Happy Solstice everyone! Its been such a glorious beginning of Summer already for me. I'm still in a state of shear gratitude for the time we are spending here in Maui, and it is filling me with such a lush sense of presence. And thats what this time of the year is for us. The Summer Solstice being the solar equivalent of a Full Moon. Here it is all at its fullness. Lush, ripe, juicy, bursting and revealed.
For me this year its simple. This month has felt expansive and simple. The sweet details of a life fully lived are what have continued to fill my cup each and every day, and the lessons just stream in gently, but potently. And I just keep drinking it in, accepting the fact that I am not full with it yet. Still savoring, still greedy for it, I keep taking it in and then bowing in gratitude.
Yesterday, Jon and I went snorkeling. I love doing it, but have trouble diving under the water with the tube in my mouth. Something about having to hold my breath with this thing attached makes me claustrophobic. I know... it sounds ridiculous, but what can I tell you? So out we went, and out in the salty warm water, the rocking waves, and the magical underworld of the sea, there we were, two bodies floating around, exploring and sharing the treasure we were seeing below us.
It felt like such a magical day for me already. Playing with your love out in the sun, with very little clothing is always fun isn't it? So as we were swimming around, I wanted to go deeper and felt safe doing so with him. As we did, the mysterious treasure of the ocean sunk further and further away from me. We were in about 30 ft deep waters and although I could see the bottom, things seemed so far away. And as he usually does, Jon dove down. He did this often, as he repeatedly found me amazing treasure and surprises to see. Four different sea urchins, a sea slug, and a star fish. He would dive down, find someone to bring up to meet me and then go back down and do it all over again. It was such a joy.
I don't know exactly why, but I have to tell you that it was one of the most romantic things I have ever experienced. Is that silly? I have to laugh at myself now, because I was so over taken with emotion while there in that ocean watching as this hottie would dive down and find little sea beings to bring up to me. And in those moments and throughout the rest of the day and today I feel so full. So feminine, so held by the planet, so in my body, and so in love. So so in love. Such a romantic Summer beginning.
I send you the same sense of fullness. May this Summer be enchanting, full and romantic, in a million different ways.
Happy Summer Solstice.


