Deep Breathing

Ha in Hōlanikū

September 22nd, 2022

Take a deep breath in… and exhale. That’s some of the purest air your lungs will ever savor, untouched for thousands of miles and delivered to your alveoli by a tropical tradewind.

Take a deep breath in… and exhale.

A diver descends to the bottom of the ocean floor to tie a rope onto a derelict fishing net (PC: James Morioka)

Take a deep breath in… and exhale. Weather turns foul, sloppy mistakes compound into headaches, sore muscles devolve to dead legs, stress mounts, and what do three beeps from the outboard engine alarm mean?

Take a deep breath in… and exhale.

Take a deep breath in… and exhale. It smells like fish and flowers. Do I love it or hate it? Is it life or death I smell? Or are those fictions authored by my busy mind, and in fact guano, salt, and neoprene are the simple building blocks of real truth. I have it all, but it will all exist without me.

Take a deep breath in… and exhale.

Take a deep breath in… and exhale. Sometimes you don’t know what the precious moments are until they’re a memory.

Take a deep breath in… and exhale.

Meet the Author

Derek LeVault