{"id":865,"date":"2023-07-06T19:09:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T02:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/?p=865"},"modified":"2023-07-06T19:16:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T02:16:14","slug":"the-man-and-the-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/the-man-and-the-see\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man and the &#8220;See&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"865\" class=\"elementor elementor-865\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42c6c2ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42c6c2ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c9d6ecb\" data-id=\"1c9d6ecb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c6e14f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48c6e14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Once upon a time there was a young man who lived in the state of Maine, on the East coast of the Americas. But really, he lived in a chronic state of okay-ness with an underlying feeling of boredom and anxiety. <\/p><p>His life was okay, but he didn&#8217;t feel alive. I mean ALIVE alive.<\/p><p>One night, he had a dream. On the other side of the Great Big Ocean, in a place called &#8220;La Cote d&#8217;Emeraude&#8221; &#8211; The Emerald Coast &#8212; in Brittany, France, was a light. This light was calling him, beckoning him to come over to dance with it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7412e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7412e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca786a\" data-id=\"8ca786a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a1208\" data-id=\"d1a1208\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70ec58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d70ec58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Light-other-side-beach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Light-other-side-beach.jpg 320w, https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Light-other-side-beach-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9425be0\" data-id=\"9425be0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3deb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac3deb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44bf056\" data-id=\"44bf056\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8b921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b8b921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next morning, something had changed in this young man. As if some of that light had penetrated him and he was now filled with eagerness and purpose. <\/p><p>He now had a vision: crossing the Great Big Atlantic Ocean and reaching &#8220;La Cote d&#8217;Emeraude&#8221; in Brittany, France.<\/p><p>It didn&#8217;t take him long before he had built the perfect vessel for his journey. He set the rudder and his compass to the exact coordinates of his destination, and he set off on his adventure!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dcecd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dcecd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5e4f2f\" data-id=\"d5e4f2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21344c1\" data-id=\"21344c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156de7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156de7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Man-sailing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-883\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0176aa6\" data-id=\"0176aa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9c62ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9c62ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe95d4\" data-id=\"1fe95d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49a3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c49a3d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our young man spent the next 26 years sailing back and forth between what he called &#8220;Heaven and Earth&#8221;. He was alive. I mean ALIVE alive! <\/p><p>Until one day, something odd happened. That so familiar sense of okay-ness, this strange underlying feeling of boredom and anxiety had come back&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7117b10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7117b10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89262f1\" data-id=\"89262f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a3d82d\" data-id=\"9a3d82d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d76ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d76ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Older-man-worried-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-884\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c05756\" data-id=\"2c05756\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70eb714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70eb714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e903a2b\" data-id=\"e903a2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5066c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b5066c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That night, he had a dream. On the other side of the Great Big Ocean but far, far south of &#8220;La Cote d&#8217;Emeraude&#8221; in Britanny, France, on the old continent of Africa he saw a light. This light was calling him, beckoning him to come over and dance with it! <\/p><p>The next morning, something had changed in this man. As if some of that light had penetrated him, but this time, hesitation had replaced eagerness and purpose was replaced with doubt. He had seen the light, but now he was afraid. He didn&#8217;t have the youth and carefreeness that had once carried him forward to make his dream come true.<\/p><p>If he wanted to reach that light far in the south of the old continent of Africa, then he needed to change his sailing course by 40 degrees; a huge stretch for himself and his navigation equipment!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86d88f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86d88f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d5ec4\" data-id=\"a8d5ec4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37121f3\" data-id=\"37121f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf629a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecf629a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_395342587.