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June 05, 2006
another day in paradise....
winding down from another week-end in paradise. it's sunday night, single fin's off to go catch a korean flick. i've decided to stay back, have a little chill time to myself and go to bed early, so i can be up bright and early for meditation with my housemate. she just came back from the vipassana meditation retreat. we've decided on doing 5am monday meditations together. a good way to start the week.
it's funny, how it can be so easy to take what we have for granted. every so often, we can take this place for granted. you wake up, the sun is almost always shining, the birds are always chirping, the beach is always within a few miles distance, the air is always clean, with some occasional vog (volcanic smog) coming in from the big island, the mountains are our backyard, fragrant flowers fill the air...same thing over and over again. sometimes it's like groundhog day here. what month is it, anyway?
i've realized that when i am able to let things go & not hang on to this place that we live in called, paradise, that i am able to cherish each moment that much more.
and so our week-end was filled with surfing till the sun sets into the night, a hike up in the north shore overlooking the great pacific ocean, dancing to brazilian music, cat naps in the middle of the day, watching sunsets on the beach, some video game playing, reading to read (not because i have to), quality time with loved ones, eating good food that nourishes our soul & tummies....and no work!
i'm on call for 3 pregnant moms right now. so, i'm enjoying this peaceful time to myself until i have to rush off in the wee hours of the night to assist.
we have this saying here, "if someone isn't dying or birthing, there's really no need to stress out". that really seems to put things in perspective.
plans to get off the island and visit friends and family on the mainland. we've officially booked our tickets to seattle for august. we're looking forward to visiting our last home & reuniting with everyone. and then the next stop is back to the east coast for the holidays. it's been quite sometime since we've been back. it's funny, living here out in the middle of the ocean. once you finally make it out here, it's so hard to get off the island.
loving alohas, peace & namaste
~ss
Posted by soul sista' at June 5, 2006 12:58 AM
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nice, what week are you guys coming back to Seattle? We might need to plan a little festival
ja
Posted by: ja at June 5, 2006 08:36 AM
we'll be in town the first week of august...perhaps a week-end getaway up in withrop?? some playtime in the moutains, good food, good friends...what do ya think? who wants to come?
Posted by: soul sista at June 6, 2006 05:45 PM