Thailand, 1st day

According to my black plastic Ironman Triathalon chronometer/watch, I've been in the air and on the road for 35 hours straight since I left Denver CO on Monday morning. I'm currently sitting in an Internet Cafe on Koh Samui in Thailand, waiting for the 10:30 am ferry to Koh Phangan.

I feel well rested and healthy, knock on wood. Last time around by this point I felt nauseated with a brain-splitting headache. What did I do differently this time? Three things, I drank a litre of water before boarding the first plane and continued to consume excessive amounts of water thereafter, second, I had one regular Gravol and it allowed me to sleep as much as I wanted and lastly, I grabbed taxis or shuttles to nearby hotels if my flight transfers were longer than two hours. So yesterday I spent about three hours in the Radisson LAX, and last night I spent about three hours in a Bangkok hotel near the airport. Sometimes just getting away from the airport is refreshing.

This morning as we drove back to the airport, thunder and lightening cracked all around us. An enormous, fat streak of lightening tore down to the ground on our left. It looked like it almost hit us, but the thunder came four or five seconds later, so it couldn't have been that close.

Being in Thailand has a distinctive feel to it. It feels calm. And setting foot on Koh Samui, with their outdoor, sala-style airport, calmed my nerves even more. This island feels so serene. I can't wait to experience Koh Phangan where I will be staying at "the Sanctuary," a cleansing spa, for seven days.

I'm looking forward to a lot of meditation (and I have a lot to contemplate too after this last seminar "Authentalk") and yoga at the Sanctuary, as well as lots of traditional Thai massage, facials, and whatever else is on the menu.

At Authentalk I worked on identifying my heart virtues, work I'd begun this summer. I'm still working on it and hope to have an "AHA!" this week on Koh Phangan. Currently I am committed to Honour, Respect, Compassion and Empowerment. Which is all well and good, but my little voice is telling me one or two virtues is plenty. Like writing, it's more work keeping it short!

I met some wonderful people in Denver CO over the weekend and three of them expressed desire to join my team. I'll be following up with them in December.

Well, I should probably make my way across the road and down to the ferry terminal. It's 10:00 am and I don't know how early I need to be for the 10:30am departure. On Koh Phangan I must then hire a long-tail boat to take me to the Sanctuary. Hopefully there are still traces of Gravol in my system as little boats aren't my best friends.

I love my life!!!!

With lots of love,
Tosh