Working Girl

Aloha. I feel it has been a while since I have last written a post and communicated about my life and transformation of life here on the island...and I think it is because I have actually been out living a new life and creating a new schedule and a new identity and trying to establish myself and my presence here on the island.

Bikram Yoga at the Yoga House in Kapa'a has become my new second home....I am practicing bikram yoga now at least 5 days a week, and although I am still very much of a beginner, I am becoming reliant on my instructors and their voice and mantras as a part of my near daily ritual of self-renewal and meditation. The physical demand of the practice is intense, but the mental and emotional commitment is overwhelming and entirely gratifying.

And I have started working again...as a Concierge at the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas on the north shore of the island. It is about a 45 minute drive from my home on a two-lane highway, arguably one of the most beautiful commutes in the entire world. I see the ocean, sunrises, waterfalls, and rainbows all on my drive to work that passes from ocean to lush tropical foliage, to golf courses and taro fields. My desk overlooks the grounds of a 5-star resort that overlooks the Pacific Ocean, where at this time of year is a playground for humpback whales. Yes, I see whales spouting from my desk at work...

As I contemplate my life now and think about the months I spent imagining and dreaming and hoping what my life would be, I feel entirely blessed. I feel like I write now about a life and a present reality that I had written about several months ago as a dream and a vision. For those of you who have been reading my blogs, I work at the same resort as the 'Manager of Fun,' and his name is Kapule. Yes, I work at a resort where there is a core value that produces a job title 'Manager of Fun.' I am still amazed.

My job requires me to talk to people on their vacation about their vacations. My job requires me to talk to people about what they want to do for fun...what kind of food they like, what kind of memories they want to create...what makes them happy. And so if I have to live in Kauai, in paradise, and I have to earn a living...what better way to do so then to talk to people on vacation about their vacations...and the memories they want to create...and what makes them happy. That makes me happy.