The Gingey WILD Heart

Today was Baby Beach in Lahaina. It's an interesting beach, nicknamed for its gentle waters. As you walk down the street towards the beach, locals surround the entrance hanging out, playing music and their surf boards are all lined up from short to long. There's a cemetery right before the entrance to the right hand side and on the left side there is the Lahaina Jodo Buddhist Mission. I've yet to find any information on this cemetery in the sand.. The sand is golden and today super hot. The water is shallow and the reef is pushed further out. It's a quiet beach. No matter how often or how early I put sunscreen on, my feet are on fire and my ankles are literally swollen from all the salt, but it sure is beautiful. I spent majority of the day in and out of the water, trying to cool off from the heat. It's funny because it's literally probably only 83-86° but the UV index isn't even 1-10, it's Extreme (in bold letters). ...

Sometimes slowing down and doing nothing is the best medicine and that's what I did today. I sat on a beach in Kihei all day. The tide came in and the tide went out and then came back in again. The wind swept up and the umbrella flipped inside out and then all was right side again. These patterns continued throughout the day. The water was beautiful and felt just the same. It was a measly 85°, shucks. I can see the attraction of everyone coming here. The water is so blue, the sand is perfectly soft. This trip has really played an important role in my life. What it is, I'm not sure of yet, but there is a transition taking place internally. Maybe its just weeks away from another annual reflection, I'm not sure, but more will be revealed. After the beach I had a pineapple, strawberry and coconut shaved ice and let me tell you it was absolutely delicious. It could have been a result of being in the sun all day, but I'm not g...

Monday, Monday... We headed down to the water with 2 paddle boards, a single canoe and some snorkel gear and made it a beautiful morning in the water. Kyle and I were on the paddle boards and Lauren in the canoe, we made our way through the water. Paddle boarding in the ocean is a whole lot different than in the ocean, but what a joy it was! We came across some turtles coming up for air. They weren't even phased at how close we were to them in the water. What remarkable creatures. I came up for air after snorkeling to see more of the turtles and jumped on my board just in time for Lauren to capture me in my true essence Wading in the water, I was in disbelief of how calm the water was and how beautiful this island really is. I thought about life and love and all I have learned along my journey. I thought about my friendships and what goes into them. Today I can show up; today I can be present; today I can show those around me they and their time are impo...

Sunday morning began with a daily reflection on natural faith. A discussion deep down in every man, woman and child, is the fundamental idea of God. Whether obscured, misguided, or powerful, it's there. I sat thinking about my own path with finding, building and maintaining my belief and faith. What a beautiful journey it has been. I have learned the most when I've done what don't normally do and when I don't do what I want to do, God is in the experience. I took a walk down the beach sidewalk surrounding all the major hotels on the island. People were lining up for surf lessons, I must have seen 5 different groups with 5 different rash guards on promoting the surf company. After passing 3 hotels I came across a smoothie shop and ordered some juices to go and made my way back to the Maui club before heading back to the house. Lauren came and picked me up shortly after and we made our way to the beach for a 4th of July BBQ where we spent the rem...

I'm waiting to board and the Denver flight to the left of me fully boarded and they called for 2 passengers. The boarding time ended and they closed the gate. 10 minutes later this man pulls up and he's irate that they won't let him on the Denver flight that's currently pulling out of the gate. He's throwing his bags and being dramatic making scene most likely because he has an audience. The airport police walk in per usual and the gate attendant is trying to get him to put a mask on. Then i hear her recommend he take San Francisco to Denver and I think omg you've got to be kidding me, with my luck they'll put him in the seat next to me. Thankfully, that's not how this story ends. However, I did get the privilege of sitting across the row from a man who had decided to use his phone to entertain the people around him with his music, until the flight attendant finally asked him to use headphones mid take off. It's not even 6:3...

This morning I left Sonoma County and detoured to Santa Cruz. I arrived in Santa Cruz around 10:20 and showed up at the door step of my long time friend Em. We've known each other this long (picture below) For the record, that was a caveman or walk the dinosaur dance and not a bunch of unbathed girls, kaay. This girl is no joke probably one of the coolest chick's I have ever met. We road sector 9's. She sat on a curb in front of Starbucks with me when I tried a cigarette for the first time and nearly or maybe fully puked everywhere as a result. When I got grounded, I'd log into her AOL account because mine was taken away. She'd call me mad and tell me to get off and I'd try to act like it wasn't me. She never believed me. We stomped all over Indian wells and when she moved to Coronado,  we stomped all over Coronado too. We both liked snowboarding and surfing. Now we both additionally like biking and hiking. So when I g...

The twins returned from grad night around 2-2:30am this morning and I woke them up around 11:00am. We were heading to Jenner with Anika to hike today. Anika arrived at 11:30 and we were on our way to Jenner Headlands Preserve. We began up the Sea to Sky Trail, which would ultimately be a 15 mile round-trip trail, with 3,500' elevation gain and labeled as strenuous. While generally we would hike 3 miles every hour or 45 min, beginning at 11:30am, we thought it best to just play it by ear and be mindful of a turn around time if need be. This hike would take an experienced hiker 7 hours round trip. Well it wasn't like you gradually inclined; right from the start you were heading up. The wind was 20 mph and the temperature was 57°. It was chilly and the wind wasn't exactly working in your favor. I was hiking with two boys half my age and girl that trail runs and works out more than regularly; to say I was out of my league was an understatement, lol. ...