Good Lives On

A  L  O  H  A  !

" To find the universal elements enough;

to find the air and the water exhilarating;

 to be refreshed by a morning walk
or an evening saunter; 

to be thrilled by the stars at night;

 to be elated over a bird’s nest
or a wildflower in spring –

 these are some of the rewards
of the simple life. "

John Burroughs

Air Force One; President Aboard

" The ultimate measure of a man 

is not where he stands

in moments of comfort,
 but where he stands 

at times of challenge

and controversy. "

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy 175th Birthday King David Kalakaua
  Born on November 16, 1836

  "although darker than a mulatto,

he has an excellent English education

& in manners

is an accomplished gentleman"

 Samuel Clemens

(Mark Twain)

describing the King, in a letter to his mother and sister.

(Letters, Volume 1, p. 394). 

 Died in San Francisco 

on January 20, 1891.

 

 

 

“Tell my people I tried.”

  His final words

“ Love is a promise,

love is a souvenir,

once given never forgotten,

never let it disappear. "

 

John Lennon

Queen Kapiolani
Wife of Kalakaua, Queen Consort of the Hawaiian Isles
 Tenure 12 February 1874 - 20 January 1891


Born, Hilo  December 31, 1834
Died, Waikiki June 24 1899
(age 64)

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128 years ago this month,

on November 8, 1883,

six Sisters

of the Third Order of St. Francis

landed here in Honolulu.

The King & Queen welcomed them.

The sisters had come

to nurse the growing number

of isle patients

that were still called

'Lepers' in those days.

50 or more religious communities

  had been approached,

only these Sisters

from Syracuse New York

were willing to come.

Tears streaming down her face,

Queen Kapiolani spoke for herself,

 for King Kalakaua,

and for her people

when she said:

"You have left your home

to come to these far away islands

to care for my poor

afflicted children.

I shall never forget you,

and you are always my sisters. "

The Sisters' leader

Mother Marianne Cope

relieved Saint Damien on his death bed

and carried on leadership
of the quarantine community 

on Molokai's Kalaupapa peninsula 

for 27 years till her own death

in 1918.

The Sisters of Saint Francis

(and of the Queen)

are still serving these islands

through schools they founded.

The hospitals they launched 

and ran for years

are now privately operated. 

Perhaps the BEST novel I ever read,

 MOLOKAI

by Alan Brennert

will immerse you

in these times and places

that seem not that long ago

to us here in Hawaii.

My Review is HERE

Incidentally, 

the hospital where President Obama was born

here in Honolulu

is called

Kapiolani Medical Center

Long live the nobility of the human soul !

Thanks for bringing YOURS here

                                                                                              Warmly, cloudia

Saturday Sat & Sang

A L O H A !

 The Great Fire Camel Invites You to a New Day

" I never invite idiots to my house."
Elizabeth Montagu                                                                            

" Love... 

Force it and it disappears.

  You can only guide its expression.

It comes or it goes 

according to those qualities in life

that invite it 

or deny its presence.  "

  David Seabury

 Sky Oh My!

" God and Nature 

first made us what we are,

and then
out of our own created genius 

we make ourselves
what we want to be. "

 

Marcus Garvey

"Wrong" Side of the Flower?

" A woman said to me

when she first sat down, 

You're photographing

the wrong side of my face.

I said, Oh,

is there one? "

 Imogen Cunningham 

" Friends, You & I "

"Couldn't Agree More! "

 " What the world needs  

is more geniuses

with humility, 

there are so few

of us left. " 

                           Oscar Levant

Pink Pool of Quiet Joy Splashed Across My Path

" A sense of curiosity

is nature’s original school

of education. "

Smiley Blanton

Volvo Detail; Beauty & Function

“ Nature is not only 

all that is visible to the eye.. 

it also includes

the inner pictures 

of the soul ”


 Edvard Munch

Me & My Bread Machine. 
How few ingredients! All pronounceable! 
I want to thank Alex, the Fairy Hob Mother,
of AppliancesOnLine  
again
for the smashing bread machine 
that I won!
You can read more at my post
HERE

 The smell and taste of home-baked bread is HEAVEN !



 

" The smell of good bread baking,
like the sound of lightly flowing water, 
is indescribable
in its evocation of innocence
and delight. " 

M.F.K. Fisher

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Time

is the real stuff

of our life.

Don't waste it

on the inessential,

or let your seasons

change

unobserved.

So in what essential

shall we

dwell?

Not

I have learned

in future plans

or BIG moments.

