less and less to say

"As my prayers became more attentive and inward I had less and less to say.

I finally became completely silent.

I started to listen - which is even further removed from speaking.

I first thought that prayer entailed speaking. I then learnt that prayer is hearing, not merely being silent.

That is how it is.

To pray does not mean to listen to oneself speaking. Prayer involves becoming silent, and being silent, and waiting until God is heard."

Soren Kierkegaard

Halau U'hane Lomilomi Lapa'au

This weekend I added to my O'hana by becoming a part of Halau U'hane Lomilomi Lapa'au with Kahuna Uncle Harry U'hane Jim and Auntie Sila Lehua Bray Jim.

It is a great honor to be accepted into the Halau of traditional Hawaiian teachers.

Aloha nui no, pomaika'i ne au. I am so grateful for all the blessings that surround me.