Spirit Of Nature

Being in the small island town of Lahaina, I have discovered a certain spirit in people here.  Never have I witnessed this type of unspoken energy, other than in church growing up.  Genuine kindness.  While the struggle is real for some, the genuine attitude of gratitude radiates, on the hard workers, and the homeless alike.  The vibe is alive and well.

Each wave on these beaches, is a surge of energy in which God stirs up for humanity to enjoy and experience Him with. I hear God's voice, finally, through the waves splashing, and bubbling on the individual, unique grains of sand, collectively creating a beach.  Similar, how His spirit lives in all of us, individual human beings, collectively creating the world in which we live, and dominate through Him.  The waves crash against the rocks- the foundation of the island, spraying, and cleansing them of impurities as the blood of Christ cleanses us.  Yet the strong waters, massage the beach, constantly creating some sort of evolution in the form of the beaches.

I have met some incredible people here so far. I've been told, Maui decides who stays in Maui, and who needs to leave... If you are a kind hearted individual, loves, and respects the land and her people, as well as accepts the culture that has been evident for ages, you too, can belong here.  The people who are meant to be here, will indeed, be here, stay here, and thrive here.

So, I put my trust in my abilities, my heart in the Spirit, my faith in God and His creation.  I submerge myself in the salty, warm pacific, I try to swim under, but I can't... there is an invisible force, pushing me back... the salt water, will not let me sink.  So I lay on my back, and let her carry me, floating. My arms outstretched, embracing the sky, the hot sun, melting the negativity and sadness within.  I roll over, face down in the water, cooling my hot face, and head.

I ground my feet back onto the black rocky bottom, and carefully wade back out of the water into softer sand.  From this very simple, yet overwhelming spiritual experience, I concluded one thing, a revelation if you will:

God is in everything.  Every cycle, every current and direction, every grain of sand, and every breeze we experience and feel, is full of God, full of His intentions, His energy, and most importantly, the creation of this world, was done out of a labour of love.  Simple as that.

Noise

Noise is all around.  How does one escape it?

Politicians, salespeople, theologies and philosophies in the name of God even, so loud, so different.

Opinions, biases in media, businesses, favoritism in all aspects, myths, truths, history, mistakes, victories, what is truth anymore?

Is truth simply becoming what benefits certain groups ideals?  Reality is what you make it.  Truth is what is in your heart. Is truth what makes the individual content?

Engines, sirens, talking, yelling, swearing, belittling, NOISE!

Slandering, criticizing, deceiving, NOISE!

Messages, words, images, sounds, thoughts, get nailed into our brains, faster, better, higher, quicker, -

Alleviating noise can be the best thing you can do for yourself.

Spending time in the arms of the one you love, silence (pure silence), being one with nature, with music, submerging yourself in the waters of peace.  Or playing with a child who hears noise, but still pays no mind, knows nothing, cares nothing, but feeling the positive or negative vibes that radiate from everyone, and life.  God Himself, gives peace.  Infiltrates our spirits.

Simplicity.