Matti on Assignment in the Kona Highlands.

Should have gone straight instead of turning right…

A long winding road high above the Kona Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Our rental car is being put through its paces.

We have to double back a couple of times. Ask directions and finally phone the chocolate farm.

Eventually, we find it.

Worth the effort.

Pamela and Bob Cooper are doing great work at Original Hawaiian Chocolate.

We were not disappointed as this is the smoothest 70% dark chocolate in living memory.

As with coffee we stocked up for the journey home. Especially with the criollo.

That is made from the rarest cacao bean on the planet.

The west coast of the Big Island continues to amaze.

See pics on FB.

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

Matti Anttila

Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

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The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

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Matti on Assignment in the norther reaches of the Big Island of Hawai’i.

Everybody gets Mauna Loa macadamia nuts.

We wanted to search further afield.

North from Kailua-Kona we travel up to 2500 feet from sea level…

Past solidified lava fields up to cowboy country.

Paniolos as they are called here have been rustling cows longer than the the cowboy of the American west.

Further north, we find it…the Hamakua Nut Factory.

No claim to any better a nut, but it was a great ride to get here…

See pics on FB…

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

Matti Anttila

Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

Includes: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health delivered once a week to your inbox…until you say stop. J

Motto: To Get the Most Out of Life: Help Others Get the Most Out of Theirs.

Author of:

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

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We flew to Hawai’i on a Boeing 737 Max8.

Now the plane has been grounded because of two crashes.

We had to scramble a little to get redirected back home flying on a different plane.

From the media reports it appears there is a design flaw in the Max8.

CBS and CBC reports indicate the plane was rushed into production with a new computer system. The pilots were not advised of the major change.

Because of the change, the computer software was go stop the plane from taking off at too steep and angle at take-off. If it did so, it could stall and crash.

A lot of money was saved by not requiring pilots to be retrained.

The reports indicate this is what caused the two crashes that took so many lives.

I woke up at 2 in the morning angry that no one in Boeing or the FAA caught this potential problem. This put the lives of my wife and I in danger.

Was this anger justified?

There is an easy argument to say yes it was.

But at 2 in the morning what good was it doing me?

While I logically saw I would be better to let it go, my emotions ran rampant.

It took some doing to release it.

I am reminded of the American prophet Edgar Cayce. He forecast earthquakes, volcanos for much of the USA. When asked where should one live to avoid the coming destruction, his answer was profound.

In effect, don’t worry about it. If you are doing the right thing, you will be in the right place at the right time.

Divine guidance is available to us.

Using meditation techniques, we can get into a loving and blissful state. In that state, we are open to divine guidance to steer us in the right direction at all times.

Only when we slip from that state, do we not have divine guidance.

The work of staying in that blissful state is not necessarily easy.

But it is blissfully rewarding.

Your thoughts?

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

Matti Anttila

Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

Includes: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health delivered once a week to your inbox…until you say stop. J

Motto: To Get the Most Out of Life: Help Others Get the Most Out of Theirs.

Author of:

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

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V8R 0A4. 1-484-727-5230

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Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.                                                    

Matti on assignment in deepest, darkest Kona.

The Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai’i, that is.

My wife and I came here because we had been exposed to the delights of Kona coffee before.

Many consider coffee grown here on slopes of Hualalei and Mauna Loa Volcano to be the finest in the world.

Taste is of course personal and even coffee “experts” disagree. Some say the Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee ranks as #1.

Not to be deterred by such quibbling, we ventured forth…

But which of the 600 plus coffee plantations to visit?

We decided on the one many call the granddaddy of them all…Greenwell Farms.

So named because a Brit by the name of Henry Nicholas Greenwell created a world wide sensation with his plantation here in 1850.

To be called Kona, the coffee has to be in a narrowly defined strip of land between 500 and 1500 feet above level.

Our plantation guide explained many of the factors that give Kona coffee its unique taste. A taste devoid of the bitterness in the throat.

Among these factors, volcanic ash, the range of temperature, the soil and so on.

I, as a long time non coffee drinker, was first seduced by its allure when I drove the coast with my parents back in the 90s.

This pilgrimage was to discover if it still held its appeal at the source.

For me, the verdict is in.

Going forward, Greenwell Kona will be my main coffee. Sadly, I receive no compensation for saying so.

One exception is an instant coffee (horror of horrors) with coconut and medicinal mushroom. (Another story for another time.)

We bought a decent supply to bring back in our suitcases. We also expect to order more when we run out.

This was our first research project on our safari to the Big Island.

Two other equally interesting projects remain. Stay tuned.

P.S. If you go looking for it, you may suffer “sticker shock.” It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world.

WORTH IT!

To Your Joy, Energy and Health,

Matti Anttila

Mission: To help you take shortcuts to More Joy, Energy, Health and fulfillment in life.

Find out How to Feel Authentic Joy, Even When Unhappy http://joyenergyandhealth.com

Includes: 108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health delivered once a week to your inbox…until you say stop. J

Motto: To Get the Most Out of Life: Help Others Get the Most Out of Theirs.

Author of:

The Zen of Joy. How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness & Success. http://zenofjoy.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matti1946

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/LaughterHealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matti1946

304 – 1834C Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

V8R 0A4. 1-484-727-5230

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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Any and all information provided here is not a substitute for the advice of a licensed medical practitioner. Individuals are advised not to self-medicate in the presence of significant illness. Always consult with your licensed medical practitioner first before undertaking anything…be it supplements, exercise programs or other protocols. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Do not construe the information provided here as authoritative health advice…or authoritative advice of any sort. All information provided or referred-to on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be health, medical, financial, accounting or tax advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Matti Anttila is not a licensed financial planner, doctor or health practitioner. If you’re not inclined to Do-It-Yourself then please, before you Do-It-To-Yourself, obtain professional advice.