Tomorrow

A  L  O  H  A !

Dwelling on the negative 

simply contributes 

to its power.

      Shirley MacLaine

We awaken in others 

the same attitude 

of mind we hold 

toward them.

      Elbert Hubbard

If we look at the world 

with a love of life, 

the world will reveal 

its beauty to us. 

      Daisaku Ikeda 

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Beauty To US!

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About More Than A Telescope

A  L  O  H  A !

 Peaceful Protest

Never be afraid to raise your voice 

for honesty and truth and compassion 

against injustice and lying and greed. 

If people all over the world...would do this, 

it would change the earth.

                         William Faulkner

 "No Thirty Meter Telescope"

We must always take sides. 

Neutrality helps the oppressor, 

never the victim. Silence 

encourages the tormentor, 

never the tormented.

             Elie Wiesel

Kapu = Sacred

Aloha = Hawaiian Philosophy of Life

You never change things by 

fighting the existing reality.

To change something, 

build a new model that makes 

the existing model obsolete.

            Buckminster Fuller

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For decades

cutting edge astronomical

discoveries have been made

atop Maunakea,

the sacred mountain 

of the Hawaiian people.

As defenders of this sacred realm,

Hawaiians have decried 

construction, land use,

and water use, on

Maunakea for years.

Now a new instrument

is planned over their

objections.

But this time, the 

world is changing.

The Hawaiian people

are educated, knowledgeable

and strengthened by

their resurgent culture.

I love science! But this

is now about something

more important.

Right now,

what's happening on

this land, these islands,

our Earth,

is more important

than learning more

about space.

I believe the ancient 

Hawaiians who studied

the stars, and were 

great ocean navigators,

King Kalakaua who

invited astronomers

to his kingdom to

observe the transit

of Venus,

would all appreciate

and applaud the resurgence

of their descendants above all.

          Sincerely, cloudia

Thank You Friends

A  L  O  H  A !

You are a livingness, a verb. 

What is arising in you, 

at this moment, is 

the great realization.

               Christopher Zzenn Loren

Gratitude is one of 

the most medicinal 

emotions we can feel. 

It elevates our moods 

and fills us with joy."

         Sara Avant Stover

    

There is, they say, a

crowded highway to Hell,

but speak of the 

stairway to Heaven.

What lovely steps!

Pause as long on a step

as you wish.

Go back down a step or two

for another look at

a stage of your learning.

Enjoy the ascent.

High vibrations like gratitude,

High places like peaks,

are conducive to your rise,

Ignore the highway traffic.

Come up. Come up

in love.

Thank YOU Friends!

                                                 cloudia

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"As Above

             So Below"

*"Saimin is a noodle soup dish developed by different immigrant groups in Hawaii. Inspired by Japanese ramen, Chinese mein, and Filipino pancit, saimin was developed during Hawaii's plantation era. It is a soup dish that consists of soft wheat egg noodles served in hot dashi garnished with green onions." Wikipedia

Back Street Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !

 Oasis Of Spirit: Hawaiian Ti Plants

NĀNĀ I KE KUMU

"Look to your Sense of Place 

and sources of spirit, and 

you find your truth."

Ua Kuluma Ke Kanaka I Ke Aloha

It Is Natural For People 

To Behave In a Loving Way.

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Pixie

We are called to be 

bridge builders; 

but too many of us are 

merely toll takers.

Love one another;

Save the world

                                            cloudia

Linking To

Saturday Critters

Art Show

A  L  O  H  A !

Pursue what catches your heart

not what catches your eyes.

Roy T. Bennett

Art Show

Collaboration has no hierarchy. 

The Sun collaborates with soil 

to bring flowers on the earth. 

            Amit Ray

"We are not victims of aging, 

sickness, and death. These 

are part of scenery, 

- not the seer, who is immune 

to any form of change. 

This seer is the spirit, 

the expression of eternal being. 

      Deepak Chopra

Linking To
Skywatch Friday

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The Divinity

in me

Salutes

The Divinity

in you

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                         cloudia

Happened In Thomas Square

A  L  O  H  A !

"In February 1843 British Lord George Paulet on HMS Carysfort seized and occupied the Kingdom of Hawaii.

On July 26 Admiral Richard Darton Thomas sailed into Honolulu harbor on his flagship HMS Dublin. He became Local Representative of the British Commission by out-ranking Paulet. His intention was to end the occupation." 

"On July 31, he held the Hawaiian flag in his hands as he officially transferred the islands back to King Kamehameha III who said the words Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono in a speech during a ceremony to mark his restoration. Roughly translated from the Hawaiian language it means "The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness" and has become the state motto of Hawaii, incorporated into the Seal of Hawaii." 

"The British flag set was pulled down and the Hawaiian flag was raised, followed by a series of 21 gun salutes from the Fort, the British ships Carysfort, Dublin, Hazzard, the American ship Constellation, and lastly by guns at the park."

"Kamehameha III later named the place where the ceremony was held in Downtown Honolulu "Thomas Square" in Admiral Thomas's honor and dedicated it as a public park."

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Mahalo For Visiting

Honolulu Today!

         Warmly, cloudia

Relax. You ARE This

A  L  O  H  A !

In the sweetness of friendship 

let there be laughter, and 

sharing of pleasures. For 

in the dew of little things 

the heart finds its morning 

and is refreshed. 

Khalil Gibran

You hold a special 

energy in the universe.

Relax and just BE 

that energy holder.

 Any true task for you 

will manifest as

joy and excitement. 

You will not be able to

NOT do it!

I love you.

Love yourself

trust the recognition

you are feeling

to my words!"

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Together.

That's the way!

                                           cloudia

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Wild Bird Wednesday

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