A Laird Hamilton Update by,
Gabby Reece 2-23-2010
It was the middle of the day on Monday and Laird wanted to go get an “attitude adjustment” and spend time with the family. This can be a precarious combination. I myself try and be as chill as I can be before spending “quality” time with the entire family. Laird had it figured out. Forget me as the Mother go visit with Mother Nature to put you in line. We headed down to Lumahi beach, ran the beach (everyone but the baby), and then Reece and Laird hit the H2O. Laird and Reece played a game of dead man where you just sit with your back to the waves in the shore line and take it like a champ. After a while Reece decided she felt better facing the ocean, but they rolled around none the less.
It is amazing how fresh air, the power of the ocean, and just playing together can turn your mood around. After being with Laird all of these years I have come to really understand how he uses nature as therapy. The combination of moving, taking some deep breaths and maybe just feeling small enough to gain perspective about your feelings seems to do the trick. I see so much of Laird developing in Reece (Lord help us), and it is a wonderful thing to see someone who gets excited about being in nature. So simple, and yet they know how to have so much fun doing it. Neither one of them needs video games nor TV to keep them amused (even though Reece does seem to enjoy her sappy movies). All they need are just some good friends and a couple of sticks; a lesson I am continually trying to learn from my husband. I can’t tell you how many times at the end of a day Laird has asked me if I had seen the stars? Normally I grunt something about being busy with this or that, and that’s when he leads me by my hand to go take one long look. The funny thing is each time I am amazed at what a miracle we all live in, and that most of the things I let get to me aren’t worth it.
Best, Gabby
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right on! Every so often my wife needs to do the same for me and get me out into nature for a bit of a mental adjustment. She says it time to go “look at them Blue Jays”… I guess my eyes change color to Blue Jay blue when I get excited with nature… who knew!
Glad you all got to have fun as a family out there!
Absolutely delightful.
Praise the Lord that everyone in Hawaii, Okinawa, Japan, as well as other locations, are safe following the tsunami warnings. Prayers go out for the families of those lost in the earthquake and subsequent aftermath.