The sand had enveloped my body in a perfect embrace. As I awakened from my impromptu nap, I awakened to myself again too. My breath felt steady, my skin was warm, and my soul felt a deep peace that had been absent for months. The land has a magical way of speaking if you’re willing to listen, and the message coming through was loud and clear:
All is Well. Keep going.
On that particular day in 2020, I had been feeling quite discombobulated and went to one of my favorite bays on Oahu to play some music and try to give the hamster in my head a break. I was in the midst of trying to reassemble my life after a major detour had taken me away from my precious island home, and into an intensely dangerous situation for months. I was back but my mind, body, and spirit were still suffering the aftermath of intense trauma. Sadness, confusion and fear had become pervasive companions.
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