MAUI PULLS ME BACK
Tuesday Sept. 16, 2014
Sand.
Beach.
Golf.
I’ll take two files.
I’ll do some work every day.
I’ll write every day.
Every postponed call, every delayed memo – needs action.
To do’s: file or trash or … trash.
No more than usual, yet sense of urgency will permeate most tasks.
Packing takes less than fifteen minutes. I could start today. Too soon, yet urgency of thought – packing sunscreen, t-shirts, lap-top, shorts, golf shoes, sandals – all I need. And my floral Hawaiian neck cushion. I called the kennel. Gusta gets a holiday too. She’s booked.
Energy level self-boosting, adrenalin rush.
Pack.
Go.
Not so fast …
Laughter, brain flowing. Like hot lava.
Checked passport (needs renewal).
Shoulder-weight slackens, calendar altering overcomes everything – much thought and way-too-long longing, for vacation.
Five years. Partly due to some financial constraints but mostly because of my dad’s frail state, I didn’t go anywhere.
I didn’t go far.
Didn’t stay long either.
This has been a long time coming. So much powerful familiar elation. Planning, booking, packing - something I’ve not done in way too long – feeling relaxed/frenetic all at once – from moment booking is made (thank you CC - you are fast – and you delivered seat-sale prices, woo-hoo, who knew?)
Fresh eyes – for every file, every slip of paper, every task, every agenda item – suddenly only three criteria:
- complete before I go,
- start and complete before I go, and
- don’t even think about starting that!
Routine.
And projects – first two categories.
Hints for travel to Hawaii this November: have great travel agent, book kennel, check passport, pack, go … just book-em Dano.
Lots of time, but none for wasting.
Mark Kolke
column written/ published from Calgary
morning walk: 7C / 44F, clear, light breeze … Gust and I walked under a half-moon and sky full of stars this morning. I couldn’t help but think of how much warmer that walk will feel in the debt of night in the middle of Kula, same sky – different location, same air – just relocated a few thousand miles
