The Hand Of An Old Friend

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Ah, how good it feels! The hand of an old friend. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Heartache purged layers of baggage I didn’t know I carried. Gifts hide under the layers of grief. Shauna L Hoey

There are no 

empty gestures made 

with a full heart. 

John Sarris 

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Please Stay SAFE 

If You Live In A Cold Climate!

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Can Be A Beautiful Thing

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing David Blaine

Animals 

teach presence 

we forgot.

Senses sharp, 

hearts pure—

learn from them!

Shine your soul with the same egoless humility as the rainbow and no matter where you go in this world or the next, love will find you, attend you, and bless you. Aberjhani 

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 By choosing to be 

our most authentic 

and loving self, 

we leave a trail 

of magic 

everywhere we go.

                Emmanuel Dagher 

Thing I Value The Most

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. Robert Louis Stevenson

As I get older, I realize that the thing I value the most is good-heartedness. Alice Walker

Find ecstasy in life: 

the mere sense of living 

is joy enough.

     Emily Dickinson

Sincerity

 makes the very least 

person 

to be of more value 

than the most 

talented hypocrite.

         Charles Spurgeon

                                            

I am still learning.

Michelangelo,

Age 87 in 1562

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The fact that I can plant a seed

and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge

and it becomes another's, smile at someone and

receive a smile in return, are to me continual

spiritual exercises. Leo Buscaglia

Defiant Kindness

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Remember,

the best way to

resist darkness is to

shine your own light.

Be the kindness

that defies negativity.

Mattie Stepanek

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Saint Francis de Sales

Take a breath

with me my friend

no need to rush,

no race to win. The world can wait

a moment for

hearts to settle in. 

Pixie & Cloudia

 The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. Hubert H. Humphrey 

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Defiant kindness

doesn't ignore injustice, it

chooses compassion 

as its weapon.

It disrupts with love, 

challenges

with empathy, and fights

for change with grace.

Where You Need To Be

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

You are

where you need to be. Just take a deep breath. Lana Parrilla

Every photograph

was an experiment,

but every experiment

is not a photograph.

The secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life, and in elevating them to art. William Morris

The first sign of intelligence is curiosity. The second is staying calm. The third is helping others. Maxime Lagacé

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We Rise By Lifting

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Be nice to people… maybe it’ll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others. Germany Kent

Birds are born twice: 

once from the egg, 

and again when 

they learn to fly.

    Unknown

The same 

can be said 

of us!

Our world needs

more loving hearts. Avijeet Das

Don’t just be yourself.

 Be all of your selves.

 Joss Whedon

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The ability to take pleasure 

in one's life is a skill 

and is a kind of intelligence.

The ability to know 

how to live a life and 

not be miserable 

is a sign of that.

Todd Solondz

Shimmer With Luck

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

From this land of

everyday rainbows,

may color find you

even when winter

seems gray.

Have you had

your rainbow today?

Quiet arc that says

the storm has passed

but love has stayed.

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Lions are already stretching

in the side streets, young dancers counting beats

by drums and cymbals

heard blocks away!

Soon the town will

shimmer with luck, firecrackers popping,

faces lit with surprise

and joy.

We will feed them dollars

our paper wishes into red mouths

of the lions

blessing the new year!

(Can you tell I can't wait?)

Rainbows are

Horizon laughter 

after tears,

The sky’s way of saying:

Stay. Unbind.

There's more color 

In you yet!

     Pixie

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Drink in

your blessings

this morning,

slow as

first light

in the sky.

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