The past two weeks have felt more like a vacation... taking pictures and wandering around the big island in total comfort, like any regular tourist. It's been wonderful and also challenging to me... for feelings of attachment arise from time to time. Attachment to the beauty of the island, to the comforts I am enjoying - as well as to what I should be eating or how I should be conducting myself. Before leaving AZ, Spirit communicated to me to let go of being on a 99% raw diet. My body has been very forgiving since then, whereas the energy body rejected most cooked foods from March until mid September. Perhaps my heart and mind are not so forgiving? Perhaps I started to feel an identity with eating a certain way. These thoughts come and go, I just try to let them run their course. Part of me debates that it is best to be patient and understanding with myself, loving and forgiving... another part of me reminds that watchful introspection and diligence are essential.
My day began with sun observation and a healing/centering bath in rain water. May understanding come in time. Om namah Sivaya.
Before leaving today I took some photos of Stan's hobby: carnivorous plant collecting. I just love these types of creatures for their diversity and beauty. The bottom picture is the rain collection tank. Stan lives in a community called "Ocean View". Although they do not have solar power, they rely upon rainwater collection for their water source. There is also a gray water collection attached to the bathroom sink as well as the bathtub/shower. Most of Stan's vegetable garden is watered with this water and some of the rain water as well.
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| Sustainability, especially with water consumption, is a reality in Hawaii. |
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