The Space Between The Waves

Meanwhile, over the years Fridays have found me packing up… catching a plane, or heading out for a long day of shuffling through airports with a sea of strangers, all of us doing the same thing… trying to get home.
Sometimes it was a temporary home… a quiet hotel room somewhere, zipping up a bag as the sun came up. That little card sitting on the table… “Did you forget anything?”
I used to laugh at those… figured they were for inexperienced travelers.
Friday travelers are a different breed. Comfortable clothes, worn-in routines, and a certain look in their eye as doors slam shut up and down the hallway… a kind of unspoken wake-up call, time to go.
Spend enough time out there, and you can get a little lost on the road. The music plays, the miles roll on, and before you know it you’re flipping through chapters of your life without even realizing it.
People and places come and go… fading in the rearview mirror while your focus stays locked on the road ahead.
There are a hundred ways to measure time out there, clocks, calendars, mileage, flight numbers, hotel points… funny thing is, while you’re tracking all of that… it’s quietly tracking you too.
Just another day in paradise, baby.
Remember, no matter where you’re headed today, keep your eyes forward. And if you forgot something along the way… chances are, it was meant to be left behind.
Have a fantastic Friday, see you on the radio.
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Meanwhile, just past the dunes where the sea oats bend with the breeze, there’s an old wooden bench that’s seen its fair share of dreamers come and go. Some sit for a while, staring out over the water… others don’t stay long at all, like they’ve got somewhere they need to be.
She sat there with a notebook in her lap, flipping pages filled with half-written thoughts, ideas that never quite made it past the “what if” stage. You could tell she’d been carrying them around for a while… just waiting for the right moment to believe in them.
An older gentleman walked by, slowed down just enough to notice, and said, “You know… every great dream begins with a dreamer. Not a planner, not a doubter… a dreamer.”
She looked up, a little surprised, like maybe she needed to hear that more than she realized.
“Thing is,” he continued, “most folks don’t fail because their dreams are too big… they fail because they never give themselves permission to start.”
The waves kept rolling in, steady as ever, like they didn’t have time to question whether they belonged there or not.
Truth is, dreaming isn’t the hard part… trusting that your dream is worth chasing, that’s where most people get stuck. Doubt has a way of creeping in, telling you to wait, to be realistic, to play it safe.
But nothing great ever came from standing still on the shore.
Remember. at some point, you’ve got to close the notebook, take a step forward, and see where it leads.
Because every great story you’ve ever heard started the same way… with someone who decided to believe in something that didn’t exist yet.
Have a fantastic day, see you on the radio.
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Meanwhile, down by the marina where the docks creak just enough to remind you they’ve seen a thousand sunrises, there’s a quiet rhythm that most people miss. Boats rocking gently, lines tapping against masts, and that soft hum of water moving on its way somewhere else.
He sat there with a cup of coffee that had already gone cold, watching a boat ease out of the slip without much noise at all. No big sendoff, no crowd… just a slow push forward into open water.
“Funny how it works,” he said, almost to himself. “You wait all your life for the big moments… and most of the time, life just slips by in the small ones.”
A pelican dropped in nearby, then took off again just as quick… didn’t ask permission, didn’t wait around, just moved when it was time.
Life moves pretty fast… not always in big waves, but in quiet tides that carry you further than you realize. One minute you’re planning, thinking you’ve got all the time in the world… and the next, you’re looking back wondering where it all went.
The truth is, there’s no perfect time to start, to say the thing, to take the chance, or to change direction. The clock doesn’t slow down just because you’re unsure.
Remember, maybe it isn’t about waiting for the right moment… maybe it’s about recognizing that this is the moment. Because while you’re standing still trying to figure it all out… life is already moving.
Might as well move with it.
Have a fantastic day, see you on the radio.
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At the surfside coffee shop things were already hopping as another beautiful day rolled in. The kind of place where the morning sun slips through the blinds, casting slow-moving lines across the tables… like time itself easing into motion.
There’s a booth in the corner where the light always hits just right. Darla pours the coffee without missing a beat, while Fred stands over the grill turning bacon, the sizzle filling the room with its own kind of morning sunshine.
Fred once told me he joined the Army, and when he got out—with most of his family already gone—he walked up to a ticket counter with a hundred bucks in his pocket and one simple question… “How far will this take me?”
“Pensacola,” the man said.
“That sounds perfect,” Fred replied.
That was 42 years ago.
Some folks spend their whole lives waiting for the right moment… others just buy the ticket.
He set a plate down on the counter, looked up, and said, “You’ve got to be bold. Courageous. Do your best to choose the wisest path you can… and then go after it. Be it. Who knows… you might even convince yourself along the way.”
Truth is, in any given moment, we’ve got two choices… step forward and grow, or step back and stay right where we are.
Most things in life feel difficult… right up until the moment you do them. And then you realize, it wasn’t the world making it hard… it was you holding back.
So go ahead… pass the sugar and a little sunshine today.
Have a fantastic Tuesday, see you on the radio.
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It’s been said that excuses are the ugly sister of success… and which one you choose to spend your time with will almost always predict your outcome.
New adventures are a funny thing, they’re equal parts exciting and a little scary. They keep you on your toes, pulling you forward while testing how much you really want something different.
But sometimes, we find ourselves just waiting… waiting for something good to happen. Like somehow the delivery truck of luck and happiness is supposed to just pull up out front and drop it off at our door.
And when it doesn’t, we wonder why.
The truth is, wanting change and creating change are two very different things.
I remember a time standing at the edge of something new, knowing full well I needed to take a step forward… but also realizing how easy it would be to stay right where I was. Comfortable. Familiar. Safe.
