White Sails

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

 "A healthy old fellow, 
who is not a fool,
 is the happiest 
creature living."
                  Gerald Brenan

" My delight and thy delight 

Walking,

 like two angels white, "

                                  Robert Bridges 

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Hope You

sail through

a lovely

weekend!

                        Warmly, cloudia

Walking Realms

A  L  O  H  A  !
[Not endorsement, or conversion; 
Just a version. . .  of the Tale]

In the Space

where Human

and Nature kiss. . .

Figures emerge 
who seem to lead us 

to a better way of being,

a realer Reality.

" When the disciples saw Him 

walking on the sea, 

they were terrified, 

and said, "It is a ghost!"" 

Matthew 14:25-26

" We ourselves

 must walk the path."  

Buddha

" What worries you 

masters you. "

                Locke

We each need to face down this guy!

That which demonizes

and terrorizes each

of us

"The ability to be joyous,

 by discerning the good

 and joyous within 

every experience,

 is a biblical command!"

                              Bal Shem Tov

"For with joy shall you go out."

Isaiah 55:12

As we follow our path 

pointed ahead,

the Teaching and 

the Teacher reveal

in different hues & ways

that best suited

to You

Like Dorothy, 

we return to the realm

of the Normal. But

 it is not normal

as it was.

Now it's normal as

It Is.

The Pure Realm

0n Every Side

of Birth.

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Thank You

for walking 

together!

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Little By Little

A  L  O  H  A    from   Honolulu!

 " Enlightenment

 must come 

little by little -

 otherwise it would 

overwhelm." 

                       Idries Shah

" Be strong enough

 to stand alone, 

smart enough to

 know when you 

need help, and 

brave enough to 

ask for it. "

                  Unknown

Linking to

Friday SkyWatch

Thank You

for looking in!

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Fences Today Tomorrow

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

Red Ginger Fence

“A joyful life is

 an individual creation

 that cannot be 

copied from a recipe.”  

                                Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The red flowers should be bigger, right?

" Humble living 

does not diminish. 

It fills. 

Going back to 

a simpler self 

gives wisdom. "

                            Rumi

This fence is just a place to stand

“Look up, laugh loud, 

talk big, keep the 

color in your cheek 

and the fire 

in your eye, 

adorn your person, 

maintain your health, your 

beauty and your animal spirits.”

                             William Hazlitt 1778-1830

" Grandmother, 

as she gets older,

 is not fading but

 rather becoming 

more concentrated. "

                        Paulette Bates Alden

Linking to 

Thursday Good Fences

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Thank You

for coming over

to play!

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Independence

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

“ To overcome the anxieties 

and depressions of 

contemporary life, 

individuals must become

 independent of the 

social environment to 

the degree that they 

no longer respond exclusively

 in terms of its 

rewards and punishments. -

Click photo to enlarge

" To achieve such autonomy,

 a person has to learn

 to provide rewards 

to herself. -

- She has to develop the ability 

to find enjoyment and 

purpose regardless 

of external 

circumstances.” 

                   Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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We keep trying,

keep flying.

Thank You

for winging 

here.

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Seize Be Endure

A  L  O  H  A   from  Honolulu!

" Seize the moments

 of happiness, love 

and be loved!

 That is the only reality 

in the world,

 all else is folly. "

                          Tolstoy

" What it means to be authentic:

- to be more concerned with truth than opinions

- to be sincere and not pretend

- to be free from hypocrisy: "walk your talk"

- to know who you are and to be that person

- to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities

- being confident to walk away from

 situations where you can't be yourself

- being awake to your own feelings

- being free from others' opinions of you

- accepting and loving yourself "

                                    Sue Fitzmaurice

“The beauty of a woman. . .

 true beauty in a Woman

 is reflected in her soul.

 It is the caring that 

she lovingly gives, 

the passion that she knows. 

And the beauty 

of a woman, 

with passing years

 only grows!” 

                Audrey Hepburn

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Thank You

for sharing

these moments!

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Successful Immigrant

A  L  O  H  A   from  Honolulu!

Native to Indonesia, Java Finch was

 introduced to Hawaii in 1867.

She has established breeding

populations on Oahu, as well 

as other Hawaiian Isles.

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

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Thank You

for Visiting!

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