I see you line yourself up inside the circle. You are focused, your face full of intent. You hold the discus and spin it back and forth between both hands. You square up, wind up, unwind, step, step and hurl. The discus flies. You do this again and again. I don’t know your sport. I…
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New Years, 2013
All is quiet on New Year’s Day A world in white gets underway I want to be with you Be with you night and day Nothing changes on New Year’s Day On New Year’s Day – U2 2012 was a topsy turvy year for me. There was a lot of good, and there was some…
In Chinese, the word for crisis is…
…well, crisis. There is an interesting article here that points out the common misconception we’ve had in our time that the Chinese characters for crisis is “danger and opportunity”. It’s just crisis. How could it not be. Crisis is crisis. I imagine that this would be the same in French, Arabic, English, Ethiopian and Chinese….
What Little We Can Do
I came home today and picked up my son to get a couple things from the store. When i walked in there was a mother with her son holding up a sign, asking for donations. I make it a habit not to give money to homeless or people asking for donations but I’ve also started…
How the Sea Changed my Aikido
It seems funny to write this. Not because I don’t feel a fundamental shift but for the fact that it was something so simple. So, let me give some context. I’ve never spent a lot of time in water that wasn’t a pool or not fresh water. I remember swimming in Hawaii and Florida when…
Hawaii – Epilogue
Hawaii was truly an amazing experience. I cannot recall having ever fallen in love with a location before, but I did connect soulfully and deeply with the town of Hawi. I adored the people there, loved the location and shops, the Kohala Koffee Mill, Kava Kafe, Sushi Rock, Hawi Gallery. All places I would visit…
Hawaii – Day 7 – my last day…Waimea, little adventures and Aloha
Jim had one more adventure in store for us. Well, 4 to be exact, although I didn’t expect the last two. We drove up Hawi Rd and took the right turn towards Waimea. Actually, there are two Waimeas in Hawaii, one in Maui and one on the isand of Hawaii. The postman’s name was Kamuela…
Hawaii Day 6 – Kiholo Bay
Today, I ventured out alone to Kiholo bay. This is about 40 minutes south west of Hawi. Jim and Leah let me borrow their Suburu Legacy and I packed up my back pack with a towel, orange, apple, water, snorkel gear, camera, Jim’s underwater camera, and sunscreen and took off. The dirt road is…
Hawaii Day 5 – Beach 69 – The biggest humuhumunukunukuapua’a you will ever see!
I got to celebrate my birthday at one of Jim’s favorite beaches here in Hawaii. Beach 69 is a beautiful beach that has ample shade and snorkeling right off the shore. I went out 3 times, once with Jim and twice by myself. After a while, rather than swimming past the fish, I stayed in…
Hawaii Day 4 – Pololu Valley and the city of Hawi
Today was nothing short of amazing. Jim and I started early and got to the start of Pololu Valley a little after 6am. This is quite simply the most breath taking scenery I’ve ever seen. I’ve taken MANY pics and have a link to them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/markdeso/sets/72157630598473752/ We came down the trail on the north…
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