An Apple A Day

An Apple A Day

An Apple A Day Stay WellIn this new year, I have decided that this blog will be focusing more intently on supporting your health journey with science-backed wellness education and information from some of my trusted resources. This month we are focusing on our immune...
A Season of Change

A Season of Change

A Season of Change Whether you live in a cold or warm climate, during this season of the year there are always special changes to be found…..if we can pause long enough. In the midst of the excitement and sometimes chaos, here are a few ways to make the season one of...
Spring Into Wellness

Spring Into Wellness

Spring Into Wellness Spring Into WellnessSpring is my season. It encompasses so many of my life experiences and offers possibilities. So, let’s explore all that spring brings for our growth.The first thing I wanted to examine is the meaning of the equinox. The equinox...
A Season for Magic

A Season for Magic

A Season for Magic A Season for MagicWhether you live in a cold or warm climate, during this season of the year there is a special magic to be found…..if we can pause long enough. In the midst of the excitement and sometimes chaos, here are a few ways to make the...
Summer Reading

Summer Reading

Summer Reading I wouldn’t call myself an avid reader but when I find a really good one I devour it! Sometimes more than once! With the changes that summer brings to most of our schedules it allows time for that type of indulgence. So, I thought I would share with you...
New Perspectives

New Perspectives

New Perspectives Where do I begin? My world, our world, has seen so many changes in the last year I hardly know where to begin. So, thought I would begin with a new perspective. As I begin to transition to a new part of my journey, in retiring from my career of the...
Finding Abundance

Finding Abundance

Finding Abundance My birthday always brings me the opportunity to recognize the abundance in my life and express gratitude. One of the turning points in my journey was when I was able to really acknowledge the abundance in my everyday, ordinary life. So, today I want...
Navigating Life

Navigating Life

ʽIke i ke au nui, me ke au iki. Know the big currents, know the little currents As with other sea-faring cultures, Hawaiians used nature to guide them on their journey.  At sea, the sun, moon, stars, wind, waves, and birds were used to navigate.  Vigilant study of all...
Steps to Success

Steps to Success

The story is told of a young man who decided to climb the ladder of success. He put in long hours, sacrificed Saturdays with his family, and eventually inched his way up to the top rung on the corporate ladder — only to find his ladder was against the wrong...
A Year of Enlightenment

A Year of Enlightenment

I am thrilled to say that today marks  one year since I started this blog journey and I want to thank all of you have traveled it with me so far. Being able to share my thoughts, goals, and aspirations with you has brought me that much closer to the realization of...
A Year of Gratitude

A Year of Gratitude

As I approach the first anniversary of my blog I took a look back at all I have to be grateful for in the past year and beyond there, what has brought me here. I have kept journals for a very long time and one thing I find consistent in them are my gratitude lists and...
Dry Seasons

Dry Seasons

Dry seasons come and go. In some areas of the world the dry season is the winter months and the earth is waiting for the wash of spring rains. For writers and artists, those dry seasons also come and go. So, looking at how nature works through a dry season can give us...
A Year of Enlightenment

Under the Kukui Tree

Thought it might be a good time to repost this one. Under the Kukui Tree…The kukui tree in my backyard has been one of the main sources of enlightenment for this new journey of Alaka’i Associates. It began as a sapling carried down from the Koolau and...
Leaving Tracks

Leaving Tracks

“On your journey through the sands of time…leave tracks…” ~ anonymous~ This quote was on a card I once received from a co-worker and it just struck such a chord for me that I keep it posted right in front of me at my desk. It is a constant...
Navigation

Navigation

As we welcome the Hokulea voyaging canoe home to Hawaii after its voyage around the world, I thought this olelo no`eau, Hawaiian proverb, was most appropriate to share in the perspective of our own journeys. ʽIke i ke au nui, me ke au iki. Know the big currents, know...