Hovering At The Edges. Or Is It The Center?

Mermaid café, next to Java Kai, in Kapa'a, Kauai

Have you ever said "Just hold this moment.  I want it to last." ?  This is where I find myself, first morning back, one foot in Hawaii and one foot in Connecticut.  Bags half unpacked, I simply note the conviction I returned with ~ that the unalterable basis of life is loving kindness. 

This mindset isn't something I will relinquish.  Ever.  I suppose it's something some babies feel in the arms of their moms and dads, this comfort I felt in Kauai.  Now I'm not going to pack my bags and move there, but a lot of people visit, then stay.  There's a balm in Kauai. There's something about the way the ocean wraps its arms around the tiny island that's quite comforting.



Art Café Hemingway

Each day began with breakfast in one of the   café's in Kapa'a.  One of my favorites was Art Café Hemingway's, a simple two story blue clapboard house with ample elegance inside.  Another was Java Kai, a tiny café with counter service, few tables, and lines out the door. Locals mostly.






Kauai is the first time I've ever attached to the conviction, that the basis of all life is loving kindness. Sure, I knew this comfort with my late husband, but this is the first time I've experienced it  on my own.  It's not some ephemeral feeling made up of island breezes and indulgence.  It's deeply spiritual, like my being is secure in the arms of divine love.  Now, every morning I set my intention toward this grace and ease.  From this loving attachment, all blessings flow.  It's like I can be what I've always been, a dependable warrior type, but now I am blessed with love.  Pretty cool!

  Many blessings to you!