The Water And The Sky

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

The sky and the water

Are mirrors of each other.

One reflects infinity,

The other possibility. Sky meets the water

At the horizon like

Our dreams meet reality

Clouds drift across the sky

Ripples dance on water;

Both remind us:

Change is the only constant.

Water and sky hold the

Promise of new beginnings

And the wisdom

Of endless journeys.

Water teaches us to flow

Sky teaches us to soar

Together, they show us

The art of balance.

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Even the opposite side

has an opposite side. Traditional Japanese wisdom He who knows only

his own side of the case

knows little of that.

J. S. Mill

Poets utter great 

and wise things 

which they do not 

themselves understand. 

      Plato

The wisdom of the ages 

lives not in what we own, 

but in how we live and 

how we love, 

in how we mend 

what has been torn, 

and how we cherish 

what remains.

Allan N. Schwartz, PhD 

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Flowers In Gentleness

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Life,

what an exquisite privilege. Katie Rubinstein

 

It takes courage to be kind. Maya Angelou

Ipomoea triloba, 

Commonly: 

Littlebell or Aiea morning glory

I am awaiting a great

Renaissance of kindness,

When love will bloom

Like flowers in gentleness.

When hearts will open

wide and true,

Embracing all

With compassion anew.

In a dawn 

Of gentle grace,

Forgiveness flowing

A warm embrace.

With every breath

A new world will arise,

Where kindness reigns

And souls recognize

The beauty of our shared

Humanity that shines,

Radiant tapestry

Of hearts and minds.

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Playfulness and delight 

can lead to 

unexpected insights.

   Julia Cameron

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Canada Day

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Especially To Our

Dear Canadian Friends!

July 1, 1867. 

Three colonies became the 

Dominion of Canada, 

and the world became 

a better one. 

Every American should 

appreciate the giant country 

that spans the North American 

continent from the Atlantic to 

the Pacific and from the Rocky 

Mountains to the Arctic. 

She is the world's oldest 

bilingual, pluralistic, 

parliamentary democracy and 

a force for human dignity, 

rights and liberty 

around the world. 

      Steve Schmidt

God Bless 

The Canadian People!

Bonne fête du Canada!

There’s calm in the 

mind of the humble. 

An unmistakable peace 

of not having to prove 

anything to anyone.

   Ron Baratono

Oh Magic 8-Ball,

round and wise, With cryptic gaze

and inky eyes, I shake you up—

my fate to see, You answer:

“Ask again, maybe.”

Do not think I've reached

where I am now by slipping

like a landslide or evaporating

like a cloud. Suman PokhrelI  *

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Pixie & Cloudia

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* Suman Pokhrel is a renowned Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He is known for his work in Nepali, English, Hindi, and Urdu.

Joy Enough

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

There are two days 

in the week

about which and upon

 which I never worry...

Yesterday and Tomorrow. 

 Robert Jones Burdette

To love and be loved 

is to feel the sun 

from both sides. 

  David Viscott

 Light gives of itself freely,

 filling all available space.

 It does not seek anything

 in return;

 it asks not whether 

you are friend or foe.

 It gives of itself

and is not thereby 

diminished. 

Michael Strassfeld

Find ecstasy in life: 

the mere sense of living 

is joy enough.

     Emily Dickinson

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Cloudia & Pixie

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"Water, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite"

Flow, a state where worries cease Lost in the moment finding peace. Surrender sweet to the gentle sway, Go with the current of your day. Cloudia Charters

Keep Choosing

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

Look at the

bright side of life and the bright side will look at you. [The reflections we send

out always return.] Ron Baratono

Joy does not simply
happen to us.
We have to
choose joy and
keep choosing it
every day. 
 Henri Nouwen

I am done
with the past,
the future has
plenty of room
for change.
Cyrille Dayao

Life doesn’t have to 

be perfect 

to be filled 

with joy.

  Pixie

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Pixie & Cloudia

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We teach the world

With every glance  

How close to come

How far to dance.

Deeper still

The air we share  

Is woven from

The way we care.  

The light

That others cast on us  

Becomes our dawn

Our day, our trust;

We walk in atmospheres 

Of thought,  

In warmth or chill that 

We have bought.  

Kindness may linger

Soft and slow,  

Like green shoots 

Appearing after snow.

But careless words

Or shadows thrown,  

Can turn a garden

Into stone.  

We train the hands

That hold our hearts,  

And become the person 

Our behavior imparts.

So let us tend

The air we make,  

With every promise

Every ache;  

For in the space

Between each soul  

This climate we share

Can make us whole.

       Cloudia Charters

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BunnyKitty, 

is a character
created by artist 

Dave 'Persue' Ross.
BunnyKitty is a kitten in
a magical bunny suit.
The book 

'Origins of Bunny Kitty'
was released in 2016.

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The Old Sense

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

There is no power on earth 

that can neutralize the influence

of a high, simple and useful life. 

Booker T. Washington

My drug of choice is love. . .

 no other drug gets both 

the dealer and user high 

from every transaction.     

Jarod Kintz

I place a high moral value
on the way people behave.
I find it repellent to have a lot,
and to behave with anything
other than courtesy in the
old sense of the word -
politeness of the heart,
a gentleness of the spirit.
Fran Lebowitz

Horseshoe Crab at the New Jersey Shore. 

Courtesy of Amy Lent.

The horseshoe crab is a “living fossil” that’s been around for over 400 million years, outlasting even the dinosaurs.

 Despite the name, it’s not a crab, but a helmet-shaped relative of spiders and scorpions, famous for its spiky tail (used for flipping over, not for fighting).

Each spring, thousands come ashore to lay eggs, providing a crucial feast for migrating birds like the Red Knot. Their blue blood is also vital for medical testing. Once abundant, horseshoe crabs are now protected in New Jersey due to declining numbers.

These ancient creatures provide an irreplaceable substance in their blood which we use for medical purposes! Horseshoe crab blood is crucial to modern medicine because it contains a unique substance called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL). LAL is used to test vaccines, intravenous drugs, and medical devices for dangerous bacterial toxins called endotoxins, which can cause serious illness in humans. When exposed to even tiny amounts of endotoxin, the LAL reacts by clotting, providing a quick and reliable way to check for contamination. This blue blood (thanks to copper-based hemocyanin) has been essential for ensuring the safety of everything from vaccines—including COVID-19 shots—to surgical implants and IV fluids.

Despite the development of synthetic alternatives, most U.S. medical testing still relies on real horseshoe crab blood, making these ancient creatures unsung heroes of public health.

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There's no rehab

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  Chris Rock

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