ALOHA way of Life 💜 + My Hawaii photos

Those of you who have been fortunate enough to have visited Hawaii Islands are familiar with Aloha spirit. There's something so magical about the way of life in Hawaii. After having lived there for a few years, I carry Aloha spirit with me anywhere I go. Hawaii has become a part of me forever. I want to explain you a deeper meaning of Aloha and share some of photos of me in Hawaii covered in flower leis :)

What is Aloha spirit?

Aloha is the combination of two smaller Hawaiian words, ‘alo’ and ‘ha.’

Ha is derived from hanu - the breath of your life - a concept which is the basis to the Hawaiian way of thinking. When you breathe in and collect your breath, you are collecting a type of human intelligence from your three centers of being. Through conscious breath you are connecting with your ancestral wisdom, forward-looking intention, and divinity — combine in each and every breath you take, the breath which will propel you toward living the rest of the following moments. This propulsion of unique being is what we mean by someone’s Aloha Spirit. It is fuelled by ha, the breath of your life, and the engine of your body.

Alo is your demeanour, your presence, your blending into the world and opening up to what each and every day offers up to you — and to what each and every person you encounter offers up to you. You choose to make those encounters happen well, or you don’t. Alo is sort of like personality and mood, whereas ha is more like the character you have when no one is looking, character you will always have, and best of all, a character which is only borne of ancestral good.

One of the most beautifully compelling beliefs about the Hawaiian culture, is that there is no such thing as a bad person from the standpoint of ha: People are born good. There is only bad behaviour, chosen in disregard or in the manipulation of your alo for some misdirected reason, but a reason which can always be redirected toward good when you manage to purposely connect to your ha. To pause, collect yourself, and “just breathe” is a wonderful way to look at self-management, and to curb impetuous impulse, taking personal responsibility for our own behaviour.

You don't need not be of Hawaiian blood to believe in the goodness inherent in humanity.

Put them together, your alo and ha, and Aloha is living your life from the inside out, where both inside and outside are a harmonious and healthy match, perfectly aligned, and willingly shared with the rest of the world.

“Aloha is unconditional love, for it is the outpouring and receiving of the spirit. It is an expression of unconditional kindness, hospitality, spirituality, cooperativeness with humility, unity and graciousness that touches the souls of others.”
— Managing with Aloha, Bringing Hawai‘i’s Universal Values to the Art of Business

ALOHA is a greeting hello, as in “I offer myself to you completely.” It is the Aloha of goodbye, as in “when we part our Aloha remains ever shared between us, helping us remain healthy and connected” for life is not meant to be a solo proposition.

Imagine what this world could be like if every one of us would choose to live with Aloha spirit :)

Sending you much Aloha! Ilze 💜💜💜