It was 2011...

The bure I’m staying in for my last two days at Namale Resort in Fiji is called Tabua, which means whale’s tooth in Fiijan. (Bures are wood and straw huts, similar to a cabin.) This bure is huge compared to the tropical one I stayed in before Tony Robbins’ Business Mastery seminar began. It has an air conditioner, king size bed, a living room area with couches, a large bathroom with a lovely stone shower, a dressing area and an enormous deck. The ocean flows right underneath the deck and there are ocean views on three sides! Lush deep green foliage frames the expansive rolling water.

I'm sitting on the cushioned lounge with my feet up on a hassock and a glass of wine from the mini bar (back when I used to drink alcohol). The tropical sunshine dances on my toes and the smell of the flowering trees is heavenly. I’m so happy in this moment, I want to cry (happy tears).  It seems so unreal I want to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming!

I dress for dinner in a sari and a sleeveless shirt. Even at night, it is always warm here (very much like Maui). I don’t need a sweater for dinner since the eating bure is open to the night air too.

My bure is the last one on the path and it’s now pitch dark. There is a light on the porch of my bure and lights on the main path, but no lights illuminating the winding dirt path from my bure to the paved main path. I contemplate calling for a cart and decide instead to walk to dinner and get a lift back afterwards. I also thought about bringing a flashlight (they have those and umbrellas in every bure). I decide I can find my way without it.

I head out with a light behind me on the porch and the knowledge there are lights on the main walkway. It is a beautiful tropical night and the warm air feels lovely brushing softly on my bare arms and legs.

I reach a point on the path when the porch light is no longer visible and the lights from the main walkway are not yet within sight. It is literally pitch black. There is no moon and I can understand in this moment what it would be like to be blind. I panic, wondering how I am going to find my way.   Read more...

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