Every Now And Then

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Marin California, 1 December 2017

Think long thoughts

in short sentences.

   Ferlinghetti

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Oahu, Yesterday. Ko`olau Mountains

Pessimism leads 

to weakness, 

optimism to power. 

  William James

Not Same Location As Above!

Ala = Path or way. 

Alii are chiefs, royals

"Ah-Lee-E"

Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it’s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level.

     Shakti Gawain

I have reached an age 

where if someone tells me 

to wear socks, I don't have to.

Albert Einstein *

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*   When I was growing up in Philadelphia, Einstein had recently been at Princeton and had visited relatives in our area. Many people still remarked that he didn't wear socks! These were very conformist times, and the lesson I learned was that ideas and genius are more important than what we choose to put on our feet, and that it is okay to be unconventional. I like to claim Einstein for my quirks!

[ Of which I confess many, Pixie is definitely the genius in THIS operation! ]

Think Of It As Expanding

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

The art of being happy

lies in the power of

extracting happiness

from common things.

    Henry Ward Beecher

You cannot do a kindness

too soon for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Trust the unfolding of your life. Many seasons will feel disorienting, but when the dust settles, you'll realize that you weren't being torn to pieces-you were expanding.

Michell C. Clark

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It was good orange juice too!

I sat at the counter many times,

every time of night and day.

15 Cents!

Help Is Hope

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make others happy. Charlie Chaplin

What wisdom can you find 

 that is greater

 than kindness? 

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

       Maya Angelou

Where there is help, 

there is hope.

 Joseph Meyering Sr.

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No Good Deed Goes Unrewarded

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

The early morning

has gold in its mouth. Benjamin Franklin

Another reason

to rise again

Some believe it is only

great power that can

hold evil in check, but

that is not what I have found.

It is the small everyday deeds

of ordinary folk that keep

the darkness at bay.

Small acts of kindness 

and love.

   Tolkien

Today is going to 

be a great day!

Don't worry about 

the worst. 

Expect the best! 

You will be right 99+% 

of the time!

  Pixie

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Hope is the

extinguisher of despair.

Hope has wings 

that make it fly.

     Richard Mwebesa

Breathe The Breath

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Try to learn to breathe deeply,
really to taste food...
...really to sleep.
Try as much as possible
to be wholly alive with
all your might, and when
you laugh, laugh like hell. . .
Ernest Hemingway

Wisdom is knowing

I am nothing,

Love is knowing

I am everything,

and between the two

my life moves.

Nisargadatta Maharaj

It's not what you look at

that matters, it's what you see.

Henry David Thoreau

"Take a picture,

it will last longer"

 It is your privilege

to breathe the breath of

life into the dry bones

of many around you.

Tom Mann

Breathe and don't 

try to be perfect.

Nicole Kidman

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The wise heart resembles a mirror, reflecting everything without becoming sullied. Confucious

Morning Mirror

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Morning Mirror

The lake holds the sky

In still embrace,

A hush before

The waking day.

Light drifts softly

On water’s face,

Where clouds and dreams

Quietly lay.

Pixie

Gratitude is the quiet spark 

that turns ordinary moments 

into a flame of peace 

and contentment.

    Joseph Meyering Sr

"Me and my shadow"

Crinum asiaticum, 

commonly known 

as giant crinum lily, 

grand crinum lily, 

or spider lily.

"Spider Lily Choir"

Cordia subcordata

is a species of flowering tree 

in the forget-me-not family 

Boraginaceae

Hope Is Health

Apply Liberally

When shadows 

Gather at your door,

And strength begins to fade,

Courage is lost 

Somewhere offshore

Then Hope's the 

Best first-aid.

It feeds the weary

Lifts the lost,

Heals what time has worn,

And though the path

Ahead seems crossed,

Hope is fresh each dawn!

     Cloudia Charters

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Pixie & Cloudia

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If you're not living 

and learning, 

you are dying 

and regretting.

 Joseph Meyering Sr