I am so excited I can barely sleep! As usual I have done nothing to prepare for this trip! I still need to pack, buy travel insurance, travellers cheques...but I have loads of time!! I really need this time to make some important decisions. Right now things are pretty good. My practice has again become the most important part of my life. For a few months there I was only practicing 5 days a week and hanging out with a lot of non-yoga people which was cool but I don't think it was very productive or helpful. I feel like I strayed off my path and I have slowly found my way back. My friend Stephen has been my saving grace and I'm so grateful to him. I have learned so much from him not only about the practice but about myself. He is a font of knowledge and I have discovered humility when I am around him. I feel like I am growing up. That the more I know the less I know and that everyone has something to teach me. Even if that lesson is as blatent as not hanging out with people who party all the time. I mean, hey! Partying is great! I spent years in a haze and even though it was not the best or proudest time of my life it got me to where I am today. So now I am done with it. I have been for a long time. I just sometimes get lonely and think that I'm missing something. I not missing ANYTHING!! So Maui will be a time of quiet contemplation and meditation; practice and cleansing; and decision making. Wish me luck...