Maui Babe

I'd love to tell you about my recent altercation with a Chicago cop which ended in hugs and tears. However right now all I have focus for is thinking, talking, singing, dreaming and writing about my recent trip to Maui!!!

There's this local sun lotion called Maui Babe, made of natty Island ingredients like Macadamia & Kukui Nut Oil, Kona Coffee extract and Aloe. Somehow it seals in an amazingly dark and rich tan = Maui Babe (Hey-Oh!). Well, lemme tell you. It was my third time visiting this magical Island and as soon as I stepped off the plane, I felt my inner "babe" being summoned with the force of an Ancient power. I felt small, but in the arms of something supernaturally enormous. 

Firstly, it was so wonderful to see my mom, Mama Fish! The months leading up to this trip had been chock full of transition and establishing new and more life-giving routines. However, I had to shed a layer or 3 of some pale-ass-skin, so-to-speak, to be able to really prepare for the new life and awesome sun kiss God was preparing to give. I should have seen it coming after-all, considering this Fall had been a series of losses and miracles all intertwined. For every loss, God gave seemingly small and obviously significant confirmations that I was being pulled in the absolute right direction. Sometimes kicking and screaming, or standing like an English Bulldog on the middle of the sidewalk refusing to move. Eventually I did move. And I'm so thankful I did. 

But back to Maui...

The sun shone, I sat in it, blissfully. The flowers were fragrant, I breathed them in and adorned my hair with them, feeling like a humble princess, as every girl should. The ocean sparkled as the waves hugged the shore, it made me giddy. The water created the most incredible teal color that made my heart feel the peace the center of the Earth must feel. The mountains stood all around us and revealed what was real when I didn't know. My mom told me what was real when I didn't know. The fruit gave us sweet nourishment. The whales danced in the sea and I felt immensely connected with the Universe. Reggae music played and any lingering flashes of sadness melted away. The trees reminded me of my own capacity for rootedness and playfulness. The healing streams of the Iao Valley provided rocks to sit on and hold and pray with. Yoga in the sun, sang on the beach, made new friends which are now my heart & soul friends and Hanai family. Laughed, expressed feelings truthfully, worried, loved fearlessly and the Earth accepted it all. My family accepted it all. I accepted it all. All the gifts, the miraculous gifts of each moment. Of which there are many.

Last time I left the Island in 2012, I didn't feel as if I should. I had a re-curring dream (literally like 17 times) over the past 3 years of returning but it always ended the same, I'd wake up in a panic because I didn't have enough time there. It would be my last day and I'd realized I didn't see my mom or little cousins enough. I felt I had to go back. 

So, back to Maui...

Back to my inner Maui Babe. May we all find ours. It's never lost, it may just feel a little less bronzed at times :)

My tan is pretty much gone, but when the God of the Universe kisses your heart through beauty, it's never fading. I'm ever thankful.