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About Us
Tragedies
Life has always been good to many of us. But, more often than not, life does get interrupted.
In my case there were two major tragedies:
- My younger brother committed suicide.
- Mom was killed by three intruders.
Celebrating Life
At my mom's wake, my family acknowledged that it was indeed a tragedy and that we can either seek justice and revenge, in which case we would only end up intoxicating and poisoning ourselves for the rest of our lives, or forgive the perpetrators, which basically entails accepting what has happened, forgive those who committed this violent crime and let bygones by bygones to recover our sanity.
The next seven years of my life I spent forgiving, learning about emotions, educating myself about human behavior and how to be at peace no matter the circumstnces.
Oceans Seven
In 2019 a dear friend of mine from the swimming team had kept us abreast of another dear friend that was about to complete the Oceans Seven challenge, 7 marathon swims in extremely cold and unfriendly conditions.
When it was mentioned that the final marathon swim was going to be the Cook Strait in New Zealand, I felt a calling. I felt that I needed to be there and witness this amazing accomplishment by my friends. I contacted my dear friend and said that I would do anything they wanted me to do. Little did I know what I was getting into but I was ecstatic that I was there to withness them finishing the Oceans Seven challenge.
Jump Into Life
I had this urge to Bungee Jump from the highest bridge in New Zealand and, amazingly enough, I could hardly wait to jump. After the team made sure that everything was ready for my jump, I started walking to the little ledge from where I was to jump. As I am standing at the edge, my friend shouts: "LALO!!! JUMP INTO LIFE!!!"
It was at that precise moment that everything came into laser sharp focus. Everything that had happened was meant to be for me to experience this moment. It couldn't have happened any other way. I felt deep gratitude when I understood that all the bad experiences, all that I though was a tragedy, had suddenluy become part of all the necessary good things to be a better person. So ... I Jumped Into Life.
Join me in your greatest adventure. Jump Into Life!!!