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First day back and five thoughts to keep us going

Random page from a quote book (Hana, Hawaii)
Random page from a quote book (Hana, Hawaii)

 

First day back and five thoughts to keep us going:

  • it’s always too soon to quit
  • exhaustion and loneliness are merely stepping stones
  • remember who you are
  • remember the bigger picture
  • the closer you are to quitting, the closer you are to winning

Twelve days on the road. Yesterday was recuperation. Today is Mother’s Day.

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Can we indulge in being thankful for the long journey?

Hilo airport Hawaiian Air flight schedule monitor
Hilo to Honolulu – 1st of three flights and a short 15-hour travel day

 

Honolulu to LAX about to board
Honolulu to LAX about to board

 

Delta inflight map showing flight path to Orlando
Delta inflight map showing flight path to Orlando

 

Orlando pool with Teddy Bear on bright yellow raft
Home sweet home

 

Can we indulge in being thankful for the long journey?

Hilo to Honolulu, to Los Angeles, to Orlando.

Beats the alternative.

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Aloha Mid Life Celebration

Various Aloha bumper stickers
Felt Aloha and hopefully lived it while working in Hawaii

 

Aloha Mid Life Celebration.

Completely disjointed from normal routine.

Thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to experience The Big Island and Maui.

Relished the privilege to teach here.

Time flew so fast, it’s unbelievable.

Writing was nearly nonexistent. So was exercise.

Will process these things upon the return to Orlando tomorrow.

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What’s the difference between doing something fresh and doing it exhausted?

Hawaiian State Bird (the Nene) warning sign
What if the sign read “No New Territory”?

 

What’s the difference between doing something when refreshed and doing it while exhausted?

Quite simply, it’s everything.

In four years of writing five daily blogs, never has it been necessary to write for 10 days straight past midnight?

Charting though unanticipated new territory.

Coincidently, not until the past 10 days in Hawai’i.

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Guest blogger Lorie Sheffer: Forgiveness, step 11 – Identity shift

closeup photo of butterfly
Float (softly) like a butterfly (photo: Lorie Sheffer)

 

Become the person you wish to be.

We’ve probably all known or heard of a person who is harsh and maybe a bit intimidating or hard to enjoy. We’ll often hear a comment from someone close to that person, along the lines of, “Oh… but he has such a soft side!” or “She really can be sweet when she wants to be!” Notice how, when this person shows that soft side, their face and  body language relaxes, they smile more and they seem generally happier.

Move toward your soft, loving inner self.

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