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I took the month off to travel, mainly because I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to. Traveling is untethering. And I was so comfortable being securely strapped to my life. Home in Hawaii is unparalleled for me. When I’m home, on our road, by the river, with a bicycle and a date with the sunset, I am fulfilled. Overflowing. Social media, my work, my girlfriends, I love the familiarity of it all. But, of course, where there is comfortability, there is stagnation and inability to grow. Committing to the time abroad was difficult for me. At the time, I had hopes of beginning a new relationship, visions for my work, my art and my saving’s account. Home felt good. It always does. But a part of me knew, I had to go. Everything that is meant to be will be, when I return. Traveling is chaotic. Often expensive, challenging, emotional, messy, sweaty and hot. It is uncalled for. It’s crying at the airport, lugging around last week’s dirty clothes beneath yesterday’s damp bikini, screwing up your VISA, breaking your rental board and really really wanting one.single.hot.shower. Traveling is also expanding. Paying hundreds of dollars to fly thousands of miles away from the people and places you want so badly to be the nearest to. It’s carrying everything you need on a fragile spine and identifying with your strength. It’s realizing that everything works out exactly as it is intended to, time and time again. every. single. time. Even when you miss your connecting flight. It’s remembering that when you “can’t afford,” “can’t take the work off,” “shouldn’t leave” you really, really have to. You must. It’s time. Go now. Book the tickets. Use your credit card. Or use @marissahawaii ‘s. Pack a hammock. Invest in growth. Invest in a killer suntan. Invest in your own love. Fall asleep under the trees that remind you that the only way from here, is up.
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Had too much to dream last night
I was reincarnated as an orchid in a past life. baby cob webs. fresh flower buds and all. I lived here. in the valley. overlooking the river. What about you?
Every photo you see here. Every caption you read. Every single interaction I experience. Every single adventure. Every success. Every moment of happiness. Of love. Accomplishment. Fulfillment. Growth. Health. Abundance. Travel. Every single moment of my life Is a reflection of my own thoughts. What I give my attention to, I create as my truth. What I give my intention to, I create as my truth. I am the sole creator. I hold all of this power within me. I hold all of it. I always have. I was forgetting this. I had forgotten. But I am remembering this now. I will not unlearn it.
I was 100% sober of all alcohol for over a year in 2017 and it was undeniably the most successful and rewarding year of my life. As hesitant as I was to admit it, drinking alcohol was a form of self sabotage for my body and my mental health. I started drinking regularly at 14 yrs. old and continued to drink all throughout high school and many years of college. I have had my fair share of close encounters and "shouldn't have drank that much" nights with booze. Alcohol encouraged me to experiment with other drugs and cigarettes which is ...disgusting. My alcohol consumption less-ended more and more as I became educated on health and spirituality, but I never eliminated it entirely. Being sober for one year was a personal goal of mine that I felt so strongly about accomplishing. I spoke with many of my friends and shared with them how important this time would be for me. Although not everyone understand why I was making this change, I knew intuitively that I was on the right path for myself and my life. Although I have been single for over 5 years, I still go on dates (occasionally, believe it or not.) Dating without alcohol was an elucidative and awakening experience that I had never given myself the pleasure of experiencing before. Although I was 23 years old, this was the first time in my life that I was able to make clear-headed decisions with myself (and with men) and took pride in honoring my body in ways I had never before. I know its not for everyone. But it very well may be for you. I took time to reflect on the reasons why I chose to drink and ask myself honestly "is my relationship with alcohol benefiting my health and higher consciousness?" The answer was no. What’s your answer?
Make enough money to be able to purchase an island somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Give away everything I own and move. Preserve half of the land as a nature conservation and the other half as home. Or preserve all of it. Invite my sisters and and my loves to come be with me and share this space. Give away everything they own and be a part of this movement. Jump on the next flight. Bring your loves. Bring together this community by contributing. Cultivate an island family. A family. Live entirely off the land. Harvest coconuts. Plant gardens. Swim naked. Grow juicy tropical fruit. Raise tanned naked babies. Study the constellations. Make love under the constellations. Watch storms roll in over the ocean. Draw mandalas in the sand. Share realizations over the fire. Watch the sunset. Watch every single sunset. Run the beach. Sing. Play music. Massage. Touch. Plant love. Share love. Grow love. Embody love. Live off natural foods and clean water, but truly LIVE off of the personal connections we share between one another. It’s hard to put into words really. This platform doesn’t hold space for my vision. I already see it so clearly. I feel it more than anything though. Embody love. I remind myself. Find your “island”
I’ve always been a very committed person. If I decide to pursue something, I dive in head first. Cliff jumping, long distance running, free-diving, self-employment, holistic health, veganism, art, kangen water, financial freedom and my relationships. I don’t always say “yes,” but when I do I am fully committed and fully onboard. Many of you ask me how I find my motivation or maintain my productivity while working from home. My answer? I was never looking for motivation in the first place. I know what it is I want for myself, my lifestyle and my happiness. I’ve known for years. It's a part of me. I am my own motivation. My body, my health, my business, my impact on this planet, my bucket list, my travel plans are my own motivations. I think that’s really what it comes down to in the end. Prioritizing yourself and your life if you could live entirely on your own terms - free of health, personal or financial inhibition. Fine tuning what it is you would do if you woke up tomorrow and were able to live out the life of your wildest imagination. A “what would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow?” type deal. I’ve always loved tuning into that frequency. Closing my eyes and visualizing every last detail. Where I would travel. Where I would live. How I would spend my money. What my business would look like. How my friend’s and family’s lives would be impacted. How my life would be impacted. Its easy to think that these thoughts are ego-based (and maybe they are,) but if I learned anything since moving across the country on my own at 19 and then dropping out of university to pursue my business at 20, its that your own happiness must come above all else. What you bring into existence will be shared with those around you. You help others by helping yourself first. I allow myself to be greedy with my happiness. To book the plane tickets I can’t always afford. To take the weekend off when my inbox is overflowing. To give myself the benefit of the doubt. To treat myself. To splurge.To trust. To celebrate. I may not know exactly what I’m doing at all times, but I know that whatever I’ve done has brought me to this point so far. And the view from here is pretty incredible.
