In those days, I had been concerned whether my 1960 Volkswagen would hang together for the

30-minute trip to work, my life had been focused on how I was going to survive; I had felt fearful and

alone. But that day, as I hovered there in the sky, I thought, "What a difference a decade can make!" I

did have dreams back then, but at the time, it seemed they'd never be realized. Today, though, I've

come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the

understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy. As I continued my flight south

along the coastal route, I spotted dolphins playing with the surfers in the waves below.