Pure Aloha Oath
I solemnly promise
To live every heartbeat of my life
From this day forward
With pure aloha
And every single action be it large of small
Must first come from my compassionate heart
And be supported by my thoughtful mind
With an open heart and an open mind
I will unconditionally love
Every person who crosses my path in life
As a fellow member of our one world ohana
If I truly try my best to do all these things
I will become the person I was meant to be
Filled with inner peace and complete happiness
Living every heartbeat with pure aloha, I can
Bring love into the hearts of others
And make our world a better place
This oath is tacked to the wall in Uncle Clay’s House of pure Aloha. It is a Hawaiian shaved ice shop north of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. I went into the store one day to cool down after one of the marathons that I ran. The shaved ice was excellent because it was made with fruit juices instead of corn syrup. I met the proprietors of the business and they seemed to exude the spirit of the Aloha Oath.
It would not be easy to unconditionally love every person who crosses our path. The oath tells us that it may be accomplished with an open heart and open mind. Right now it seems we live in a world where many hearts are closed and certainly many minds as well. For a lot of us we closed our hearts when we were hurt. We don’t want to experience that hurt again so we withdraw and shut down our feelings and close our hearts. And we often strike out at others who we most love.
I chose the title of my blog to be Heart to Heart after a John Denver song. Check it out on YouTube. Here are the lyrics:
But I’ve seen quite a bit
Some things I’ll always remember
Some things I wish that I could forget
I haven’t quite been around the world
But I’ve been around the block
I know that distances are meaningless
Like the hands that move around a clock
And I know that love is everywhere
Always safe, always true
And exactly where it comes from
Is where it’s going to
My heart to yours
Talk about opening windows
Talk about opening doors
My heart to yours
Your heart to mine
Love is a light that shines
From heart to heart
I encourage all of us who have been wounded and damaged to find a way to open our hearts and let our light shine from our heart to all the other hearts who so want to be loved! From my heart to yours, Thomas
Tomorrow’s blog will be about the amazing treasures you may possess inside you.
Thank you for reminding me to listen to that awesome song!! What a gift JD was and is. and you too! mahalo for your words of wisdom