Written and Edited - June 22nd, 2017 - 12:40 pm to 1:08 pm
Edited - June 27th, 2017 - 5:52 pm to 6:18 pm
Aloha
After November 3rd, the widows went on tours across the country to respond to talk about the Greensboro Massacre.
Looking back, I think it was to address false media portrayals of the widows and others involved.
I don't remember how long these tours took place. I think they started either within months or years of November 3rd.
And the widows divided the country so that they coordinated strategically. And I think that the widows probably coordinated with Nelson, Joyce, and others. Looking back, the widows might have also gone to places and spoke with Nelson, Joyce, and others depending on different factors.
I wasn't involved with the coordinated efforts other than hearing information around me.
And I think I was updated periodically when my mother was going to speak somewhere.
I might have gone to some of the places with my mother but I don't remember.
But I do remember when Hawaii came up. My mother said that she was going to Hawaii to talk about her perspective of November 3rd.
I think I asked her if I could go with her, which might have been a repeated question. But especially to Hawaii.
My mother said, yes, I could go to Hawaii with her.
But at some point, my mother told me that she was sorry but it was decided collectively for another widow to go to Hawaii but not her. And since she wasn't going, I wouldn't go either.
So, that's the closest I ever got to Hawaii.
But I wonder what I might have gained to enhance my journey if I had gone.
While I was somewhat disappointed at the time I think I understand or had at least some understanding.
And I'm even more spiritually confident, now (June 22nd 2017 - 1:00 pm) that things happened the way they needed to. People who were meant to be there were there and everything happened the way it was supposed to.
So, even though I don't know a lot of the details in the physical, human form realm, I believe and feel everything happened the way it was supposed to.
My spirit is moving me to look up the meaning of Aloha. My impression is that it's similar to Shalom which means hello, peace, and goodbye. But I wonder if there's more to it than that. So, I looked up the meaning June 22nd when I worked on this expression and I'm looking it up again now, June 27th, 2017 at 5:57 pm.
I looked on line briefly and found some other meanings in addition to hello and goodbye.
So here's an excerpt of a description that I found for Aloha according to (https://makanacharters.com/what-does-aloha-mean-the-locals-guide-to-kauai/).
The real meaning of Aloha in Hawaiian is that of Love, Peace, and Compassion. It’s the guidelines of how to live – a life of Aloha is one when the heart is so full it is overflowing with the ability to influence others around you with your spirit.
So, it seems like there's more depth and meaning to aloha then I realized. I think that I'll probably continue to gain insight as my reflective journey continues. So, Aloha.