Lei Day

Aloha!

May Day

is

LEI DAY

in

HAWAII

click on the photos to make them blossom

"Easy reading

is damn hard

writing."

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mz. Rose Tam-Hong

"In the particular

lies the universal."

James Joyce

The little girl is looking right at the camera!

"Perseverance

is not a long race;

it is many

short ones."

Walter Elliot

The second (left) and first most beautiful woman

at Kapiolani Park's Lei Day Celebration

last Saturday, May First

"It is a mistake to regard age

as a downhill grade toward dissolution.

The reverse is true.

As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides."

George Sand

"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning,

as if supported by the rays of the sun,

a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee,

joy accompanied me as I walked."

Anais Nin

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It's been a lousy week-or-so.

No, it's been a GREAT time...

Er, that is:

First, my back went out.

But instead of getting upset

I made the most of lounging.

My back healed (as usual) and

I was ready to walk in the park on Saturday

(photos above).

I was so proud of myself:

that I kept my mood "even"

instead of suffering more than necessary.

In other words,

I practiced what I always preach

here at Comfort Spiral.

Then hubby developed

an acute health issue

and I became a nurse.

(And remember:

we live on a boat;

so it is like being stuck on a couch

in a small place

with an ill person)

"Can you move your laptop a little to the right?"

"Can you move your foot and let me sit down?"

But I'm still having a nice time.

As my sister in law always says:

"So what? Who cares?"

If I don't post EVERYDAY

the world won't end.

Though I HATE missing what

Y O U

are up to

at your blogs

and in your lives!

Soon,

I will let you in on a major

decision

I've made.

Our

blog community

will continue to be

an important part of my life.

As Arianna Huffington said:

"Those who still can't believe

'Why are people updating their Face Book profiles for free?

Why are they editing Wikipedia entries for free?

Why are they blogging on Huffington Post for free?'

- the truth is that many people want to do that

as part of their own self-expression. Nobody asks why are people watching bad TV for seven hours a day."

And YOUR blogs

are SO much more interesting

than bad TV!

ALOHA, cloudia