Struggle...or battle

I'm up early every morning and the first thing I do is step out onto our ground level patio and look out to the ocean. Not really sure what I'm looking at or if I am looking at anything at all. I watch the rythme of the waves rolling to the shore. It is like the stability that I'm missing back home. Plus, the humpback whales tend to cruise in my line of sight every morning - about 75 feet from shore. Neat.
Yesterday, grandma and I went for a walk along shore. We wrote in the sand, I did some cartwheels, we chatted with some sweedes, I met a friend (4 year old cutie) and we built a huge sand turtle. On our way back we saw in the water, a family of humpback whales, blowing air, rolling along in and out of the water - truly amazing.

Later on, grandpa and I went to explore the island. He wanted to go to the marine centre...like all huge aquariums, there were some big fishies in there. Then I took him to I'ao Valley where the most intense battle took place in all of Hawaiin islands, back in the 1700s. It reminded me of Laos with a ranforest mist of B.C., a refreshing sight for sure. Then we drove a windy road up along the steepest coastal cliffs I have ever seen. One couldn't even see the bottom until about 80 feet out, because it was so steep. Of course, I just wanted to climb around, but that would cross the line from crazy to stupid.

Back at the condo, I bask, write, and read. I love this relaxing time. I find myself getting up earlier and earlier jsut so that I can read or write longer in the morning. I'm also learning that all my history revisits me in the morning; i'll give it some attention, but then I just need out, hence getting up early. I realize that there are experiences and relationships that need some healing, understanding, and liberation. Family, friends, lovers, peers...how often have I had the time to reflect and release? Not in my self-induced, "busy" world. The book Zahir by Paulo Coelho has been timed so perfectly from start to finish. Thank you Sage for the book and inspiration.