Over the past decade
I stopped smoking cigarettes.

I fell in love at least three major times.
I loved with all of my heart,
and each time
felt that all of my heart was broken...

This past decade
one of those loves took his own life.

This past decade,
I lived with a partner
for the first time.

This past decade
I got a Master’s Degree
became a therapist,
and started a business.

This past decade,
I learned how to clear energy
with my hands,
and how to hypnotize people
into their past lives.

This past decade,
I became so much more aware
of myself and others.

I stopped eating meat and dairy.

I started to love myself more.

I stopped practicing Bikram yoga,
and starting dancing my ass off.

I traveled to India and Nepal alone,
and hiked Kallalau Valley with friends.

This past decade I left my home
in the busy, pulsating grids of New York City
and created a wonderful life here
in Hawai’i Nei.

This past decade some things happened
that I had only dreamed of before.

This past decade some things happened
that I would never had expected.

This past decade
felt like it had
more ups and downs
than ever before.

I rode Life
like a rollercoaster.
This past decade.