The Magician's Advice

A    L    O    H    A   !

To practice magic is to be a quack; 

to know magic is to be a sage.

                  Éliphas Lévi 

We CAN possess that which we seek, 

namely, profound peace. 

Regret nothing which must end, 

but remember with satisfaction 

that we meet with good in all. 

Hope is a certitude, for we know 

that good is eternal and evil transitory. 

Enjoy solitude but do not fly

the society of people; 

Be a child with children, 

joyous with the young, 

staid with the old, 

patient with the foolish, 

happy with the wise. 

Smile with all who smile, 

and mourn with all who weep; 

applauding strength, yet be

indulgent to weakness; offending no one.

Have no need to pardon, simply 

never think yourself offended! 

Pity those who misconceive you,

 and seek an opportunity to serve them; 

by the force of kindness only 

avenge yourself on the ungrateful...

Judge not; speak hardly at all; 

love and act.

                     Éliphas Lévi 

We look on the wicked as invalids 

whom one must pity and cure; 

the world, with its errors and vices, is 

God's hospital, and we wish to serve in it.

Without fears and without desires, 

dominated by no falsehood, sharing no error, 

loving without illusion, suffering 

without impatience, reposing in 

the quietude of eternal thought...

                     Éliphas Lévi 

born Alphonse Louis Constant 

(February 8, 1810 – May 31, 1875) 

"French occult author and ceremonial magician."

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Bathroom This Way:

One Step

A   L   O   H   A  !

Dignified Floating Giant

Our little bit can feel insignificant. 

But it is not nothing. It is something. 

Going from zero to one is significant. 

It is important. Millions of little ones, twos, 

and threes make all the big differences 

that are ever made in our world. 

Thank you for being a person who cares. 

Everything is happening all the time. 

Think about it. Today is the worst day ever 

to some, the most promising and exciting 

to others. Life goes on. Value your moments 

and hours. No one can buy more. 

Refusing to despair is a heroic choice. 

Buddha was walking one day with his friends 

when they were approached by an angry homeless man shouting. Buddha witnessed the man's suffering, silently wished him well, and continued on. His friends were amazed at how unruffled he remained throughout the encounter. "If someone offers you something, but you do not take it up, who does it belong to?" 

Buddha asked them.

It remains with the one holding it. 

We have the freedom to say "No thank you." 

No Thank You: to Anger, to Fear, to Hate.

I see you. I will not BE infected by you.

Be a witness. Be kind. Do one thing. 

Politely refuse. Notice the good and beautiful. 

They are everywhere. 

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A  L  O  H  A !

Bless the flowers and the weeds, 

my birds and bees.

"It was pride that 

changed angels to devils; 

it is humility that makes 

humans as angels."

         Saint Augustine

"Keep your conscious mind busy

with expectations of the BEST,

and your subconscious

will faithfully reproduce

your habitual thinking 

in your emotions and

experiences!"

     Dr. Joseph Murphy

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Lately I have been rereading

books from my youth.

Reading Dr. Murphy's classic

"The Power Of Your Subconscious" 

has really impressed me with how

influential his ideas have been in 

my life, and over a lifetime.

I see clearly in retrospect

how these ideas changed my days,

my ways, my thinking,

Lest that sound a bit intimidating,

I hurry to add that all the changes

were in the manner of a wonderful

voyage of discovery! I thoroughly

enjoyed my new habits and  their results!

I had no money. I had no prospects.

In fact, I had big obstacles to clear!

But every day after work,

I sat back in the sunniest spot

in my New York apartment,

closed my eyes, and basked

in the same sun [I told myself]

that was shining on the lucky people

on the beach at Waikiki.

I really came to look forward to my daily

Hawaii vacation throughout those 

Northern Winters of icy slush.

 I Added music.

I could almost hear the surf.

Anything to make it realer to myself

behind my closed eyes

feeling the sun on my face

I did.

Well, I changed my thinking,

and my life DID change in many

great ways. And I lived in Waikiki for

almost 30 years in real life!

Re-reading Joseph Murphy,

who came before The Secret,

or ALL the New Age books,

has also made me realize

that even though these ideas 

have really permeated my thinking

and my life in many ways,

I needed to refresh the power.

Becoming EVEN more confident,

more interested in life,

even HEALTHIER!

Imagine if I really took the time

every day, to practice this

Inner Vacation Of Positivity & Pleasure

and brought these ways back to the foreground!

Imagine it!

So I'm sharing this with you

because it has proved life-changing,

yet every-day, and reliable to me

over decades from youth forward.

See you on the beach, my DEAR.

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Friend!

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A  L  O  H  A !

