Wednesday night in Tofino. The hostel is like a communal home...people come and go, cook, live, laugh and cry here. It is a safe place for those who seek it. What am I seeking? What do I want more than anything else in the world?

I swam in the ocean today. It filled me with fear and joy as if I finally believed I was alive. The coldness of the pacific jarred me into awakening and the salt in my mouth lifted me into the sky. And running on the beach...I felt like a bird free to fly to wherever the wind blows.

I am waiting here, resting here, waiting for that final moment when love will knock on my door.

Pray for me, pray for happiness for me and peace along this great journey. Tonight I serenade the past goodbye.