An Ode to Brian.
Brian and I are dear friends. Have been for years. Interestingly enough Brian also happens to share my towering height of 6’ 6”. Frankly to me he seems freakishly tall. Inconceivably tall. But, like the man who paints the AstroTurf said – I digress.
We met at a meditation retreat in NYC and quickly became good friends. We share many things in common, besides of course the fact that we are both dashingly good looking, hilariously funny, flawlessly charming, and obviously completely humble. Brian has a business background, a brilliant mind, a penchant for improv, and we have enjoyed countless deep conversations and shallow laughs.
As if that wasn’t enough, the glorious thing about Brian is that he always says Yes. “Hey Brian, want to grab dinner?” Yes. “Hey Brian, want to volunteer for this program with me?” Yes. “Hey Brian, want to go bowling, go hike in the Catskills, waste hours hanging out doing nothing?” Yes. Yes. Yes.
“Hey Brian, want to go down to a little known town in Chile called Valparaiso and spend two weeks in an Airbnb so that I can bring a little bit of NYC and a dear friend with me and maybe I can feel a little safe and loved and entertained and have a few laughs during one of the more terrifying transitions in my life?”
Yes.
So Brian, this Bud’s for you. Thanks for coming to Valparaiso. Thanks for being awesome and patient and entertaining and loyal and hillarious and for always saying yes. Thanks for being you.
And faithful blog readers, tomorrow I embark for Cuncumen Chile and a three week meditation program called Sacred World. More on that next time. For now though I leave you with a few pictures of this glorious city of Valparaiso. Adios.
