I wanted to tell you that I just got back from a sailing trip to Espíritu Santo Island in Baja California Sur. It usually takes 40 minutes to get there by boat, but by sailboat it's about 4 or 5 hours. I loved moving with the rhythm of the sea and the wind. I'm always super impatient to get places, but this time it was a beautiful lesson that going slowly is going peacefully, going without rushing. Nature moves slowly, but powerfully. It made me think about how a seed, without haste, with patience, love, and through its own process, creates something as beautiful as fruit or flowers. It's constant, steady, and very effective.
I felt so much peace going slowly. All my life I've been rushing around, demanding so much of myself that I have to work, exercise, cook, have my children take ten thousand classes, demanding that I have to do everything as if they were chasing me, and I really don't have peace, I live with anxiety and constant pressure on myself.
I intend to navigate life as if sailing a boat, at ease, peacefully, without haste, at my own pace, with the feeling that I am where I am meant to be, visualizing and aiming for where I want to go, in what direction, and how I want to manifest my projects from a place of love and harmony. I want to project this lifestyle onto my children, to convey to them that they don't have to prove anything to anyone or do countless things to be important; we are important, and we are love, simply by being here.
Slow living is the healthiest thing for our bodies because it calms the nervous system. When we're stressed, our hormones become unbalanced, causing imbalances throughout our body, skin, digestion, and mind. When we're stressed, we don't breathe properly, we don't receive the same amount of oxygen, and therefore we deprive our cells of life. With this paragraph, I want to remind you that you are okay, you have time, you can achieve anything you want, and you can reach any destination you desire. Enjoy the journey, the moment, breathe, and remember that you are part of nature, and nature—that's right—slowly but surely, will bear fruit when it's meant to. If you feel desperate or trapped, remember that you are in a process of transformation, and you have to break down like a seed to grow your roots and eventually bear juicy fruit.
Thank you to Donají and Frankie for inviting us to sail with you. They are sailors who have been sailing around the world for a long time, traveling the seas with their two children since they were little. I admire their lifestyle—so detached, centered, and calm, yet so adventurous. They are a great inspiration to my husband and me; we see them with so much peace and love. Two people who have built a marriage, a family, a business, and all of it together, hand in hand.
One of the lessons I learned from them was when the sailboat's engine stopped on our return trip. Instead of feeling stressed, their reaction was, "Oh well, it gives us more time to enjoy the sunset and let the wind carry us," "It's no big deal." And that's exactly what happened. This experience taught me the importance of seeing the bright side of any situation life throws at you, and that we ourselves have the power to enjoy every moment.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
SLOW, BUT STILL ON TIME.
LIGHT AND LOVE FOR ALL.
REGINA SALIDO & IGNACIO IBARRA
