Allow

 A  L  O  H  A !

 Walk on the Earth

Like You Own It

Appreciate It

Care For It;

Be WOWED

by Life

Like You Belong Here

You  DO

 Sometimes the Road Seems

 Long & Tiring

 Allow Yourself to Become

 Easier

 So the Breezes of Knowing 

Can Steer YOU to Good Places.

" It is easier to discover

 a deficiency

 in individuals, in states, 

and in Providence, 

than to see their

 real import 

and value. "

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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The Way YOU Are

A L O H A !

" You are 
the way you are 
because that is what
 you believe about 
yourself. "

Don Miguel Ruiz

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Kitty Mirror Kitty

A  L  O  H  A !

“ When it's steamboat time, 

you steam. ”

 Mark Twain

" Behavior is a mirror

in which every one

displays his own image. "

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

" Who would be happy 
should stay at home. "

Greek Proverb

=^..^=

Kitty invites me to play

or I her

we mirror each other

as all friends do.

If I lay on the floor

she will do the same;

At arm's length

we face one another:

the wonderful 

Parenthesis Twins!

Then she'll flip over

and we're doing

"The Comma Dance"

Usually

we end with play

calm or run-rowdy

as whim, and 

diurnal drums

dictate.

For we are always

proper players

as all best 

companions are.

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" Mirroring is the behaviour in which one person 

copies another person usually while in social 

interaction with them. It may include miming gestures, 

movements, body language, muscle tensions, 

expressions, tones, eye movements, breathing,

 tempo, accent, attitude, choice of words or metaphors,

 and other aspects of communication. 

It is often observed among couples or close friends." 

 Wikipedia

Glass Bottom Heart

A L O H A !

 " A beauty 
is a woman you notice;
 a charmer
 is one who 
notices you. "

Adlai E. Stevenson 

" The grass is not, in fact, 
always greener
 on the other side of the fence. 
Fences have nothing to do with it. 
The grass is greenest
 where it is watered. 
When crossing over fences, 
carry water with you 
and tend the grass
 wherever you may be. "

Robert Fulghum

" Only the lonely know

 the way I feel tonight. "

Roy Orbison 

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This blog

is a glass bottomed boat

on my heart.

Thank YOU

for coming on board!

Do keep your hands

inside the blog.

Watch your step.

Please come see us again.

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Fond Frond

A L O H A !

“Everyone

 is born a genius,

 but the process 

of living 

de-geniuses them.”

 Richard Buckminster Fuller

“Any darn fool 

can make something

 complex;

 it takes a genius

 to make something 

simple.”

Pete Seeger

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This Toad Could Save Your Life

A L O H A !

" We may

 be up against a stone wall, 

but we don't have to 

bloody our heads 

against it 

unless we 

choose 

to. "

 William Glasser 

" I once had a rose

 named after me 

and I was very flattered. 

But I was not pleased 

to read the description

 in the catalogue: 

no good in a bed,

 but fine 

up against a wall. "

Eleanor Roosevelt 

" If you look closely at a tree 

you'll notice it's knots 

and dead branches, 

just like our bodies. 

What we learn

 is that beauty

 and imperfection 

go together 

wonderfully. "

Matthew Fox 

" It is double pleasure 

to deceive the deceiver. "

Niccolo Machiavelli 

" Adversity can have its benefits—

like the ugly, poisonous

 toad

 that wears a precious jewel 

in its forehead. 

In his life,

 far away from the

 civilized world, 

we can hear the language 

of the trees,

 read the books

 of the running streams, 

hear sermons in the stones, 

and discover 

the good 

in every 

single 

thing. "

William Shakespeare 

As You Like it

act 2 scene 1

(-'.'-)

And what gem

does this toad,

this post

bring you?

Just this too-simple

yet overlooked

advice:

If YOU

USE Re-Usable Bags

for your groceries

REMEMBER

to launder &

even disinfect them!

Seriously

we are all used 

to disposable

and never think

of the bacteria

that lives on

fresh produce,

soil,

fish, meat.

Well,

You now have

the idea;

An idea

that can indeed

save a life!

There are statistics

of the number of folks

who die from

this unseen

threat,

and all for the

best of intentions!

Glad to pass that

along to YOU.

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Knowing Glimpse

A  L  O  H  A !

"When you arise in the morning,

 think of what a precious 

privilege

 it is to be alive 

- to breathe,

 to think,

 to enjoy, 

to love. "

Marcus Aurelius 

"How old 

would you be

 if you didn't know

 how old you are?"

Satchel Paige

" Any glimpse
 into the life of an animal 
quickens our own 
and makes it so much
 the larger
 and better
 in every way. "

 John Muir

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Memory

A   L   O   H   A  !

" Memory 

 is a way 

of holding onto 

the things you love,

 The things you are,

 the things you never want

 to lose.  "

from The Wonder Years

television show 

" Things 

that were hard to bear 

are sweet 

to remember. "

Seneca

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What Are People REALLY Like?

A L O H A !

If you look at the news,

and nothing but the "news"

you probably think

humankind

has gone mad.

Here are a fewer than
 2 minutes

of security video

from around the world.

I believe it reveals

quite a lot

about US:

 

What do YOU see?

A vandalized Banana Tree?

Would it change your view

to know that bananas are not trees,

but giant grasses?

Once the bunch is mature,

the plant is finished;

New plant grows 

from the roots.

The old plant

is knocked down

to fertilize the new life.

"To understand all

is to forgive all."

Try to have

a positive view

of your self

and of others.

That is one definition

of mental health

& Happiness!

Allow yourself to think:

"Maybe things are better

than I thought."

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Keep GOING

"A  L  O  H  A !

" I have reached an age

 when, if someone tells me

 to wear socks,

 I don't have to." 

Albert Einstein

 (1879-1955)

“ Any great change
 must expect opposition 
because it shakes
 the very foundation 
of privilege.” 

 Lucretia Coffin Mott

Keep GOING,

Mr. President!

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Owning Stuff

A    L    O    H    A  !

Double Rainbow

" The safe way to double

 your money 

is to fold it over once

 and put it in your pocket. "

Kin Hubbard

" Joy all creatures drink

At nature's bosoms..."

Friedrich von Schiller,

 "Ode to Joy," 1785

" As soon as you set foot

 on a yacht

 you belong to some man,

 not to yourself, 

and you die 

of boredom. "

Coco Chanel 

Subsistence is Abundance"

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"Wai" is Hawaiian 
for water, 
it also

means "Wealth"
when doubled:

"Wai Wai"

and Fish SWIM

in it!

But do they OWN

the ocean?

What do you

REALLY need

to own

to be happy?

Good research shows,

that beyond the basics

happiness is independent

of the size of your

 bank account.

Every day

my eyes own

the treasures of

Hawaii.

You too dwell

 in beauties

as your photos

abundantly show!

And Your visits &

comments here

provide me a thrill

no money could

buy.

SO

Join me;
Liberate yourself
from Consumerism.

Appreciate the simple,
needful things you buy.
And when you DO
treat yourself
you will
 APPRECIATE
it consciously.

It's all about 
Awareness,
Appreciation

We churn through
too much Stuff,
too much Activity.

Taste and See
how GOOD it is
to be appreciative
& Satisfied!

My wish for YOU!

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