The Number One Skill In Life

 A L O H A  From  
H O N O L U L U

Hope smiles

from the threshold

of the year to come,

Whispering 'it will be happier.'

Ring out the old,

ring in the new,

Ring out the false,

ring in the true.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850

A happy New Year!
Grant that I
May bring no tear
to any eye.

When this New Year

in time shall end
Let it be said

I've played the friend,

Have lived and loved

and labored here,
And made of it

a happy year.
Edgar Guest

Self-assured, 
Your peaceful heart
Gentle charm
A work of art.

Self-assured and peaceful

Calming sight,

Others feel at ease
In your gentle light.

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The number one skill

in life is not giving up. Bryant McGill

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Fresh Magic

 A L O H A  From  
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The magic in

new beginnings is

truly the most powerful

of them all.

Josiyah Martin

The secret of change

is to focus all of your energy,

not on fighting the old, but

on building the new.

Socrates

Be always at war

with your vices, at

peace with your neighbors,

and let each year find

you a better person.

Benjamin Franklin

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You don't need to see

the entire staircase,

just take the initial step.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Kindness, kindness, kindness.

I want to make a

New Year's prayer,

not a resolution...

Susan Sontag

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In The Simple

 A L O H A  From  

H O N O L U L U

One of life's

most fulfilling moments

occurs in the split-second

when the familiar is suddenly

transformed into the

dazzling aura of the

profoundly new. Edward B. Lindaman

Do not spoil 

what you have by desiring 

what you have not; remember 

that what you now have 

was once among the things 

you only hoped for. 

   Epicurus

Happiness is not the 

absence of problems, it’s the 

ability to deal with them.

     Steve Maraboli

Hold your loved ones close, In the warmth of laughter, And the stillness of the night, Weave your hearts together. Breathe in the moments, Mundane becomes profound, Especially in the simple, Extraordinary is found. Sharing a cup A walk beneath the trees, These are our treasures, Life is made of these Embrace the sorrow and joy Every tear and cheer, Remind us of our journey, It's the love that we hold dear. The beauty of existence, In every little thing, Together, we are building All that life can bring. Cloudia Charters

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The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul.

G. K. Chesterton

A Good Person

 A L O H A  From  
H O N O L U L U

A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity. President Jimmy Carter

Gratefulness brings

joy to my life.

How could I find joy in

what I take for granted?

The moment I stop

‘taking for granted,’

there is no end to

the surprises I find.

David Steindl-Rast

No amount of regret

changes the past.

No amount of anxiety

changes the future.

Any amount of gratitude

changes the present.

Ann Voskamp

Happiness is not 

experiencing something else; 

it’s continually experiencing 

what you already have in 

new and different ways.

 Brianna Wiest

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Promise Louder Than a Thousand Complaints

 A L O H A  From  
H O N O L U L U

Laughter is the sun 

that drives winter 

from the human face. 

  Victor Hugo

You are more powerful 

than you know; 

you are beautiful

 just as you are. 

 Melissa Etheridge

Every one goes astray, 

but the least imprudent 

are they who repent 

the soonest.

Voltaire

Grievance binds

The spirit's wings

Trapped in amber

Of discontent

Each muttered lament

Forges another link

In the heavy chain

Of suffering

Unclench your hands

Breathe instead.

Acceptance blooms

When resistance fades

Silence speaks louder

Than a thousand complaints 

Wisdom dances

In the space

Between words.

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The Promised Land always

 lies on the other side 

of a Wilderness.

                     Havelock Ellis

Wise Fish

 A  L  O  H  A  From

H O N O L U L U

Your pain is a school 

unto itself–– and 

your joy a lovely temple.

    Aberjhani

A pond full of fish is 

better than a river 

full of stones.

   Matshona Dhliwayo

No wise fish would go 

anywhere without 

a porpoise.

    Lewis Carroll

In silence Souls communicate, Beyond the need for words, A gentle touch, A knowing glance, Where deeper truths Are heard.

Pixie

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Wolpertinger

In German folklore,

Wolpertinger is an animal 

said to inhabit the alpine forests 

of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg 

in Southern Germany.

   Wikipedia

Little Bit Of Light

 A L O H A  From  

H O N O L U L U

who are you, little i

(five or six years old)

peering from some high

window; at the gold

of november sunset

(and feeling:that if day

has to become night

this is a beautiful way)

     e. e. cummings

A smile is the 

light in your window

that tells others

that there is a caring,

sharing person

inside.

 Denis Waitley

There is no description, 

no image in any book 

that is capable of replacing 

the sight of real trees, and 

all of the life to be found 

around them in a real forest.

    Maria Montessori

Rainbow steals

the window scene,

Her splashy joy,

a vibrant sheen.

Never underestimate

 the significance of the 

little things

 done out of a 

large heart of love.

                   Elizabeth George

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A little bit of light 

dispels a lot of darkness.

Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi