A Dream 4 years in the Making

In November, it will have been 4 years since I first set foot in Hawai'i. First on the Big Island, then on Kaua'i. As the plane approached Kaua'i, there was a definite recognition within me. I heard a small voice say “home” even before we landed. This surprised me. I had expected to love it, but I hadn’t expected it to feel like home. By the time the nearly two week visit to the Islands was complete, I could feel myself wanting to live there. Maybe just for a year or two. (Or what would be perfect would be to have homes in both Hawai'i and Colorado!) The warm ocean, the warm weather, the Aloha spirit, the fresh fruits and vegetables, the lush vegetation, the football-sized avocados, the geckos, whales and dolphins! Do I need to continue? You know what I mean. Bliss. Heaven. Paradise. My heart, body and soul ached for it.

When I arrived back home in my beloved Colorado, I began my research into moving to Hawai'i. My mind was having a difficult time comprehending just how I would accomplish it! After a time, I decided it felt too difficult. It didn’t feel like the Universe was supporting me and taking me there. It felt like I was forcing it and trying to “make it happen”. So I made the decision to stop, knowing that if it was a dream of mine and was coming from my heart and not my mind, it would occur. Who knew just when it would occur. I sure didn’t. I let it go. I didn’t wonder about it, or angst over it, I essentially forgot about it and life went off in new directions.

So we fast forward to spring of this year, 2010. Life was dealing me setbacks and roadblocks one after the other. Everything was feeling difficult, like I was moving through deep mud. I finally received a Spirit message about a change in direction. While meditating on this possibility in Rocky Mountain National Park on a cold, wet, spring day, that small voice whispered quickly, “Move to Hawai'i”.

And now finally in Autumn of 2010, nearly 4 years since I first set foot in Hawai'i, and 5 or 6 months after the first indication of change, I have purchased a one-way flight to the Big Island.

What exactly happened during those four years? And what has happened since I first received the message that it was time to move?

Here was a dream of mine that was 4 years in the making:
~Why now and not then?
~Is there something that occurred during that time that helped me to align with the dream?
~Is it all Divine Timing?

Maybe there is something I can share that will assist you! I hope so!

Much love from this Wild Creative Heart to yours,
Lisa

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Surprising Answer!

I had an interesting thing occur yesterday. I took some time to BE in nature as my soul must do quite often to stay in balance. After absorbing nature for a bit, I began making a list of all of the things that I was feeling I SHOULD be doing with my business, with my move to Hawai'i, with relationships... (yes, I carry a small notepad and pencil in my backpack!)

I paid attention as I made the list to how my body responded to each item. I was kind of surprised that the idea of my blog brought some energy into my body. I made a mental note of that and finished the list.

When I felt the list was complete (probably not absolutely complete, but good enough!) I was inspired to ask the question:

Where would it be of most benefit for ALL for me to be spending my time? (That means me and everyone else in my life and the world in general...)

The first thing that came to me was... WRITING. Which surprised the heck out of me, thinking I'm more of a visual artist rather than a writer. I wanted to discount it, but it brought some emotional response as I sat with the idea, so I knew it was True.

So I'm intending to write/journal about the things leading up to my move to Hawai'i on my blog. It's been a dream at least 4 years in the making.... I suspect other things will get done as well, like finding new homes for my belongings, but writing will be a priority. And who knows, maybe I'll be writing and sharing other things too!


Love to you!
Lisa

P.S. Earlier in the morning, I had listened to a refresher call for Certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaches(r) (KMCC) where Jill Badonsky, the Head Muse, reminded us about how to deal with overwhelm. That seems to have inspired the writing of the list of SHOULD'S once I was in nature. The KMCC philosophy really works! :) And don't you love synchronicity? I heard exactly what I needed to hear!


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Celebrating!

Put yourself in the hands of the universe--then you will have no need for control. ~Deepak Chopra




Late Thursday night I did something incredible. I made reservations for a *one-way* flight to Kona, Hawaii in early December! Yes, you read that correctly... One - Way...

I'm putting myself in the hands of the Universe. At this point I don't know where I'm going to be living or what I'm going to do with all of my belongings. I'll let it all unfold from here.

For a person who has been a planner, who likes things to be spelled out, who is has not been much of a risk-taker in the past, this is quite incredible!


I'm celebrating! Paradise, here I come! THIS Wild Creative Heart is moving to Hawai'i!


Looking forward to seeing what the Universe has in store for me! And also sharing the story with you!

Aloha!
Lisa
♥

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