ALOHA!
Welcome to Dusk in Waikiki
The Reflective Time of Day
“I certainly don't regret my experiences because without them, I couldn't imagine who or where I would be today. Life is an amazing gift to those who have overcome great obstacles, and attitude is everything!”
Sasha Azevedo
“Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable.
Real ones aren't." Barbara Sher
A Poetess"Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.
Billie Holliday
Flirting With The Wind "If you seek to find faults in others, you will not be dissapointed. You are sure to find them. But, if you go out to discover the good in [those] about you, you will find what a host of heroes and saints live in your homes and shops and streets. Look for the best instead of the worst."
Paul Osumi
Did those moon-landing astronauts have anything in common with the pioneers who settled North America?
Of course they did. Something undefinable. There is some shared knowing, some shared yearning there.
In exactly the same way, our shared humanity with extraordinary people is not negligible.
I'm not exhorting you to be all you can be, or to aim for the stars.
Rather, I'm bringing attention to the ignored but undeniable heroism in you and in me.
We each address and wrestle with the same life enigmas, choices, and conundrums as the most celebrated characters of theatre, philosophy, literature, history.
So here's to the every day heroes.
Here's to US!
A L O H A ! Cloudia
