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Frank turned recently 65 in Hawaii. More importantly, he earned his open water SCUBA certification while there. (Make that EARNED! ) This was the primary purpose of our trip, and since I (Ginny) am not a traveler by nature, you better believe it took something that special to get me to leave home. Our good friend and colleague, James, recommended Kauai, having lived in the islands for fifteen years. We found it to be a very beautiful place, and indeed the best way to see it all is by helicopter. Personally, however, if I have to hop on a plane and fly for five hours to an island paradise, I prefer Molokai because there is - literally - nothing to do there but relax; however, while on Kauai I did manage to earn certification, myself… in shopping.
But enough about Hawaii. (Sigh…) Let’s talk about James -- one of the brightest, most receptive, most sensitive, and highly likeable guys we’ve ever met. We were fortunate to have him capably handle Evergreen for us in our ten-day absence, and he was as thrilled to be seeing our clients in Stockton as we were to be eating pineapple and avoiding poi in Kekaha. James came into hypnotherapy through the stage door, having performed as a mentalist and stage hypnotist at The Silver Legacy and El Dorado in Reno, NV, (and soon in Las Vegas). He is a graduate of Evergreen’s Acumen Certification Training, and I must say it has been my privilege and pleasure to serve as his mentor, helping him expand his talents to include the clinical application of hypnosis. He will be opening his affiliate Evergreen office in Modesto sometime in September, and I predict nothing but success for him.
Aside from his new hypnotherapy practice, James is partnering with us on two major projects, one of which is a book that is currently being looked at by several publishers. With luck, we’ll soon have our little masterpiece in the hands of those of you interested in a fun and informative read about creative parenting skills.
As a wrap-up to this newsletter, let me share with you a bit of the language I learned on our vacation. “Mahalo” of course, means thank you; but islanders don’t say, “You’re welcome.” They say, “He mea iki,” (pronounced hay may-uh eekie). It translates into, “No problem.” Now, doesn’t this strike you as more than a social nicety? Think of it as… a way of life. Aloha!
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