Hawaiian Skies

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“Hawai'i is not truly the idyllic paradise of popular songs--islands of love and tranquility, where nothing bad ever happens. It was and is a place where people work and struggle, live and die, as they do the world over.” 

                  Alan Brennert, Honolulu

 “Summer in Honolulu brings the sweet smell of mangoes, guava, and passionfruit, ripe for picking; it arbors the streets with the fiery red umbrellas of poinciana trees and decorates the sidewalks with the pink and white puffs of blossoming monkeypods. Cooling trade winds prevail all summer, bringing what the old Hawaiians called makani 'olu' 'olu--- "fair wind".” 

  Alan Brennert, Honolulu

“A road need not be paved in gold

 to find treasures at its end.” 

          Alan Brennert, Honolulu

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Successive Approximations

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"Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential."

           Winston Churchill

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

             George Orwell

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

               Moliere

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Wake Up Plan

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When you first wake up, 

do not start your to do list. 

Do not replay

what happened yesterday

unless it was MARVELOUS,

and then only for a few seconds.

Because

before 30 seconds have passed

remember to feel gratitude

for simply waking up.

This sets the mood

for your entire day.

And life is made of

days. And moods.

This quickly becomes

a happy habit. 

If you fill yourself up 

from the beginning of the day 

with beautiful things that you notice, 

that you appreciate, that have 

real value to you, 

there will be no room 

for lesser emotions to intrude. 

Listen to the birds, hug your family 

and remember what really matters.

Problem hunting, and 

arguing is for suckers.

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When things are at their worst,

is the very best time to be 

sure that you are at your best!

Life on the Lagoon

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When you give up fear,

Whatever comes is

Just an interesting 

problem to solve.

Live today so richly that if it 

is your last you're cool with that

Dark imaginings exist side by side

With brighter tomorrows-

Your choice,

Your belief, then

Your experience.

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Where Does Time Go

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Dark imaginings exist side by side

With brighter tomorrows-

Your choice,

Your belief, then

Your experience.

Forced Fails.

Play Pays.

Make Confidence

Your Residence.

When young, if lucky, 

you may have beauty. 

When mature, your beauty 

consists of your demeanor and 

how you treat others. 

Luck plays no part in that.

Live today so richly that if it 

is your last you're cool with that.

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Roots

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The things hardest to bear 

are sweetest to remember.  

           Seneca

A youth that does not cultivate 

friendship with the elderly is 

like a tree without roots.

            Ntomba Proverb

"May you live everyday of your life."

             Jonathan Swift

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

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What is Today Worth

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There is but one cause 

of human failure. 

And that is 

man's lack of faith 

in his true Self. 

William James

I can hardly wait for tomorrow, 

it means a new life for me 

each and every day.

             Stanley Kunitz

All the gold in the world 

cannot buy a dying man 

one more breath---

so what does that 

make today worth?

    Og Mandino

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

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The Only Way To Live

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  If you are not willing to risk the unusual, 

you will have to settle for the 

ordinary.

          Jim Rohn

Creative people who can't help but 

explore other mental territories are at 

greater risk, just as someone who climbs 

a mountain is more at risk than someone 

who just walks along a village lane. 

                           R. D. Laing

The most important thing to remember is this: to be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.

           W. E. B. Du Bois

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When To Move

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If you are seriously drawn to 

a place you want to live, 

don't tell yourself that 

you will retire there. 

That is too late. 

Move there now, 

live your life there, 

make lifetime friends there, 

have your major victories 

and minor defeats there. 

When you are old, 

it is too late to really 

become PART of the place 

and it's people. Go now. 

Then you can retire as a 

true part the place you love!

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End of the Law

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Who we are is so much greater 

than what happened to us.

                 Mr. Pickles

Everything has beauty, 

but not everyone sees it. 

              Confucius

Kindness is the beginning 

and the end of the law. 

          Hebrew proverb

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Wouldn't It Be Great IF__________?

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It feels good to be lost 

in the right direction. 

             A. Nony Mouse

Marin County Wetlands, Calif

There's never any closure 

in an awe-inspired life, 

only constant acceptance 

of the mysteries of life.

      Paul Pearsall

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