Neil told me a story tonight.  I will do my  best to remain accurate.

There is a place in the middle of the ocean called The Enchanted Island.  But you can’t see it.  Ships sail by without a notice.  Unless you believe.  On the island it is always dark.  This is so the sparkles of blue and green can be seen that flow within the waters edge.

And within this island lies a portal.  To access this gateway, no one quite knows, but if there is a story than it must exist.  The portal will take you to depths of the ocean to places unseen by any man.  Like entering space with no space suit where you are just free to observe the vast depths of the ocean and all the magnificent creatures that live there.

As if you are in a bubble protected, yet still very much vulnerable to a simple shift in wind, this is how they say it feels to enter the portal.  This is why the island remains a secret.  It is beautiful and unspoiled so in an effort to protect itself it remains a mystery.  If your intentions are selfless and good, maybe the island will open itself up to you.  Just maybe you will be lucky enough to float among the sparkles.  And if you are quite brave and confident, maybe you will walk through the dense jungle of palm trees and sand to be rewarded with fruits filled with the most decadent of flavors and see magical sights of strange and beautiful animals living in the canopy of the trees. The purple and red frogs frolicking below, the tree monkeys flying up high with their wings and the horses that roam with their scales and fins allowing them to swim in the crystal waters that border the island.

But if you are false, you may not even see the island, better that you don’t.  Because for those that are untrue dare enter won’t see the same beauty those that are genuine do.  The frogs become black widows and the monkeys turn to vultures.  The horses are dragons with breath of fire.  And the portal will suck you in to the depths of the ocean where certain death awaits you.

Be kind, be genuine and just maybe the Enchanted Island will find its way to you.   Just follow the shimmering waters and the warm breeze and remember to believe.