No,

dwell in the texture of

Now.

Light

against window,

light

through eye lids,

Changing changing

. . .

gradations

of 

ETERNITY.

Spending my time

framing my shots,

re-framing my

psychology.

I'm SO glad YOU are on this journey too!

Bless You, Friend-

YOUr comment is appreciated

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Fri

ALOHA !

Gratitude Day

A L O H A !

“If you want to sleep more soundly,

count blessings,

not sheep,”

Robert A. Emmons, 

University of California, Davis

“Thanks!”

 his book on gratitude research

God does not need our gratitude,
nor does any other benefactor
so much as we ourselves
need to know it
and express it.

 

“ If you have lived,

take thankfully the past. "

John Dryden


"As each day comes to us

refreshed and anew,

so does my gratitude 

renew itself daily. 

The breaking of the sun 

over the horizon 

is my grateful heart

dawning

upon a blessed world. "

Terri Guillemets

Try a gratitude visit. 

This exercise, recommended by 

Martin Seligman 

of the University of Pennsylvania,

 begins with writing a 300-word letter

to someone who changed your life for the better.

 Be specific about what the person did and how it affected you. 

Deliver it in person, preferably without telling

the person in advance what the visit is about. 

When you get there, read the whole thing slowly

to your benefactor.

 “You will be happier and less depressed 

one month from now,”

Dr. Seligman guarantees 

in his book “Flourish.”

" Cultivating an “attitude of gratitude”

has been linked to better health, sounder sleep,
 less anxiety and depression, higher long-term satisfaction with life and kinder behavior
 toward others, including romantic partners. 

A new study shows that feeling grateful
makes people less likely to turn aggressive
when provoked.

Start with “gratitude lite.” 

That’s the term used by Robert A. Emmons, 
of the University of California, Davis 

(the pepper-spray university!)

in his pioneering experiments he conducted
along with Michael E. McCullough

at the University of Miami.

They instructed people to keep a journal
listing five things

for which they felt grateful,
 like a friend’s generosity, something they’d learned,

a sunset they’d enjoyed.

The gratitude journal was brief 

— just one sentence for each of the five things —

and done only once a week,
but after two months there were significant effects. 

Compared with a control group, the people keeping
 the gratitude journal were more optimistic 
and felt happier. 

They reported fewer physical problems
 and spent more time working out.

Further benefits were observed 
in a study of polio survivors 

and other people
with neuromuscular problems.

The ones who kept a gratitude journal 
reported feeling happier

and more optimistic

than those in a control group,
 and these reports were corroborated
by observations from their spouses. 

(can't fool them!)

These grateful people also fell asleep
more quickly at night, 

slept longer and woke up
feeling more refreshed.

Go for deep gratitude. 

Once you’ve learned to count your blessings,
Dr. Emmons says, 

you can think bigger.

“As a culture, we have lost a deep sense
of gratefulness

about the freedoms we enjoy,

a lack of gratitude
 toward those who lost their lives
in the fight for freedom, 

a lack of gratitude

for all the material advantages
 we have,” he says. 

“The focus of Thanksgiving should be 

a reflection of how our lives 
have been made so much more
 comfortable

by the sacrifices of those
who have come before us.”

Derived from an article that appeared in print 
on November 22, 2011,
 on page D1 of the New York Times, 

NY Edition with the headline:

A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day.

 
I'm grateful for YOU

your visit is a gift

that I cherish!

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Un-paraphras-able

ALOHA !

 

" That we want

is enduring;

What we want

changes

as culture does. "

Helen Fisher

" Research shows

that experts are no better

at predicting the future

than dart-throwing monkeys. "

Vinod Khosla

“There is no reason

anyone would want a computer

in their home.”

Ken Olson,

co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp.,

1977

Have you ever held a palm tree in the palm of your hand?

" If you look deeply into the palm of your hand,

you will see your parents

and all generations of your ancestors.

All of them are alive in this moment.

Each is present in your body.

You are the continuation of each of these people."

 Thich Nhat Hanh

“It doesn't matter what he does—

he will never amount to anything.”
 

Albert Einstein’s teacher

to his father, 1895

 

 

 

 

 

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Harvest

We must not hope to be mowers
and gather the ripe gold ears
Unless we first have been sowers
and watered the furrows with tears

 
It is not just as we take it
This mystical world of ours
Life's field will yield as we make it
A harvest of thorns or flowers

Goethe

Thank YOU

for spending time here with us!

Your comment is always valued

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