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June 12, 2006
waves of aloha...
coming down from a whirlwind of a week-end. the adrenaline is still pumping into my veins...it's almost 3 am & i can't sleep yet. the moon is still full, brightly lit outside our window illuminating the city from overhead. a perfect night to full moon surf.
i was just supposed to be a doula (labor coach) for one of my moms in the hospital. our OB/Gyn wasn't around. he's playing tag team with another full moon pregnant mom. we hadn't seen him all night. it was just me, grandma alternating with dad, lily (the auntie nurse that let us do whatever we wanted), and mommy.
she wanted to give birth as naturally, as possible. things just started moving a little bit sooner than later. was it the discretely slipped homeopathics, the jacuzzi, the deep breathing exercises, the surrendering techniques, the walking, the rocking of the hips...or all of the above? she went from 6cm to 10cm in dilation, to giving birth in the jacuzzi at the hospital in 2 hours. as we all know around here, babies come when they want to come...there he was! right there in my hands.
it's an amazing feeling to be able to reach down and to feel a little baby's head coming out of mommy. that moment is so precious. nothing else matters but that moment. head came out first, then the shoulders, and then the rest of his little body. his cord was wrapped around his neck, so we had to do a little bit of unwinding before we put him on mommy's chest. a beautiful baby boy!! my very first jacuzzi hospital delivery.
alas, there's never a dull moment here on the island. earlier today, i ran 1/2 marathon with my housemate, got to surf a few waves to loosen up the legs and cool off, spent some quality sisterhood time at a mother's blessing party out in the country, and then off to the hospital. yesterday & friday was about getting the wave of the day. sitting out deep & earning some respect in the line up by catching the wave of the day and being a girl on top of it all!!
i also got a personal apology from one of the local boys for "yelling" at me last week for being in his way. he told me that it wasn't my fault and that he was in the wrong. he's this big hawaiian guy that always sits out deep with a big yellow board. and since i like to sit out deep, as well, i get to compete with these big guys with their big boards, as well with their big egos. i usually don't take it personal & shrug it off to the fact that they must have bigger problems in life. it's so very interesting to see their personalities come out in the way they surf. some are in their own world, some like to take up a lot of space, some like to "snake" waves from girls, and some are true gentlemen, like single fin...
i just keep on surfing, some weeks more often than others. this weeks been more often, since it's been so hot here. i've learned from uncle phil, my surf mentor, that it's about quality not quantity. and so i sit out deep, watch the waves out in the distance, observe mother nature in the ocean, keep an eye on the sneaky short boarders, let waves go by & be courteous to those who were there before me...waiting for the wave that decides to choose me. it is an amazing feeling to be going down the wall, swerving up & down the face, feeling my braided pig tails flying in the wind. once again, nothing else matters but that moment in time.
hope you are all well, nurturing your soul in some way everyday. 'sending you all waves of aloha from the big blue sea...
love & peace,
soul sista'
Posted by soul sista' at June 12, 2006 04:56 AM