I was sitting in the ocean on Friday with only a couple of other guys out in the water and noone very close by.  i was at 52nd street in Newport Beach where i very rarely surf due to a few bad apples. It was gorgeous and calm with clear blue-green water and 2 to 4 foot waves.  It was fast but there were barrels to be had if you picked a good one.  I had some things on my mind that were taking my attention away from this beautiful moment, and I was getting really bummed out about something in particular.  A guy paddles over to where i am, and I nod a hello.  He looks around us and then at me and says simply, "Bitchin day..." Ahhh perspective...  I looked up and saw a sky threatening rain but giving ample blue through the elaborate cloud pattern.  It was artistic.  I was warm in my wetsuit, and with the light crowd, and i had already caught four or five fun waves in less than a half an hour.   I thank the moustachee-ode stranger that reminded me of where my head should have been.  Surfing consistently facilitates a better perspective.  Surf