Might Surprise You

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Gratefulness 

has three steps: 

not missing 

the opportunity, 

appreciating 

the opportunity, 

and using or enjoying 

the opportunity. 

By this method we 

come fully alive, 

full of joy, which is 

what we are all 

longing for.

Brother David Steindl-Rast

A great person 

is hard on self

A small person is 

hard on others.

Confucius 

It takes strength 

to be different, to 

be humble, and to change. 

It takes strength to

 become the person 

you've always wanted to be.

  Brianna Wiest

Do silly things. 

Foolishness is a great deal 

more vital and healthy than 

our straining and striving... 

Anton Chekhov

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Weekend Reflections & Street Photography

Skywatch

Feline Friday

Floral Friday

Wishing you every blessing

in the Year of the Wood Snake!

Cast off the old, Be glistening

and new! The world might

surprise you.

Tea Bag Strong

A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Sunset is still 

my favorite color, and 

rainbow is second. 

Mattie Stepanek

Perfect happiness is 

a beautiful sunset, 

the giggle of a grandchild, 

the first snowfall. It's 

the little things that 

make happy moments, 

not the grand events. 

Joy comes in sips, 

not gulps. 

  Sharon Draper

External voices fade away, As inner truths hold holy sway. In this dance so self-defined, It's authenticity That we find. So let your spirit Boldly soar, Embrace the traits You most adore. For in autonomy's Gentle embrace, We find our true And rightful place.

Cloudia Charters

Top three shots courtesy of Mike Price

A woman is like a tea bag -

you can't tell how strong

she is until you

put her in hot water.

Eleanor Roosevelt

 Great thoughts

come from the heart Vauvenargues

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Thankful!

Rain’s Thursday art date

Little Things Thursday

I Like Thursday

Thankful Thursday

SkyWatch

Floral Friday

Friday Faceoff

Friday Smiles

Souls Catch Light

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Every day we have a choice.

How you see the world

determines the world you see.

Look for the good.

See the possibilities.

Remember, challenges

are opportunities.

Jon Gordon

A loving heart 

is the truest wisdom.

  Charles Dickens

If life was always easy 

we would be 

perpetual children. 

Some people are anyway. 

Handle your 

complications 

without taking them 

too seriously.

“..One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times...

To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these — to be fierce and to show mercy toward others, both — are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do. “ Clarissa Pinkola Estés

“Letter to a Young Activist in Troubled Times”

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Look For The Helpers!

Only Ask

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

I only ask to be free. 

The butterflies are free.

Charles Dickens

You don’t have to 

be happy to smile.

Daniel Willey

Just for today,

smile a little more.

James A. Murphy

An evil person

is like a dirty window,

they never let the

light shine through. William Makepeace Thackeray

Brazilian cardinal

Count your age by 

friends, not years. 

Count your life by 

smiles, not tears.

John Lennon

Go not to the Elves

for counsel, for they

will say both no and yes. J. R. R. Tolkien

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My Corner Of The World
Wild Bird Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday
All Seasons

Sunshine Laugh

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

A good laugh is
sunshine in the house.
William Makepeace Thackeray

One day 

we’re gonna look back 

and we'll say

"those detours were 

upgrades in disguise."

Case Kenny

Even against

the greatest of odds,

 there is something 

in the human spirit -

a magic blend of skill,

 faith, and valor -

 that can lift us

 from certain defeat

 to incredible victory. 

 Walter Lord

Pets are humanizing. 

They remind us we have an 

obligation and responsibility 

to preserve and nurture 

and care...

James Cromwell

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From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

T Tuesday

To Play Renew

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

 I think there's 

a little child 

in all of us 

and we all to often 

forget to let the 

child out to play.

   Donna A. Favors 

There they stand, 

the innumerable stars, 

shining in order 

like a living hymn, 

written in light.

N.P. Willis

Love is flower like;
Friendship is like
a sheltering tree.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Inside myself is a place
where I live all alone,
and that's where

I renew my springs

that never dry up.
Pearl S. Buck

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Remember 

that you are 

influencing 

people who are 

watching you.

    Guy Kawasaki