Maui's healing vibe

Little by little, I have made it week by week. It has been eight weeks on crutches. Long weeks. Even though time always flies by, it has been long.

It helped to have the holidays to entertain part of those long weeks, and Maui is amazing for hanging out and healing. The vibe here is amazing. It's truly a one-of-a-kind kinda place. Soft, sweet, fresh, salty yet sweet. I enjoy being able to sit and look out across the ocean -- dreaming of far away places and ideas. Letting the good and the bad thoughts twirl around in the wind and go crashing onto the rocks with the waves.

Lately it has been a bit stormy here with powerful swells coming in, and hazy clouds cover the island. I like to get caught up with nature and relax into the moment. It's hard to do when you are injured and your thoughts are consumed with what will happen next -- will I be able to do it? Will I be scared? So it's nice to become one with something, to have faith in something. And my faith is nature -- the environment I am surrounded by. I like the birds and the leaves; the palm trees and the sunsets; the whales and the sea fish. I like to dive deep into the ocean with my eyes closed and to have the water massage my body. To become one with nature is so invigorating and calming.

I am about to start the next healing process. It's time to walk again. It may take awhile, but I'm ready to put that left foot down and to dig it into the sand and walk along the beach. I want to walk; it sounds so simple and easy but right now that is the biggest adventure I have coming my way, and I'm super excited!