Secret Volcano Hide-Away

Not only are things constantly changing around us, but we are capable of making change in our lives for the better.

Some people love it and others hate it, but no one can deny that change is inevitable. I didn't realize how much I loved and hated change, until I moved to Hawaii. One of the biggest changes you can make in your life is moving. To be honest I moved to Hawaii to change my life and to give myself a restart from all my life back in California. I had fallen into a negative mind set due to events in my life that were completely out of my control. I was willing to leave all my friends and family and move to a "Secret Volcano Hide-Away" (as my father would call it) . It would be my first time living outside of California and the first time living without my father.

Two months after graduating I packed my bags and moved to Hawaii with my Hanai Auntie (Hanai meaning informal adopted family in Hawaiian). Living in Hawaii was nothing like what I expected. As shy as I was, making friends was challenging for me. For a solid year I made no friends and struggled to see a light during this dark time. I started doubting myself and thinking I must be foolish for moving to a place like Hawaii. I started isolating myself and only going to school, work, and back home.

One day I called my father crying, explaining how much I hated being alone and friendless. Suddenly in the middle of my crying, I stopped myself. I stopped thinking of my situation negatively and stopped feeling sorry for myself. Right then and there I made a manifestation out loud to my father. I promised to him that by the end of the month I would make one new friend. The next day I had met my first best friend in Hawaii.

What I hadn't known or learned until that moment, is that change is all around us and inside of us. Not only are things constantly changing around us, but we are capable of making change in our lives for the better. You don't need to move to a "Secret Volcano Hide-Away" to change your life. You just need to practice having a positive mind set and start embracing the changes that happening around you. Only then can you start living the life you choose.

You don't need to move to a "Secret Volcano Hide-Away" to change your life.