Coming Home

We were lucky not to have 'slipped' out of
the Northwest on the sheet of frozen rain, which reportedly was nipping at our heels.
The better part of the day was spent soaring through the air on Hawaiian Airlines, dozing, cuddelling, reading and eating. By three in the afternoon we were motoring along the North shore, admiring the big waves of Kealia Beach.
Dan loves the isle of Kauai, where no building is taller than a coconut tree (This is not Maui!) (Nor is it Kansas, or Omaha for that matter.) I can see him 'soften' before my eyes, He is so happy here. When interviewed he will tell you that he loves Kauai because he gets to see me in a bikini for two weeks and secondly he loves watching the whales frolic in the pretty blue sea.
I love Kauai because Dan is so happy. I come here to rediscover myself. Living outdoors, barefoot, lightly clad, smelling salt scented breezes, eating papaya, walking on turgid grass, I open my heart, spirit and mind. I breathe deeply and feel more alive.
This is the Gayatri Mantra*, which I teach about at home, feeling unity with all creation; openness, love and joy.
We buy some groceries, check in to The Cliffs at Princeville and settle on the lanai with sushi and cool beverages: A coming home to ourselves; relaxed and free.

*Gayantri Mantra, translated by Donna Farhi:
"Everything on the earth
in between, and above
Is arising from one effulgent source.
If my thoughts, words and deeds
reflected this complete understanding of unity,
I would be the peace I am seeking in this moment."