The 14th Chapter - Awareness and Being In-Sync With Others

Feb 28/16

I just arrived back from Hawaii after spending sometime on the island of Oahu.  This is the third time I have had the privilege to visit this beautiful island.  The weather and the people I met all were so beautiful.  With every visit I feel myself become more attached and my thoughts often drift back to those moments there.  One of these moments was a brief observation I experienced with the last visit.

While waiting to get off a bus I stood up and a I noticed a young woman was seating in the seat in front of me.  As I looked at her and made eye contact, I was preparing myself to wait until she went first, as we were all getting off the bus.  After she was stood  up from her seat, in a very formal manner, she bowed and said thank you and left.  For that brief moment her act and emotional energy were in perfect sync and I was grateful to feel in the moment.

Something so simple like these moments is the universe providing you strength (fuel) for you to go forward.  Also times like these are re-enforcement that you are on the path of your life that you have chosen for yourself.  Picture these brief moments of your internal compass pointing you in your direction that you need to go and be to truly have a fulfilled life.   Be mindful that if you start not having these experiences you maybe living in the past or spending too much time planning your future - this can be like a quiet warning light to you to start making choices that align up to what you truly want.

To have allowed myself to feel the impact of that moment helps me feel that life is truly worth living and is amazing.  I am truly grateful for what that woman gave to me, it was a moment that was completed in roughly 2 seconds, yet it still provides me with comfort and strength.  My wish is someday she will know how much that brief interaction has provided and to be able to thank her for what she did.

What a gift to be a human being and to be able to enjoy living.  To have the mindset of gratefulness and being truly open to others and yourself is another key of life's great journey and adventure.

Be mindful to not waste one precious moment of your life - those wasted moments will never be able to be recaptured other than in memory alone.