Making the Move

In a matter of 36 hours, I have moved. Just like that. I room opened up. One that I thought would fill very quickly without a problem. I wasn’t at liberty to move because of my lease. As the room remained vacant, I thought I would start a conversation with my landlady. One thing fell into place after another, and I loaded the new car with all my things and moved a mile closer to work.  

In some ways it seemed silly to move 1 mile away from where I was originally living. However, I knew I was ready for a change. I was ready to move out of the basement level. I was ready to have a full kitchen. I was ready to have more of community feel with the opportunity to have people come and visit. I lost some things in the exchange (a washer and a bigger room) but it was worth it.

New Job at Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science

As I sit out on the couch on the lanai, I am happy with my decision. A new job, a new car, and a new place to live. It only seems fitting that all started at the same time. Big changes this month. Some that have been in the making for months, and some, like this one, that just appeared before me. I just had to decided to make the move.

Enneagram Buddy

For the past few months I have been digging deeper and deeper into a tool called the enneagram. I was introduced many years back but didn’t see its true value until this year when I watched a talk with Richard Rohr on emotional sobriety. This lead me to the book The Road Back to You by Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile. Podcasts and more reading material kept fueling this journey to better understand myself, expand my compassion for others, and lean into spiritual formation.

The enneagram also kept popping up in conversation. This is how I met Sara. We just feel into enneagram talk and never looked back. Exchanging resources and encouraging each other to take on the tougher challenges, facing things we didn’t want to admit about ourselves. She has been a blessing to have around as I just need to process things externally sometimes.

The time arrived for her to move on from this island and journey to a new one that offers her opportunities to expand her education. She will me missed. As a parting gift I decided to make her a patch with the symbol of the enneagram. My hope is that it will grab someone else’s attention continuing the conversation and taking the journey to a whole new place.

After Three Years it Finally Happened

12 days short of my 3 year anniversary on this Island, I finally bought a car! The new job is in a town 19 miles away and the need for transportation was a necessity. This all happened in a whirlwind, and would not have happened at all without the help of so many:

The Seller - Not sure if you believe in God, but this interaction and exchange dripped with divine intervention. Thank you for your generosity. You definitely display the spirit of Aloha.

Jean - You so graciously shuttled me around in my new found chaos at my new job. You are a trooper and an inspiration

Craigslist - Without you, me and my car would not have met

And finally...

Wayne - You did all of the work. Phone calls, orchestrating meeting locations for multiple individuals, asked questions, and were willing to back me on anything I needed. I would have missed this opportunity if not for you.