This is more than a new year’s resolution. It’s a multi-year process.
There’s a new me sprouting its wings.
Some days, I can actually see the inner transformation.
Spirit taking flight at Alula Beach south of Honokau Harbor on the Big Island of Hawaii
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Almost a full moon
Tonight I headed down to the seaside Bungalow at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel for Twilight at Kalahuipua’a, one of the ancient fish ponds under the kuleana of the hotel.
Twilight at Kalahuipua’a is a monthly celebration of old-fashioned Hawaiian culture that includes talking story, kani ka pila music and hula.
The monthly event is held on the Saturday night closest to the full moon. What could be better than to watch the sun set, then listen to stories and music with the voice of the ocean in the background?
One more reason to recommend the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows.
The setting sun at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii
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The lagoon at Mauna Launi Bay glowing red at sunset
I was feeling a bit disheveled when I landed. Then Hawai’i began to work it’s magic.
“Welcome home,” said the crossing guard at KOA. “Happy New Year, Aunty,” said the parking lot attendant. “You’re kama’aina,” said the lady at the burger joint. When I went down to the beach for a moment at sunset, I felt my ‘aumakua close.
A sunset moment at the old airport in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii
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Do you see a shape in these stones? I see a woman making an offering to Kanaloa
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Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have,
and only you can determine how it will be spent.
Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
–Carl Sandburg
Another year begins for me
A beautiful glow beckoned me to the Charles River tonight to spend a few moments with the first sunset of 2012
An unusual combination of contrails from jet aircraft hovered in the sky. It looked like a dancing spirit figure you might find in rock art, but writ very large.
May we all dance with spirit in the New Year.
The spirit in the sky dancing over the MIT skyline
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Joggers getting the New Year off to a good start
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Wishing you health and happiness, peace and prosperity in 2012
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Sunset Moment 