What was it Ponce de Leon sought? Oh yeah, the "fountain of youth". People get sick, it's part of the human condition. Before Hawai'i (BH) I thought, "Man, people must never get sick there. There isn't winter...how could you get a cold?" Lo and behold, 4 of my compadres are sick and I have a fever. To add insult to injury I skegged my leg... wait for it, while walking down the street to take a flower picture, it would at least be semi-cool if it was a surfing/hiking injury but alas the Waimea Canyon impressed on my leg is simply cause I'm donksai...
or maybe it's because I really have stumbled upon the "fountain of youth", Hawai'i with her oceans and seas, waterfalls and blue bays; since youth is simply the stage between childhood and adulthood, and if nothing else I am growing up in Hawai'i. The movie in my mind rewinds and I see the 50, 60, 70 year old uncles and aunties surfing beside me in the ocean. The Joy Luck Club hiking Kuli'ou'ou next to us without breaking a sweat, and I smile.
People have asked me - "when are you coming back to reality?" This, to me is the sincerest form of reality - the reality of dreams. It is possible that everyone can find their own "fountain of youth" per se; to some it may be the bustling grind of the city, others slow days spent in the South, some the sweet familiarity of Home, and others discover it on their 7 to 10 day vacations to Elsewhere, we are all capable just not always inclined. The important thing is to realize it when you find it, that's the trick... and the treat, too.
Anyhoo, back to the topic - - youth. What do kids do? They fall, get into scrapes, get sick, bleed a lot, bruise a lot, break a lot, cry a lot, smile a lot - and most of all, they learn a lot! Hitting close to home yet? You know what, this very minute I can feel the blood pulsating through my veins through the gorge in my leg, the white blood cell warriors off to fight their battle, and I'm glad to feel alive... when the fever inside me heats me up like Thai curry I say Get busy livin' or get busy dying!
Living has it's drawbacks, like how I can't get in the water until my wound heals, (stupid germs). I will miss her, I will yearn for her, but in the end the reunion will be all the sweeter. A stranger on the street saw me cursing out my foolishness and said, "Keep your words positive."
He was talking Gandhi to me!
“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits.
Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”
All I could say was "thanks" before run/limping home...but at least he got me to stop cursing.
This brings me to the reason for my smiling at the water symbol yesterday. Masaru Emoto wrote a book called "Hidden Messages in Water," extolling the power of positive thinking around water, and what are we friends, if not 70% H2O?
Check the vid for more=)
I have made a montage for friends old, new and those I've yet to meet - to wish you wellness and health, get well soon, or as a challenge to do something to shake up your day so you'll have a reason to recover.. I promise, it will make you stronger. I'll upload it after I wake up from my TheraFlu induced slumber.
When all else fails I remember my fabulous former roomie from NY who instructed, "Do not go anywhere without your GSE!"
"Huh?" I asked blankly.
"Grapefruit Seed Extract. It's a natural antibiotic that won't kill the good digestive bacteria like penicillin will." 7-10 drops in something sweet, 2-3 times daily, no longer than 10 days."
"OK, thanks. Peace out!"
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