"The Reverent Ones"

Hello to all. Welcome back. Thank you for returning. It is currently 2:50pm eastern standard time here in sunny Orlando Florida. It is absolutely beautiful outside. If only the media's reports reflected such a sight as we have here in Florida. The sunset will be a stunner this evening, no doubt about it. I moved here in 2000 from Oahu, Hawaii. It was a time in ,my life that will forever be embedded in my memory. Yes, there are times I wonder where, on an alternate timeline, would I be or be doing had I stayed there. It's human to contemplate such things. In other words, it's O.K.! I certainly appreciated the people of the Oahu island. They were in awe of the beauty of the sun, and when it would begin its sensual dance towards the horizon, melting away like butter, they would stand and watch in reverence of it's shear power to hypnotize any living thing in it's glorious path. Once the sun would completely disappear, the natives would clap in honor of the days blessed rays, lighting the tiki torches along the beach in waikiki, and I was brought to tears by such reverence. I soon learned of these hidden gems of the lifestyle there in Oahu, and myself began to appreciate the importance of our sun. I would soon be standing along side my new friends there and clap with them in honor of our most precious star. These days the memories like the setting sun fade in to the recesses of my mind and become less impactful on my present day to day activities. Sometimes, I would cry here in the initial years of living in Florida as a stranded alien who could not return to their former home. I was saddened by the absence of the reverent people of Hawaii. the vibe there was one that should be experienced first hand. I climbed mountains and sat among the clouds and meditated and felt the winds of this great Earth brush my face, like some unseen artist creating me anew moment to moment. I was 26 then. I am 33 now. I am heart broken over who I have become since then. Many years have passed and that would be shelved away as my "Golden Era". A transformation that lasted for a while here in the first 6 months, but gradually faded with time. I want you all to know that I ache daily to be as free as I felt running through those lush forests, and times where I stood and watched the mountain I was on, slip away into the pacific ocean like some Hallmark film. I wanted to share this memory with YOU. I hope it made YOU smile, even if for a brief moment in time. Never forget the moments in life that you were most human. It is the memories which I believe will sustain us in the difficult times ahead of us. Be well today. Breathe. "JASON"