Happy Aloha Friday!

Happy Aloha Friday
from Beautiful Maui, Hawaii

Enjoy my YouTube about it made early this morning.

I love Maui ~ and I love the People of Maui and Hawaiian Traditions. One of my favorite traditions is Aloha Friday.

I honestly don't know how the Aloha Friday Tradition started, but am betting that it's the equivalent energetically of "the eagle flies on Friday" on the mainland. Friday represents the last day of the traditional work week, and so cause to celebrate.

I've been told that many Hawaiian companies often celebrate Aloha Friday afternoons with Bar-b-q, beverages and music for employees. Sweet! ...and soooo Hawaiian.

Hawaiians LOVE food (grinds is the Hawaiian term) and lots of it, music, "talking story" with one another; and a sense of Ohana (family in Hawaiian). Truly embodying the Aloha Spirit!

I'll also bet that "dress down" days on Fridays on the mainland were in part inspired by Aloha Friday. C'mon can't you just see the suit and tie guys in Hawaiian Shirts, inspired by a Hawaiian vacation?

Well, not being one to let any good reason to celebrate go by - I decided to create my own Aloha Friday Tradition. I'd gather things that I loved all week, and tuck them away in a closet.

Then on Thursday night it was like Christmas Eve ~ setting things up, even wrapping some items, and making sure that I PAID MYSELF in a beautiful envelope.

How cool...waking up Friday morning to a bunch of goodies! It can be addicting ~ I absolutely LOVE Aloha Friday. I encourage everyone reading this to take a piece of this to heart, and create some personal celebration to engage in. It's inspiring, fulfilling, and most of all FUN!

...Blissin' Out on Maui