My Wish for You…
August 10 was my birthday! To celebrate, I spent six days in Hawaii. The funny thing is, I had no idea I was going to Hawaii until the week before. I asked the Universe where I should spend my birthday. I closed my eyes, spun the globe and my finger landed
exactly on Hawaii. There was no question. So… I was going to Hawaii! I had no idea how I’d make it happen. But as the days progressed, it all fell into place. The right flights. The points for the hotel. Even a friend who volunteered to stay with my dog at my house for the week. It all fell into place as if it was meant to happen,
so off to Hawaii I went.
The most memorable moment on my trip was a hike I conquered the day after my birthday. And I say conquered because that’s exactly what I did. It was an unmaintained trail, and was deemed to be “for the very experienced adventurers” – for good reason. I climbed over boulders. Trekked through 10 foot foliage (I was following the wrong markers –
ha!). I found myself off-course twice. And thought about turning back around and giving up three times. But after an hour of hiking, I came across my first humans, and they encouraged me to keep going. Then I met a trio about a half hour later, and they promised
it would be worth it. So I kept going.
The trail was muddy, riddled with roots and barely wide enough for a single person – some parts I was overlooking a very drastic drop down into a gorge. I was tired, thirsty and covered in mud (that was concealing bruises I would discover later) – but I kept
going. Until I was there… a steep cliff, rope decline away from the most magical waterfall I’ve ever seen. And as I dipped my body into the cool water, soothing my aches, I looked around me at the gift this earth had created. And I said, “Thank you.”
My wish for you is to take a chance on the unknown. Be guided by your heart. And don’t give up, no matter how many times you want to. We are all on this journey for a reason, and we may have to get muddy and bruised before we can get to the place where we can understand – this is why I’m here. This is why I was gifted this experience. May the magic of this world enter your life and leave you so in awe that you have to say, “Thank You.”
www.rebeccadonovan.com
exactly on Hawaii. There was no question. So… I was going to Hawaii! I had no idea how I’d make it happen. But as the days progressed, it all fell into place. The right flights. The points for the hotel. Even a friend who volunteered to stay with my dog at my house for the week. It all fell into place as if it was meant to happen,
so off to Hawaii I went.
The most memorable moment on my trip was a hike I conquered the day after my birthday. And I say conquered because that’s exactly what I did. It was an unmaintained trail, and was deemed to be “for the very experienced adventurers” – for good reason. I climbed over boulders. Trekked through 10 foot foliage (I was following the wrong markers –
ha!). I found myself off-course twice. And thought about turning back around and giving up three times. But after an hour of hiking, I came across my first humans, and they encouraged me to keep going. Then I met a trio about a half hour later, and they promised
it would be worth it. So I kept going.
The trail was muddy, riddled with roots and barely wide enough for a single person – some parts I was overlooking a very drastic drop down into a gorge. I was tired, thirsty and covered in mud (that was concealing bruises I would discover later) – but I kept
going. Until I was there… a steep cliff, rope decline away from the most magical waterfall I’ve ever seen. And as I dipped my body into the cool water, soothing my aches, I looked around me at the gift this earth had created. And I said, “Thank you.”
My wish for you is to take a chance on the unknown. Be guided by your heart. And don’t give up, no matter how many times you want to. We are all on this journey for a reason, and we may have to get muddy and bruised before we can get to the place where we can understand – this is why I’m here. This is why I was gifted this experience. May the magic of this world enter your life and leave you so in awe that you have to say, “Thank You.”
www.rebeccadonovan.com
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