Advisory Committee. He can be reached at

[email protected]. His Web site is

AlohaSchoolofSurfing.com.