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_395342587.jpg 800w, https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_395342587-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_395342587-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd0d82\" data-id=\"0fd0d82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad4e57e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad4e57e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8323043\" data-id=\"8323043\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb41b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb41b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was overwhelmed. <\/p><p>He decided to not heed the call of that light, and he took off, once again, for the good ol&#8217; &#8220;Cote d&#8217;Emeraude&#8221; in Britanny, France. But this time, no light was to be seen anywhere. Everything looked grey, dull and lifeless. And his anxiety came back to haunt him.<\/p><p>He thought of his dream and the light far, far south in the old continent of Africa. But the journey to it seemed impossible, and the mere thought of embarking on this journey felt completely overwhelming to him. &#8220;40 degrees?! That&#8217;s way too much. I can&#8217;t do it. My equipment can&#8217;t handle it. No way!&#8221;<\/p><p>One night, when he was back home in the state of Maine, on the East coast of the Americas, he looked at the stars and prayed for guidance. A shooting star crossed the sky, and a thought made its way into his head: &#8220;One degree a day.&#8221; He repeated this thought. &#8220;One degree a day.&#8221; Then it clicked! &#8220;ONE DEGREE A DAY!&#8221; All he ever had to do was to change his course by one tiny little degree every day, to eventually reach his destination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae0fae7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae0fae7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3670eef\" data-id=\"3670eef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c85a5c4\" data-id=\"c85a5c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159ed0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"159ed0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/One-degree-angle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-888\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/One-degree-angle.jpg 320w, https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/One-degree-angle-300x61.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03b3949\" data-id=\"03b3949\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95173a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95173a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-006f97b\" data-id=\"006f97b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee4ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee4ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That,&#8221; he said to himself, &#8220;I CAN do!&#8221; and he thanked The Universe for its guidance.<\/p>\n<p>The next morning, he packed his belongings and ran to his boat as he had many times before, but this time, as he left the harbor, he gave his rudder a tiny little nudge. One degree to be exact \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>The next day everything looked just the same as it always had. But it felt slightly different, like everything was just the way it was supposed to be. And peace had replaced some of his anxiety. He gave that rudder another tiny little nudge. One degree&#8230; And every day our man changed his course by one degree. And everyday, he could sense a growing feeling of joy and light-heartedness in his chest.<\/p>\n<p>Until one day, he noticed a bird he had never seen before. And what a joy, what a celebration! He was overcome with curiosity and awe. He wanted to know all about that bird! He felt incredibly alive again. I mean ALIVE alive!<\/p>\n<p>The weather became warmer and warmer. So he let go of his many layers of clothes and opened himself to the sun&#8217;s loving embrace.<\/p>\n<p>The water became warmer too and he, for the first time, accepted the dolphins&#8217; invitation to play with them.<\/p>\n<p>The light was in him. <br><\/p>\n<p>And one day, he saw a small island. Music was coming from it. And as he got closer, he could see people dancing on the beach. Soon, they too noticed him and waved him over.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4991def elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4991def\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7185f6f\" data-id=\"7185f6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab624f5\" data-id=\"ab624f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47efd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c47efd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ranae-smith-fgKEqVzX5zM-unsplash.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ranae-smith-fgKEqVzX5zM-unsplash.jpg 800w, https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ranae-smith-fgKEqVzX5zM-unsplash-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/francoislevannier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ranae-smith-fgKEqVzX5zM-unsplash-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b5a350\" data-id=\"6b5a350\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-578eb02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"578eb02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d155fb0\" data-id=\"d155fb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84cf63c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84cf63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He got off his boat and was offered food. Food he had never seen nor tasted before. Coconuts, mangos, pineapples, papaya, etc&#8230;<\/p><p>He was in heaven. <\/p><p>He stayed for a while, then, when he knew in his heart that it was time to go, he took off again, changing his course by one degree every single day. And one day he arrived at his destination.<\/p><p><b>It is when he saw the land of his vision that he realized that indeed:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>One can accomplish big things easily and effortlessly by making small adjustments daily.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>One experiences &#8220;the Light&#8221; AS SOON AS one says YES to it and takes the very first step toward it. One experiences Joy as soon as one says YES to it and takes the very first step.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>It is said that this man, an old man now, is still wandering the seas. 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