There is a grace to standing, to moving through life, transitions between light and dark, reaching, falling, and landing. We face uncertainty, forever defining substance and shadow. How do we find the steady trust when there is no thread of certainty?

There is a traditional Hawaiian insight or ‘ōlelo no’eau, that says: “He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina.” A coral reef that grows into an island. (A person beginning in a small way gains steadily until he becomes firmly established.)” – Mary Kawena Pukui, ʻŌlelo Noʻeau No. 932