I drew a card from my Hawaiian Oracle Card deck - Animal Spirit Guides from the Land of Light by Rima A. Morrell, PhD (http://www.hunalight.com/)after coming home from our vacation in Hawaii; Three days after visiting Lawai International Center.(http://www.lawaicenter.org/).
The card was Hawksbill turtle. The message "Like Honu 'Ea your are reaching your potential. You have the ability to see beneath the surface of the sea and understand that nothing is solid unless your thinking makes it so. He Honu ka 'aina he mea pane'e wale. 'Land is like a turtle; it moves on.' At most we can pass land onto our heirs, but we can take nothing with us when we leave the earth except the qualities our soul has grown. So, why not concentrate on these?"
The shingon shrines at Lawai Center sit on the back of Hawksbill turtle. My trip was all about moving forward and growing my soul. What a wonderful gift to receive this card. A reminder in the face of going back to work and dealing with more winter weather.
