Emerging Futures

My time in Hawaii is almost complete.  Tomorrow, I leave the Big Island until the spring of 2009 when I return for a four-day retreat for women.  Emerging Futures:  Power, Passion and Purpose will change lives… including my own! (More information will follow on this ‘Emerging Futures’ retreat re dates, etc.) 

I am already a changed woman.  During my time here (as it is on every visit) the flow of Fire transforms who I believe myself to be, making way for discovery and new ways of moving through my world.  This trip has been no exception.  If anything, it has happened faster than ever before.  With Kiluea more active than it has been for 25 years, I am mindful of my body engaging more quickly in ways that invite insight into my own intentions, interests and personal evolution. 

In these last 10 days, I have awakened to a couple of truths that I carry deep within my cells:  my body knows things that cannot be rationalized outside of me (and thank you, Danny, for helping me relax more easily into that about ‘being’ Hawaiian!); and almost 40 years in the ‘human evolution’/personal growth movement means that I have seen more things come and go than most people will ever discover, from the ‘pet rock’ of human potential to the ‘everything old is new again’ song that can be sung about so much that exists today.  The good news is that I know what I know AND I know it profoundly changes lives!  I now trust that like never before.  In this domain of human evolution, I am claiming my place at the table as a Tribal Elder.   

For some time now, I have been aware of a desire to move forward in the company of 10 other women who are also feeling the ‘pull’ to accelerate their own evolution.  It is not just about creation or co-creation - it is about co-creation for (as Paul has awakened me to) mutual evolution.  That last part - the ‘mutual evolution’ part - is extremely important to me. 

Creating things for their own sake does not light me up like creating things that will press the edges - FAST! - of my own evolution.  Co-creating with others carries the same interest;  will our manifesting X result in us each becoming ‘more’ as a result of engaging?  If not, I have to ask myself:  why would we invest our energy/time/effort in this way?  If I am not pressing myself to discover more, I am being who I have already been.  That’s not good/bad, right/wrong - it’s just way too familiar to capture imagination for very long. 

Some time ago, we became aware that a ‘critical mass’ for the creation of Intention 2009 would be for 200 unique women to engage in ‘Decloaking… and living authentically’ in one 12-month period.  Why 200?  Because when we consider the notion of ‘contagion of an awakened collective’ and the number of people that are touched by 200 women, the potential impact goes beyond linear, sequential impact.  To me, it’s about creating a new way of moving through a new world.  

We already know the impact of contagion of a collective in a coma:  it is what has produced the world we know.  Imagine the impact of contagion of an awakened collective; a collective whose greatest force lies in the awakened genius of each individual choosing to move mindfully forward and engaging with mindful intention to shape the world they desire, rather than learn to adjust to the one they think they’re stuck with. 

It’s also about acceleration… finding ways to speed up the process; to move beyond the capacity of the intellect to manage 7 plus or minus 2 items in conscious awareness and to move instead, to using the intellect to engage the body directly to process at the speed of 3 trillion cellular interactions per minute!  The intellect does have a role and processing isn’t it!  The body (as a quantum biological processor) is the most powerful processor we have - what’s missing is that we don’t know how to get out of the way! 

And so, I prepare to leave the Big Island with plans already in place to return.  I also leave knowing that the next 3 months will find me connecting to those 10 women who are also seeking to co-create  for accelerated mutual evolution and the global change that will come with it.  I welcome contact from women who are called to this same consideration.   Already, three have come into my awareness since being here that I did not know 10 days ago.  Be careful what you ask for!  

Aloha goes with me as I prepare to re-enter my ‘regular’ life.  I leave with a great desire to once again be ‘home’ with my family; and I also leave the Big Island knowing that I belong here and will be back, time and again, to reconnect with the Earth and Water that ground and soothe me, and the Fire and Air that propel me in ways and into expressions that I cannot find anywhere else.  In these moments, I know what it is to be whole. 

Breathing is good…

They’re almost all gone, now… with only 5 remaining on the Big Island and most of them leaving tomorrow.  It has been a magical time through the Mauna Lani Experience and Huna conversation and is, I know, the beginning of more things to come. 

We gathered to explore connection - to the elements, to each other and to Self.  The conversations were powerful and compelling; the environment, at all levels, was nurturing, considerate and life-enhancing.  The outcomes were, as always, life-altering, profoundly awakening and offered a platform for the ‘more’ that we have come to know ourselves to be.  

I loved every minute!  The conversations were rich, textured, authentic and filled with lots of big belly laughs!  The participants were fully engaged, courageous and willing to move outside their comfort level.  All was in flow - and I know that we are all changed.  

As always, it wasn’t always fun… even in Paradise.  And equally as always, it was worth every moment! I never cease to be amazed at the desire people have to live a meaningful life.  The willingness of each person to be open, honest, clear and direct; and to be present when that was happening for someone else.  

Already, we are exploring coming back, seeking to find the ‘right’ time to return to the Big Island and the beautiful Mauna Lani Bay resort.  I know that there will be a gathering of women to explore POWER in an Emerging Futures context.  I also know that there will be another exploration of Huna in an Emerging Futures context.  More will follow…. 

There are many pictures on the WEL-Systems World! Facebook group.  The smells, sounds and sights were a feast for one who has been facing mountains of snow and cold for way too many months!  My favorites are the ones of the hammock by the ocean, the sun gleaming off the water and the folks gathering for the Aloha Reception when we arrived.  I think I just might learn to love this ‘Where’s my camera??’ thing! 

I’ll be heading home in a few days and look forward to the next creation.  I know that Hawaii will be on my schedule at least once a year, if not twice.  There is something very special about being there. 

Aloha!