La'i lua ke kai

"The Sea is very calm. All is peaceful."

Photo by yours truly =)

Picturesque sunset @ Diamond Head beach last night 1/12

In the Language of the Heart

Practicing yoga everyday, I have been fortunate enough to practice under the wisdom and knowledge of some incredible teachers- one in particular I have really come to respect and admire. Over the past week, he has introduced me to Amma. Amma, meaning mother, is an Indian holy women who has traveled the world offering her messages of love and compassion and bestowing hugs (She is also affectionately called "The Hugging Saint") and blessings to millions of people. She has dedicated her life to uplifting those who are suffering and bettering humanity. My teacher is fond of ending class with one of her quotes and her words are nothing short of enlightening and inspiring.

"Compassion does not see the faults of others. It does not see the weaknesses of people. It makes no distinction between good and bad people. Compassion cannot draw a line between two countries, two faiths or two religions. Compassion has no ego; thus there is no fear, lust or passion. Compassion simply forgives and forgets. Compassion is like a passage. Everything passes through it. Nothing can stay there. Compassion is love expressed in all its fullness."

Namaste & Aloha =)

Manifest

Incredible week! Vision board already working- manifesting dreams and desires. Resolutions becoming reality. Keepin my attitude for gratitude and livin high.

"Nature does not hurry- yet everything is accomplished" - Lao Tzu

ALOHA

Visions

My vision board for 2010

"A vision board is a simple yet powerful visualization tool that activates the universal law of attraction to begin manifesting your dreams into reality."

A good friend and I spent hours in the park talking up our goals for the year 2010 and for future years to come. We decided to manifest them by creating vision boards. The project is a great way to focus on what you want while pinpointing what is really important to you. I realized quickly that I should have bought a bigger board (you can never have too many goals!) but the process of creating these boards is going to be continuous as I know new objectives and aspirations will surface as I continue to grow.

Below is Jason Mraz singing "Make it Mine" which has become my everyday anthem. Can't get enough of this positive song- definitely wanna learn it on guitar.

*Happy 2010*

Instructions for Life

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

3. Follow the 3 R's: Respect for Self, Respect for Others, and Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

7. When you realize you've made a mistake- take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone everyday.

9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Share your knowledge, it's a way to achieve mortality.

12. Be gentle with the Earth.

13. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

14. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

15. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

- Dalai Lama

Stocking Stuffer

First quote from the book "Santa" aka mom and dad left me in my stocking this year...

"Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need- a homely home and simple pleasures, one of two friends worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink, for thirst is a dangerous thing." - Jerome Klapka Jerome

Can tell I am going to like this book already. Will let you know how the rest goes. =)
Aloha

4 Noble Truths

Byodo Temple at the Valley of Temples- Kaneohe, HI

"We become mindful by abandoning our expectations about the way we think things should be and, out of our mindfulness, we begin to develop awareness about the way things really are. We begin to develop the insight that things are really quite simple, that we can handle ourselves, and our relationships, very well as soon as we stop being so manipulative and complex."