The Ancient Tiki Leaders believed that if you truly believed you could reach your destination, you would… and if you believed you couldn’t, you wouldn’t. Because in the end, your actions decide the outcome.
Remember, you can’t discover new adventures by waiting for them to discover you. And if you’re not willing to step outside your comfort zone, don’t be surprised if you stay exactly where you are.
Have a fantastic week, everyone, see you on the radio.
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There’s a lady down by the pier who, every morning, sets up a small stand along the path that leads to the beach. Flowers and roses of all kinds, laid out in simple bundles like little pieces of sunshine.
She wears a floppy beach hat, sits under a faded umbrella, and keeps a small canister of coffee beside her.
“The coffee is free if you buy a rose,” she’d say with a smile.
One time, on what I like to call a “lost weekend”, which I highly recommend when you get the chance, I stopped and asked her why she does it every day.
She looked at me, without hesitation, and said, “Making one person smile can change the world… maybe not the whole world, but their world.”
Then she added, “Maybe the man who buys the rose gives it to someone… and she wears it in her hair all day. You just never know where it goes from there.”
Right or wrong, she always made me smile whenever I saw her… and I guess that was the point.
Because the truth is, you can change someone’s day anytime you want. A small act, a kind word, a simple gesture… something no one else may ever see.
And in doing that, you just might change your own day too.
Remember, kindness travels farther than you think.
Have a wonderful day, see you on the radio.
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It is said that life is an echo… what you send out comes back, and what you sow, you reap. It’s one of those universal truths, simple to hear, but not always easy to live.
You are, in many ways, a reflection of your predominant thoughts, beliefs, words, and actions.
The truth is, the universe isn’t here just for you… and you do carry a responsibility in what returns your way. It responds, but it also watches. It waits for you to get things started, to take that first step, to set the tone, to put something real out into the world.
I remember sitting quietly one morning, watching the tide roll in and out, thinking about how effortless it looked. But even the tide follows a rhythm… a pull… a force greater than itself. And yet, it still has to move.
The Ancient Tiki Leaders looked to the stars and moons for guidance, reading the skies for direction… but they also understood something deeper, they knew we hold the key to our own outcomes.
They once wrote, “Why would the universe send you good things if you’re unable to appreciate the goodness already in your life?” Deep but true.
Because it’s not just about thinking positive, it’s about living it. It’s about your energy, your presence, your willingness to see the good, even when it’s small.
Remember, send out the right energy, and like a boomerang… it finds its way back and helps keep the good vibes going.
Have a wonderful day, see you on the radio.
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One day your world gets smaller… and a little quieter. The things you used to fill your days with don’t seem to matter as much. People scatter to the winds, routines change, and the noise that once surrounded you slowly fades.
You don’t even notice it at first, but little by little, like an eroding shoreline, it shows up out of nowhere.
Maybe it’s a morning where you wake up and don’t feel the rush. No need to chase, no need to prove, no need to keep up with anything but the moment in front of you.
It’s in that moment you take a deep breath… and smile. Maybe even laugh out loud for no reason at all.
Because somewhere along the way, without even realizing it, you climbed the mountain.
Not the loud, celebrated kind… but the quiet one. The one built on lessons learned, storms weathered, and roads you didn’t think you’d make it down.
And standing there, looking out over it all, you may not fully understand how you got there… but you know one thing for sure, you like it.
There’s a peace in that place. A confidence. A knowing that not everything needs your attention anymore.
Remember, sometimes life doesn’t get bigger to get better… sometimes it gets simpler.
Have a great day, see you on the radio.
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I think one of the most overlooked things that truly leads to everything is a sense of purpose.
There are countless benefits to giving your best effort and pursuing life with dedication and diligence… yet sometimes, it can feel challenging to keep pushing forward.
They say hard work pays off, and it’s true. If you want to be good at something, you have to practice, practice, practice. And if you don’t love something, then don’t do it.
We all know those people who seem to walk around with a cloud over their head. They think the world is out to get them… yet somehow, they also seem to be the lucky ones, always getting something for nothing.
I’ve always believed you should never be proud of rewards that come purely from luck or good fortune. But you can absolutely hold your head high and be proud of accomplishments earned through hard work.
And truth be told, many times that hard work has put me in a position where luck or good fortune could find me.
When you reach a crossroads, choose wisely. Destiny can take you down the hard-work highway toward the city of success… or the laziness highway toward the city of failure.
Remember, the difference between being lazy and working hard is a lot like the difference between waiting for miracles… and creating them.
Have a great day, see you on the radio.
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Meanwhile, “So what happened?” I asked a man who was telling me a story about his former life…or what I like to call “another chapter.”He paused for a second, looked out past the water, and simply said, “I got on with my life.”You can’t spend your whole life chasing one big thing, because life isn’t just one moment, it’s made up of a bunch of smaller adventures. And if you ignore those along the way, you might just end up with nothing at all.We sat there for a while after that, just letting it sink in. Because the truth is, a lot of us do that. We put everything into “the big win,” the one moment we think is going to define it all. And in the process, we miss the little things…the everyday wins, the people, the experiences…all the moments that actually make up a life.That doesn’t mean you stop dreaming big. It just means you don’t forget to live along the way. Take the trip. Have the conversation. Try something new. Appreciate where you are while you’re working toward where you’re going.I've spent a lifetime going, seeing and doing amazing things and sometimes people give me grief over not doing it even more now, they have no idea and that's okRemember, maybe the real story isn’t just in that one big chapter…it’s in all the pages leading up to it.Have a wonderful day, see you on the radio.Follow along on Tiki Bar Publishing, Tiki Man Radio, and The Space Between The Waves Podcast for more good vibes.