There's a reason for things...

As I was browsing Pinterest I found this quote and I was amazed at how much I can relate to this quote. For years I've been moving around from one place to another (not by choice it comes with the job). I always had a hard time keeping up with friends. At first we didn't have social networks like we do today and people just moved or changed numbers and I no longer had contact with them. I'd get disappointed because it was perhaps someone I really liked or thought as a close friend in some cases family. I would try to contact them but no luck, and then I'd wonder if perhaps these people were trying to find me. I lost many friends and even family members. I still to this day cherish some of the most beautiful memories we shared years ago but I realized long ago that I had to move on and only remember the good. I stopped looking for some of these people and I reached the conclusion that if it's meant to be, then I guess we will someday reconnect.

Thanks to social networking today, I have been able to reconnect with some of these long lost friends. I realized quickly some were genuinely glad to reconnect with me. That was not the case with all of them though. I realized that some just wanted to know or see if they were doing better than me and had absolutely no intention of really establishing a friendship again. Quite frankly, I could care less because I realized that I am who I am because of the lessons life has taught me.

Then I read this quote and it all makes perfect sense. Some of this people I needed in my life to learn valuable lessons from. They also helped make me the person I am today. With the bad friendships I learned what I did not want to become and moved away from that. The good friendships I learned the beauty and qualities all of us human beings share alike. I learned that the people that stuck around, went away, came back, etc... were meant to be in my life regardless of how great or bad it could have affected me. I'm grateful to God but also to those people because if it had not been for them I would've never learned that there's a reason for things...

Love,
Kenia :-))

Kailua Kayaking Experience

Aloha, I am back and celebrating that I can once again continue to blog. I know it has been over two months since I last posted anything, therefore I look forward to blogging more often. I have to say that living in Hawaii has been such an incredible experience, not only for me but for my family. The scenery here is so majestic. The ocean water so refreshing and the weather, oh so beautiful! Well at least in most parts of the island. I live in an area were it typically rains often but it does not bother me because even the rain is peaceful here. We went kayaking the other day and I must say it was so fun and relaxing. The weather seemed terrible at first but things took a drastic turn for the best and we enjoyed ourselves kayaking from Kailua to the surrounding smaller islands. Our first stop was at a small island named flat island I presume. It's actually a bird sanctuary and it is completely flat. From the moment you arrive there you can see the birds nest and hear the music they make. It was such a peaceful experience. Then from there we went to the bigger island were we had the most fun. It is a very rocky site and parts of the of the island had a chasm in which  people can swim. We most definitely swam in them and it was a surreal experience. Kind of like a private tub in the island (lol). In the end it was lovely and a great work out as well. Kayaking is no joke but it is so fun!