The orange trees refused to blossom unless we bloomed first when we met they wept tangerines can’t you tell the earth has waited it’s whole life for us @rupikaur_
What an incredible thought it is that some of the best days of our lives have not happened yet.
GETTING CLEAR ON MY VISION IN 2018 This year I will .. - Inspire 14,000+ people around the world to go vegan - Share Kangen water machines with 444 new families and personally inspire each one to eliminate single use plastic bottles from their home - Eliminate 10 hours online/on electronics/digital devices each week (40 hours a month/520 hours a year) - Celebrate my first ever six figure year. This one I can feeeel in my soul. - Organize & Host my first beach clean up event - Travel to Greece - Hire a personal assistant - Create 4 new paintings - Travel to the Mentawai Islands - Run my 5th full marathon - Publish a weekly newsletter - Finalize plans to live and complete my dive master's certification in the Seychelles - Buy a one way ticket overseas and backpack on my own for at-least 30 days - Complete my second free diving course. Reach a max. depth of 111 feet. - Complete another yoga teacher training course + improve as a teacher - Hire a financial advisor - Open a mutual fund - Read or listen to thirty new books - Participate in a 7+ day vipassana meditation retreat - Donate/Give away/Eliminate at-least 50% of my remaining personal belongings - Set dates for my first ever private holistic health/detoxification/lifestyle retreat - Be able to write an end of the year $10,000 "mahalo" check to my three sisters and my two parents for the infinite love, support + group texts Feeling overwhelmed with determination this year. Motivation is all around me. I am prioritizing my physical + mental health this year above all else. Focusing my attention on what is most beneficial for my happiness and growth and graciously releasing all that isn’t. We are the visionaries of our own existence. The architects of our life by design. The day dreamers. The artists. The millennials. The entrepreneurs. The creators. The cultivators. We are abundant. All mighty. All powerful. We have everything we could ever need. ✵ I would love to read some of your own visions and aspirations. Sharing posts like this is a powerful way to maintain accountability and reflect on your progress in the upcoming months ✵ Go with gratitude X
twenty four
I’ve visited three specific places in my dreams that I’ve traveled to in a past life (Or maybe a future life?) The moment these seemingly unfamiliar locations appeared in front of me within my dream, I knew I had been there before. Or I was going to. A strong sense of connection and deeply rooted knowingness surfaced within my consciousness. I have found my nirvana. I dream vivid dreams every single night. It’s very rare for me to wake up and not remember exactly what it was I was experiencing in my sleep realm a few moments prior. I dream in color. Bright, bold, ecstatic color. All night long. I see whites, greens and blues in unforgettable hues. It feels as though I soak in colors rather than gaze upon them. I physically feel light, temperature and sensation on my skin while dreaming. I most commonly dream of people. Relationships, conversations, challenges, successes and conflicts I must overcome with others. I dream of people I know, and people I don’t yet. When I dream of places though, it’s a very distinctive type of dream. Altered, almost. Otherworldly. I’ve visited vast oceans, mythical lagoons and archipelagos of faraway islands in my dreams. “I’ve not yet been here before, have I?” For now, I run trails, scour beaches, climb mountain ridges and peek over sea cliff ledges looking to locate my utopia. Sometimes, I don’t know where to start. Most times, I know I am on the right path.
As a child I remember experiencing growing pains in both of my legs and my knees. It was a pain I could never place my finger on. My legs would ache constantly. I would sit in class and physically squirm to get out of my seat. I would beg my mother to pull over the car so I could get out and bend my knees on the side of the road. When it started to affect my sleep at night, we went to the doctor. She told me that these pains usually flared up after intense activity and assured me they would eventually get better on their own. They come and go, she told me. Thats fine, I thought. I just didn’t understand why my growth presented itself in ways so uncertain and unpredictable. Why was my own evolution correlated to pain? I don’t remember when the pains stopped. I just know that one day I stopped rubbing my knees and complaining of the soreness. I am currently experiencing a new round of growing pain in my life. A “growth period” I like to call it. Lengthening, growing, unfolding further with each passing pain. I’ve worked on my health, my relationships, my family, my business, my art, my home and my travel itinerary for so long. I’ve undergone the intense activity that I have been forewarned about. In a sense, I knew it was coming. I began to fear the uncertainty and reacted. I resisted separation from everything that felt reliable and sure in my life. Now, I am now learning to release my grip on some of the things I’ve worked my hardest to hold onto. To detach from exterior sources of validation and other’s approval. To trust in my growth. To trust in my pain. To trust in myself, and my knees and my feet that keep me connected to this earth. To trust in my heart. And my intuition. And my process. To remind myself that this growth period too shall pass. I promise to let myself pull the car over. Get up from my seat. Stretch my legs. Stretch my lungs. Run. Cry. Fly. “They come and go” I assure myself. I rub my knees less and less each day.
New moon in Capricorn A time to fine tune. To envision. To cultivate. To set into action. A time to take shape and embody your most powerful self. A time to listen. A time to be heard. The first moon of the new year also falls on my birthday. A day spent re-visiting new year resolutions and planting seeds of my consciousness. What are you creating in your life this year? What are you creating this month? What are you building? What are you celebrating? What dreams are you awakening?
Cast your intentions out to the ocean. Let your soul spill into the seas. Photo: @keaniandrade