Sometimes I wonder…
how did I get here?
I remember Dave asking me “Hey, you want to go to the Virgin Islands?” And I said “What’s the Virgin Islands?”
And just like that…36 years disappear.
Jaguar started with 2 friends and a thought of going to the Caribbean. Just a thought and nothing else. No band, no equipment, no dates, and definitely no money. Actually we had 2 things. A crazy idea and our belief in each other. We made our dream happen by surrounding ourselves with the best people we could find. We also learned that our perseverance was bigger than any obstacle.
When I first visited the USVI in 1989, it changed my life. I left St. Thomas a better person than when I arrived 4 months earlier. I learned to believe in myself. I learned to trust the people close to me. But I also believed that I would never be back. And then almost 30 years later to day Dave shows up at my door.
What if we do it again 30 years later? Could we do it? Could we start all over? That’s a crazy dumb idea right? Well, what I learned is - 30 years later, things are exactly the same but totally different. Maybe you can never go home, but you can always go back to paradise.
Funny thing about life…
You never know when it’s going to bless you or it’s going to punch you in the face.
Somehow, no matter what happens….
Surround yourself with people that will have your back even when you are not in the room…
Believe in the people you love…
And always believe in yourself.