I don’t know why this word keeps coming into my mind as
we walk and walk and walk…for some reason I feel like pioneers.
Here in Turks and Caicos when we go for a walk..we
seriously go for a walk. Today we started walking at 9:15 am and returned to
the resort from our walk at 2:45pm!
Ok so it’s not all walking. There’s a lot of swim stops
in the ocean, and some shell seeking, a stop for a beer at another hotel, a pop
into the hotel pool at another. Some sitting down, some sleeping on lawn chairs
along the way for a snooze…..but a serious amount of beach and walking is
covered.
Our favorite thing to do here is to go to each extremity
point of the island by foot each on a different day. Today we went to the furthest
point we have ever been. And what do we do there? We make some serious wishes.
And they always come true. We put our heart and soul into it, we align on our wishes,
we have rituals around our wishes and we have shells we throw into the water
and shells we bring home to remind us of those wishes.
As I write this I realize what a waste it is that we are
not religious. We would be good prayers!
If we have one over loaming important wish we only make
one, like last year when Bear missed his sports exam and we wanted him to get
his place in the elite sports program (and he did!!!), but most years we make
one wish per family member including my Mom. We both agree and wish the same
thing and then get it done with a symbol of a rock and shell.
The
health and happiness of our family and loved ones. And the wish that if illness
has to happen that we and they have the courage and strength to get through with
health and happiness.
For Beauty 2012
That we and she choose the right future for her in terms
of her high school choice which will be made by next year. That we choose and
that she is granted entrance in to the place that will be most happy for her,
best suited. Where she will find joy, beauty, achievement and success. That it
will be the right fit for this magnificent girl.
That he will continue on this magnificent journey he is
on in the last year. Of success, and kindness, and warmth and connection. Of
living into his incredible potential and teaching us every day. To continue on
this great journey he has begun and growth into the wonderful man he will
become.
For Chase 2012
That we and he have the strength to continue to let him
be free, and choose and show all of his wonderful capabilities. That we
continue to have the strong belief we have in him and that he fully believes in
himself. That he discovers in himself his passion and his amazing potential.
That we gracefully allow our first child what is rightfully his: his independence
and growth.
For my Protector 2012
That with his probably
new office….that his clouds turn to sunshine. That happiness in this last part
of his career becomes his. That he finds the peace that belongs to him.
For Me 2012:
That I allow myself to be “retuned”. To grow into the
unexpected and all that it has in store for me. To in the next decade make it
really, really big in terms of my career and go for it with all of my strength,
abilities and determination.
For my Heartbeat Mom
To realize her full full potential of happiness…if she
has not already..and if she has to continue on that beautiful path.
Above
all…..Health and Happiness. The only things that really matter above anything
and everything else.
I love our wish walks. Our pioneer treks and our shell
seeking here are probably one of my favorite experiences of life I have had up
until now. It bonds us, gives us hope, and
provides us clarity and determination above anything and everything. The beauty
of those waves and rocks and ocean and sky are magnificent.
And I know with certainty that all of our wishes will
come true.
