Quality Time with Ducks

A  L  O  H  A !

Walking 

through Waikiki's

early morning foliage,

I became aware

that I wasn't alone -

a pair of wild ducks!

 We checked each other out -

 Even made eye contact -

They resumed their routine

 Busy Digging Duck

 Give me a gauzy, feminine effect

 I'm BOLD!

 But thoughtful and reflective too

She seems to be wishing us a sweet day!

For ALL of us

Ducky dear!

Animals 

teach us 

that there are many 

different ways 

to live and 

to love.

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Calmly Attentive

A   L   O   H   A   !

" Life is full of beauty. 

Notice it. 

Notice the bumble bee, 

the small child, 

and the smiling faces. 

Smell the rain, 

and feel the wind. 

Live your life to the fullest 

potential, 

and fight 

for your dreams. "

Ashley Smith 

" Confine yourself to 

the present. "

Marcus  Aurelius, 170 B.C.E.

" Be here now."

Ram Dass, 1971

Why am I showing this scene twice?

I shot it from my car, 

stopped at a red light.

Did YOU SEE?

The Tree Trimmers are at work!

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Daily life would be impossible 

without habit & routine.

But they also limit our perceptions,

hurrying us along to our next task.

How much reality do we miss

by burying ourselves

in our mobile phones

and to-do lists?

Being Calmly Attentive,

Seeing, Tasting, 

Feeling & Hearing

 the real-world around us

is the very definition 

of 

Heightened Consciousness. 

Fully inhabiting the 

N O W

 invigorates us,

making us aware

of opportunities

and warnings

as they arise 

in the  environment. 

 Alertness 

brings opportunity

 to learn the secrets 

 hiding in plain sight.

Photograph them!

Then come here

and share them

with us!

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Waikiki Sky Friday

A L O H A !

" Give thanks 

for unknown blessings

 already on their way. "

Native American Saying

“ The Sea, 

once it casts its spell, 

holds one

 in its net of wonder 

forever. ”

Jacques Cousteau

"That something is wrong 

with marriage today

is universally admitted 

and deplored."

Popenoe, 1925

" Learn what you are

 and be such. "

Pindar 

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Absurdity Resort

A  L  O  H  A !

"At any street corner

 the feeling of absurdity

 can strike anyone

 in the face."

Albert Camus 

And often does, I find -

How about YOU?

Caged Red

"All power corrupts,

 but we need

 the electricity."

A. Nonymouse

" There is a calmness

 to a life lived

 in Gratitude, 

a quiet joy. "

 Ralph H.  Blum

May YOU Live in JOY!

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Bloggers Share Moon and Sun

Lunar  Aloha  Solar

" Friends 

are the sunshine 

of life. "

John Hay 

" Start every day off 

with a smile 

and get it over with. "

W. C. Fields

" When we voyage, 

we open doors

 to perceptions we did not

 previously know existed. 

We meet new challenges, 

form new relationships 

and discover new visions 

of our world. "

Nainoa Thompson

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Like Japanese poets

we bloggers contemplate

the same moon.

We share our lives

in bits and bites,
 photos, and posts.

With Love.

Mostly, though,

we simply
enjoy each other

under this 

Winter Moon.

Tipsy -

we smile 

together-

And somehow

it is more

than abundance.

Look!
Can you see
the Jade Rabbit?

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Young Punks of Sixty

A   L   O   H   A  !

  Mountains look small -

Until you climb them.

"As one grows older, 
one becomes wiser 
and more foolish. "

Francois de La Rochefoucauld 

 “That the automobile
 has practically reached the limit 
of its development is suggested 
by the fact that
 during the past year 
no improvements of 
a radical nature 
have been introduced.”

Scientific American, 1909

" Old age 

is fifteen years 

older than I am. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes 

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Young punks of sixty

alive alive O

Young punks of sixty

GO!  GO!  GO!

Young punks of sixty

maintaining the Flow;

Young punks of sixty

still so much to know!

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"Do not worry
 about avoiding temptation. 
As you grow older 
it will avoid you. "

Joey Adams 

Friends and Martyrs

A  L  O  H  A !

" You yourself, 

as much as anybody 

in the entire universe, 

deserve your love 

and affection. "

 Siddhartha Gautama

" Self-preservation 

is the first 

law of nature. "

Samuel Butler 

" When we quit

 thinking primarily

 about ourselves 

and our own 

self-preservation, 

we undergo a 

truly heroic 

transformation 

of consciousness. "

Joseph Campbell 

" One, with God, 

is always a majority, 

but many a martyr 

has been burned . . .

while the votes 

were being counted. "

Thomas Reed 

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The average person says:

"What is mine is mine;

 what is yours is yours."

The sociopath says:

"What is mine is mine, 

what is yours is also mine."

The exceptional person says:

"What is yours is yours, 

and what is mine 

is also yours."

The exceptional person

 in the presence 

of a sociopath says:

NOTHING.

Don't let others

take advantage

of your kindness,

or timidity.

Let your "No"

be "No."

Then stop talking.

If need be,

walk away

after you have said it.

No one can steal

your kindness,

your Aloha.

So give it away.

Feelings of obligation

are danger signs

of a damaged relationship.

Care for the soul

that is in your keeping:

Your Own.

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