👁 Sense
What was the first thing you smelled when you stepped outside? Describe it without using obvious words like 'ocean' or 'tropical.'
Back to Journey
Stage 4 of 16
Arrival Day
The first breath of salt air
Threshold & Presence
Today's Intention
Today is not about doing. It's about arriving—in your body, in this place, in this moment.
"The seaplane descends and suddenly there it is: blue that doesn't belong to maps, islands that look like they're dreaming. You have crossed into another grammar of being."
Gentle
Grounding, sensory prompts to ease into reflection
🫀 Body
Your body has been in transit. How does it feel now? Heavy? Light? Confused about what time it is? Listen to what it's asking for.
Close your eyes for this one
💭 Reflect
Look at the lagoon's gradient—from pale turquoise at the shore to deep blue at the reef edge. Each shade marks a different depth. Where in that gradient would you place your emotional state right now?
Reflective
Emotional and relational explorations
💭 Reflect
What did you leave at the airport that you hope doesn't follow you here?
👁 Sense
Find water—the sea, a pool, a glass. Touch it. What does water mean to you, really?
Touch water before answering
👁 Sense
Pick up a handful of sand. This isn't ordinary sand—it's coral, ground by parrotfish over centuries, passed through their bodies. You're holding digested time. What does that weight feel like?
Actually hold the sand as you reflect
🫀 Body
Find a palm tree. Touch its trunk. These trees bend in cyclones but rarely break. What would it mean for you to have that kind of flexibility?
Go to a palm tree
Deep
Challenging questions for those ready to go further
∞ Meaning
You are now surrounded by ocean in every direction. What does it feel like to be held by something so vast?
🌑 Shadow
Look at the horizon. The person standing there looking back at you, from far away—who do they see?
Your Reflections
These prompts are for you alone. Write in a journal, speak them aloud, or simply let them move through you. There is no right way to reflect.
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