day 9 of fortythree

Welcome back to earth:)

I woke up feeling grounded and focused - still excited - but not so kirked out:) After some exercise and cracking open a coconut I was ready to roll. Roll to my computer chair that is...well my computer chair for the next 34 days at least. I spent the majority of my day researching and loved every moment of it. I am such a nerd, it's actually funny. I love it:)

I found myself reading a lot about Hawaii, the aloha spirit and sacred Hawaiian words. For those of you who may not know (which is probably no-one because everyone reading this knows me...i think) I was living on Kauai for a couple years before moving the the East Bay. Kauai opened my heart and nurtured me in ways that only the divine could. If you have ever been there, you may know of the energy and sense of love you feel in the air. I miss it dearly, the way you miss a loved one (ridiculous I know, but I feel like Kauai has been the greatest love of my life....so far that is!) But somehow, Hawaii is always with me. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't pass by at least 6 or 7 Hawaii bumper stickers. At first I thought it was Kauai calling me back, but now I feel it is the aloha spirit with me.

Check out the "Essential values to Hawaiian Spiritual Tradition" (no wonder I love this place so much)

Deep reverence & respect for all living objects

laulima - Working cooperatively for the good of the community

Pono - Justice, righteousness, hope and making good. balance and harmony

Lokahi - Harmony in unity

Ho'okipa - Hospitality

Lokomaika - Generosity & goodwill

Ohanaextendedfamily - sisterhood and brotherhood of humanity as central focus of relationships.

Aloha 'aina - Love for the Land, humanity and the environment

Malama - caring for each other and for the land

Aloha - The overriding value of love and care for others

I read somewhere, in the context of creating a non-violent life...

"in order to feel loved, individuals must feel LOVED & NURTURED in an ENVIRONMENT of ACCEPTANCE & TOLERANCE. um hello, America....world... ya think we can work with this?

Just for fun...here is some good vocab:

Ale - language

Aumakua - Source, 8th Chakra

Maoli - real, true, life, heart

Kumu - Teacher, beginning, source, origin, foundation, roots, reason, cause, goal, motive, purpose, why.

Ono - Deliciousness!

Pule - Prayer, blessing, Grace

Kanaka - Human Being

Akua akua - God, Goddess, spirit, Divine

Mauli ola - Breath of life, power of healing

ho'okupu - Offering, gift

ho'omalamalama - enlighten

Kaiai - to enlighten

Malamalama - light of knowledge

na'auao - enlightened

Pualele - to believe

Kalele - to have faith

mahawa pono - opportune time

'eli 'eli - firmly rooted, profound

I LOVE HAWAII (which is said to be the Heart Chakra of the world)

ok ya'll. I feel this was rather a bland entry, but so it is sometimes:)

Aloha wau la'oe

(I love you)

:)