Reconnoitering

Quite a summer it's been thusfar, quite a summer indeed.
As I write, I'm sitting at the Hill Street Cafe on Coast Highway in Oceanside awaiting a Gnarly Marley roll. It's phenomenal.
On the menu they say it comes with matches; it's brilliant.
I've just returned from a week on the Moneterey Peninsula where I attended a week-long conference of my spiritual community. I spent the week in service; it was fabulous.
One of my roles at Asilomar, as the grounds are called and consequently our event carries the same name, is as Live Auctioneer. Each year we hold a silent and live auction to benefit the youth scholarship fund, from which we provide our youth with scholarships to our events: camps, retreats, seminars, etc.
My other role, and the one in which my passion lies, is as a speaker. On Thursday morning I gave a 20 minute talk in front of 800 some odd people. It was wonderful. I'm working on adding the video of my talk to YouTube; look for it soon.
It was a transformative week. And this week every year for the past four years (this was my 5th) has been truly profound. I feel as though I would do well to commit to attending this retreat for many, many years to come. I wouldn't be the only one.
There are big things in store for me in the next year; I can feel it. There are things brewing right now; I am on the cusp of something great in my life. My next big adventure. Hmm, a misspelling looked good: adven-true... As opposed to adventure.
I find great pleasure in wordplay.
Until next time.
The world is a better place for your having been born.