I'm just getting started...

"We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do".

Many people think the commonly misquoted line, “Be the change you seek in the world.”, was taken from the above citation, as Ghandi never actually said this particular line – as great a line as it is.

I love the actual quote, even more.

I have mused about the intention of those words over the years, about how I could live more in line with the concept. To this day, I continue to apply myself by slowing down to listen and observe, to “hold space”. I find that leading by example, with positive intention, is one of the most important things I can do to help affect my world. In doing so, I continue to do my best to grow and expand, without expectations or limitations on myself or others.

So, here I am sitting in warm, sunny Tucson, Arizona. A far cry from my home of 20 years, in beautiful Hilo, Hawaii. So many folks have assumed I’ve retired. Friend, I’m only 60 – I’ve got a lot of life left to live! Retire? No. I am taking a sabbatical of sorts. I’m taking some time off from a life I had become accustomed to, to learn new things, to have new experiences so that I can expand my practice, to bring fresh perspectives and different approaches to what I already, naturally, do.

In Sept of 2025, I sold my home, and closed the doors of my very successful acupuncture practice of over 15 years and – as they say – I hit the road. I flew back to the mainland with Tiger and Bella, my two foster kittens and I bought a 2023 Airstream Caravel. I dubbed her Serenity (I’m a sci-fi fan), and we took off on our current adventure towards the end of December 2025.

Gotta be honest here – I’ve not been that scared since the morning the recruiter drove me to the MEP station Boston, where I joined the Navy. Gosh, so much could go wrong. I’ve never towed a damn thing in my life! Everything was new and overwhelming. I’d been living a small, rural life out on the Big Island. Suddenly I was dragging a 20’ trailer behind me, rolling down the highway with semi-trucks passing me like I was sitting still!

But I’d made myself a solemn promise before I started this whole thing, way back in the spring of 2025 when I put the house on the market: If I was really going to do it, I was going to stick with it for at least one solid year before making any further decisions of what my life was going to look like. This is not as simple as it sounds. I’m a planner, a doer, driven to create the next thing.

But, I reminded myself, this is how I will learn. This is how I will expand. This is how I will grow.

Through the fear of doing new things, the radical changes, the uncomfortableness of not knowing something, I have to call on my own resources. I have to relearn to trust myself. I have to rely on others. I have to put myself out there. And from all of that, comes the joy of expansion. Meeting new folks, learning that I really can do this or that. Dreams can come to fruition, when you take chances and walk through those open doors.

And it all starts with that one, first step. That desire to be the change one wishes to see in the world. I want to see people growing, thriving, being happy, reaching their goals – and in doing so, helping others to see the possibilities within their own selves. If I can do, so can you!

So welcome. I’m so glad you are here. This is me reinventing myself, of growing from where I’ve been, into whatever might be possible. I’m leaving that big stuff up to the Universe.

I have a very distinct vision of wanting to expand my education and knowledge to help elevate my practice, to be able to evolve what I do to a higher form. I want to take it easy and play and explore new places. I want to have fun! I want to continue to share my gifts with others.

I have a vague vision of how all that will come together one day into a new standing practice. I have many more years ahead of me and I want to spend them continuing to help, to heal others, to give back. But I need to trust in the journey. And I want to share parts of that journey with you – in the hopes that it will help you and in turn, you will be able to help others. That is how we change the world.

To those ends, through posts on Instagram and Facebook, through this blog, through online classes and meditations offered on this website and through one on one phone sessions I will be offering to those seeking a more personal connection along their own healing journey – here is my offering. Come on along. See what is possible for yourself and those you haven’t even met yet.

I’m not retired.

I’m just getting started.

And so are you.

Aloha,

- Cat