Wintery Wah Wah

ALOHA
Friend!

Wednesday has come to
W A I K I K I

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"A man (sic) has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his own individual concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." Martin Luther King

"The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human." Aldous Huxley

"Vision is the art of seeing things invisible." Jonathan Swift

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Winter has come to Waikiki. . .
The nights are cooling, and it is time to bring out the quilts after months of sleeping only under a thin, rayon pareau (sarong).

There is snow atop the Big Island's Maunakea and Miss Kitty's fur is regal & thick once again. Visitors may only feel the relative mildness but we who live here, Kitty & I, we know the changes of this `Aina (land/country) in our bones and in our noses.

Crystal sharp trade winds bear the scent of Alaska, of thousands of open ocean miles, and vast empires of sky. They pause to pick up smells from yellow ginger, hidden mosses, and tropical soil, as they push themselves over the green Ko`olau mountains that backdrop our toy city like a misty Asian scroll painting.


The character of the clouds tells me it's winter.
Is it their shape, activity & color? Or is it their sense of humor as they tumble mumble and disassemble like Circe de Soliel acrobats above us? The Hawaiians of old found ready messages and wisdom in the clouds. Knowing their love of fun and word-play, I think certain funny-clouds rained punchlines that made the Kahuna chuckle all day. . . their cirrus & cumulus descendants are not telling; Not even me, their cousin Cloudia. . .

. . . So Take a moment.
Just a moment to stop & take a moment.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath.
Another.
Exhale ALL the way.
Repeat.
Notice the un-noticed sounds surrounding you.
Are you cool? Warm? Secretly happy?
The clouds won't tell ;-)

Just let the thought-express rattle on without you for a while, who cares? YOU don't!
Just for a moment. . .
Breathe and Be.
The moment of calm clarity that arises is yours to keep.
Will you?

A L O H A! cloudia

Here's a Waikiki sunset for you to enjoy:

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Back!

ALOHA, Friend!
it's
TUESDAY
here in
W A I K I K I



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"We must live today by what truth we can get today,
and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood."

William James

"Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity.
It is what makes nations great and marriages happy."
Phyllis McGinley

"All appears to change when we change."
Henri-Frederic Amiel

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It felt weird.
But I had to do it.
Plans were made,
greeting snacks and pictures
were carefully scheduled to
post.

Then I put my computer away
for a few days.

Like an addict
my thoughts turned to all the juicy
blogs
and bloggers
that I was missing.

Was Walking Man
awake through the Detroit night
channeling poetry?

How is Daryl's new promotion going?
Is she still visiting so many blogs?

Is Weaver still coping with English snow?

Is Wenn posting from Malaysia today?
Dina from Jerusalem?
Marguerite from Cajun Country,
Reader from Holland,
Claude from France?
And what of Akemalu's cruise pictures?

It doesn't feel right
to miss your wonderful blogs,
and yes, that includes YOU
SHAY,
and all the others
who I will
groan
to have left unmentioned here.

Each of you has become an important part of my day,
my life,
my heart.


Thank you for visiting me here,
and for your kind indulgence
even when I run into the jungle
and disappear from the web
for a few days.

Everything
is OK.

Except that I missed you!

Now I'm off to catch up. . .

ALOHA! cloudia