May I Suggest

Just some words I'm finding a lot of connection to lately.

"May I suggest

May I suggest to you
May I suggest this is the best part of of your life

May I suggest
this time is blessed for you
this time is blessed and shining almost blinding bright
just turn your head
and you’ll begin to see
the thousand reasons that were just beyond your sight

the reasons why
why I suggest to you
why I suggest this is the best part of your life

there is a world
that’s been addressed to you
addressed to you, intended only for your eyes
a secret world
a treasure chest to you
of private scenes and brilliant dreams that mesmerize

a tender lover’s smile
a tiny baby’s hands
the million stars that fill the turning sky at night

Oh I suggest
Yes I suggest to you
Yes I suggest this is the best part of your life

There is a hope
that’s been expressed in you
the hope of seven generations, maybe more
this is the fate
that they invest in you
it’s that you’ll do one better that was done before

inside you know
inside you understand
inside you know what’s yours to finally set right

and i suggest
and i suggest to you
and i suggest this is the best part of your life

this is a song
comes from the west to you
comes from the west, comes from the slowly setting sun
this is a song
with a request of you
to see how very short the endless days will run
and when they’re gone
and when the dark descends
we’d give anything for one more hour of life

may i suggest
this is best part of your life"

Blessed In This Life, Adventure seven, Railay Beach

Railay Beach is an adult playground. This place is where the Thai rastas and the climbing fanatics meet in one beautiful beach town. Put simply, this has been my favorite destination in Asia thus far (maybe even my favorite vacation ever).
Shelly and Carissa and I left Thursday night. Per usual, transportation took a long time and with many different types of vehicles. First was an overnight bus to Surat Thani, then a public bus to Krabi, then a tuktuk to the beach, then a boat to Railay. The first step once we got there was to find an affordable place to stay, so we found refuge at Rappala Rockwood and booked three nights in a cute little bungalow fit with three mattresses on the floor, an outdoor-ish bathroom, and a hammock on the balcony.
Friday consisted of hiking to the beach, meeting nice people, eating dinner, and seeing a fire show. On Saturday we climbed up a bluff that overlooked the ocean with our climbing instructor named Tom. Although he got a little rushed at the end, he was an excellent facilitator. Sunday we ocean kayaked. Not something I've ever done before, like ever. But we got a three person kayak and spent an hour and a half rowing our way to an island to snorkel. That is an hour and a half one way. Once on Poda Island, we snorkeled and got in a fight with a monkey for our bag; he got super territorial. On Monday Carissa and I deep water soloed. Deep water soloing, for those of you, like me, who had never heard of it before, is an activity consisting of climbing up cliffs that drop off into the water. You get on a boat, swim to a ladder, climb up the ladder, climb up the cliff, and then jump into beautiful blue-teal ocean (sans ropes).
Each day I was in Railay, I did something I had never done before. I pushed my mind and my body beyond what I thought possible. I'm tired and happy.