I just came back from spending a week on the Big Island of Hawaii. I spent the week at the wonderful Mauna Lani Resort on The Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii and it was absolutely fantastic.
This experience cannot be compared to anything that I’ve done in the past because of its magnitude in my life. A first time going to Hawaii – A first time on a Catamaran – A first time snorkeling – A first time seeing Honu (Hawaiian: Green Sea Turtles) – A first time seeing black crabs and I could go on and on because this was the first of many things for me and it won’t be the only “firsts” in my life.
I was engaging in conversation with someone the other day and they made the comment, “You must have felt so insignificant in the middle of everything?”
My response was simple. “No actually. I felt very powerful.”
None of this would have even taken place in my life if I hadn’t responded to and email that I received back in June of last year. I could have chosen to read it and press delete. However as I read the email and got excited and I could feel the excitement surging through my body. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that I would be going to Hawaii. The details of how it was going to happen seemed irrelevant to me then and I trusted that it would somehow unfold for me.
No one makes my life happen for me however I’m quite clear that opportunities present themselves and it’s up to me to choose whether I engage or not. And either way, it’s my choice and from that choice point I create the out come. This time it was quite a pleasant one and one that I will remember for a long time.
On the flight back at one of our stop-overs, my daughter kept asking me “What was the most exciting thing about the trip?” What a difficult question it was for me until I realized – that too was simple. “I went to Hawaii.” Without going to Hawaii I would have never experienced all of the things that I did. Well maybe I would have but there’s a good chance that it may have taken longer to manifest in my life.
I saw the Honu swimming playfully in the water and they weren’t in a zoo with tons of people grabbing and poking at them. I saw beautiful bright red birds visit me on my balcony almost every morning. I saw beautiful yellow birds fly up to say hello just because they wanted to.
I witnessed a world without boundaries set by man – only by nature. I tickled my visual senses by what I witnessed everyday. I delighted in the elements. Imagine standing on Lava Rock in the ocean, warm breeze blowing your hair and caressing your face as you stand and look at the magnificence of the mountains that surround you. Earth - Air – Water and Fire and all I had to do was stand there and breath in the true beauty that surrounded me.
The snorkeling was wonderful. By time I decided that…”well maybe I will get in the water,” everyone was already in. As I stood on the upper level of the FairWinds II, I witnessed everyone swimming and taking pleasure in what they were seeing. “What was it that they were seeing that I wasn’t?” Well, only one way to find out. I grabbed my snorkel and fins and made my way down the stairs. As I clutched my gear close to my chest, I stood still debating on whether I was going to do this or not – when Captain Kirk (yes ’Captain Kirk’) noticed me standing there gazing at the water. “Are you getting in??? I smiled and said, “Not sure yet.” He smiled and asked if it was my first time snorkeling. I laughed and said, “Yes it is and I don’t particularly like the water and slimy things in the water.” He laughed and gave me some reassuring words, helped me with my mask and gave me some tips and off I went.
Here I was swimming in a hundred feet of water with beautiful tropical fish swimming all around me. A hundred feet down was the ocean floor which looked like it was only 10 feet away. Crystal clear water - fish happy to see that there were some new fish in the water to see…and I was one of them. 
There is so much that I want to share and I will but for now my body is telling me that it’s time to rest and dream of what else there is for me to create.
I welcome the thought of someone offering me the thought of being/feeling insignificant…because without that thought to ponder, I would have never realized how magnificent I am for choosing to create such and incredible experience.
Mahalo to Louise and Paul for presenting this opportunity.
Letting Go Of The Past AND…Growing Forward.
Amy
