A visit to the Islands - palm fix

I feel like this is some sort of confession of a palm tree lover, but I have moments where I need to "get my palm on." That is to say, in my opinion life is so much happier when surrounded by palm trees! It's as though my heart thrives in environments where palms flourish. In other words, it beets to the drum of the tropics!!! I come by this love of warmth quite naturally I can assure you. The summer loving hearts of this world can understand what I'm talking about. For that reason, Hawaii holds a special place in my heart. It seems to culminate happiness and joy!! So I was super stoked to get my palm on in Maui.

It might sound corny, but I feel like colours are much more vivid in Hawaii. There's something about the magical recipe of ample rainfall, tons of sunshine, and my very favourite, warmth.

And did I mention lush?

Forget cedar hedging, Hawaii does it right!!!

Part of getting my palm is summed up with the coconut palm. In many respects it's not the most beautiful (though wonderful), but it has a presence about it. I think it's the way it seems to stretch upward. And then there's the way it seems to shimmer in the right light. Ultimately the coconut evokes the tropics and thereby resonates with my heart.

But much more than warmth, palm trees, tropical vactions, etc, my visit to Maui felt like a breath of fresh air. It was one of those much needed suspended moments in time where you just hit pause. Where you can take time out and think clearly. See clearly.

And while suspended, the realization that the moment is fleeting makes things all the sweeter.

Because in the moments of clarity you realize you have to savour it.