“Because one believes in oneself, 

one doesn't try to convince others. 

Because one is content with oneself, 

one doesn't need others' approval. - 

- Because one accepts oneself, 

the whole world

accepts him or her.”

            Lao Tzu

“Every morning I wake up with 

an unknown, unexplainable 

joy of life. Then I get lost in 

the beauty of the morning sun 

and all of the magnificence 

that surrounds me.” 

                   Debasish Mridha

May YOU be bathed

in magnificence

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Thank YOU

Friend!

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Banyan Light

A  L  O  H  A !

" I have the opportunity, 

once more to right 

some wrongs, to pray for 

peace, to plant some trees, 

and sing more joyful songs."

    William Arthur Ward

 Banyan Shadows

"People bring to what 

they see and feel 

the inner weather 

of their souls

and complexion 

of their minds."

                          Han Suyin

“Learn to light a candle 

in the darkest moments 

of someone’s life. 

Be the light that 

helps others see; 

it is what gives life 

its deepest significance.” 

                Roy T. Bennett

"Wisdom is like a baobab tree; 

no one individual 

can embrace it."

           Akan proverb

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Anti- Aging Secret

A  L  O  H  A !

“Confidence is like a dragon 

where, for every head cut off, 

two more heads grow back.” 

                           Criss Jami

Marin County CA

"There is strong shadow 

where there is much light.” 

                                     Goethe 

Marin County CA Liz

And -

Hawaii Cousin

" To find joy in work

is to discover the

fountain of youth. "

                          Pearl S. Buck

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every day, keeps

me young.

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Friend!

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Investment & 'Prepping' Advice

A  L  O  H  A !

" Happiness

Always Looks Small

When You Hold It

 In Your Hand -

- But Let It Go,

And You Learn

At Once How

B I G

And How

PRECIOUS

It Is. "

Maxim  Gorky

" Change Happens

By Listening,

And then Starting

A Dialogue

With The People

Who Are Doing Something

You Don't Believe

Is Right. "

Jane  Goodall,

Primate Intelligence Researcher

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I bought General Electric
stock in '08
when there was
"Blood on the streets"
[ that's a link ]
financially.

I figured that
if GE stayed under
$10

We had bigger problems

         than a stagnant stock.

 "General Electric Company 

NYSE: GE-
$8.75  "
2008

    

" General Electric Company

NYSE: GE -  

Mar 15 4:00pm ET 2013

$23.44 "

 

I still hold my shares

and get a small

dividend.

This is an investment,

not a trade.

Someday,

when I need the 

cash value,

I will be in a 

low tax bracket

 

(No, not a multi-billionaire

paying NO taxes - Ha Ha

on the rest of us) 

 

That is the extent

of my investment

knowledge

except to say

that the average person

is better off

investing in something

they can understand.

IF YOU ARE APPROACHED

WITH A GREAT INVESTMENT

WALK AWAY.

 

99% of the time

you have to spot

your own! 

 

Simply Live

 happily

on less than your 

income.

 

Enjoy saving,

MORE than acquiring

more stuff.

 

Do something you 

enjoy, or can stand,

to make a living.

 

You Will Be Financially

SECURE.

(Americans:

you need health

insurance.

In USA

  Medical bills 

cause 62 percent 

of bankruptcies! )

 

If you savor

what is

right before you:

Family / Friends,

health,

food,

weather,

smells,

sights, pets,

events-

you are rich.

  

 

 An Earnest

Recommendation:

DON'T Commute

WITH the creeping Herd!

No matter HOW nice

the yard, or whatever

lures you miles

from work. 

 

Live Against

the flow of 

Rush Hour Traffic.

You'll Thank Me!

 

And if you can:

Walk to Work!

YOUr health,

outlook,

and bank account

will improve! 

 

So when the economy

is teetering

don't sell along 

with everyone else

who is panicking

(again with the herd) 

trying to SELL

for whatever 

they can get.

 

Buy something 

inherently valuable

and it will come back.

 

 

 

 

EMERGENCIES

It never hurts

to be ready for

natural/weather

 'disasters.' 

In fact it is simple,

smart, and

could save lives 

dear to you.

 

At worst

your family

will tease you.

I can take it

for their safety.  

 

  

You don't need 

a bunker.

 

EXAMPLE:

 1 bag of pet food

lasts WEEKS.

 

When I open a new

bag.

I buy a NEW

unopened bag

(not 600).

 

Similar for our

human supplies.  

 

Don't ever rush

to the shops

in a monsoon

for a 'basic'

especially for the 

animals, children,

and elders!

 

So there you go.

Loving advice

because YOU

are precious to me.

 

Now go spread

the Aloha!

 

 

 

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