Sneeze the Day!

A L O H A

& Welcome to Hawaii

If you wish to be considered a great conversationalist, 

just ask others about themselves

and actually listen

without interrupting.

"Being deeply loved by someone

gives you strength,
 while loving someone deeply

gives you courage."

Lao Tzu

 

"Always kiss your children goodnight,

even if they're already asleep."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile
 the moment a single man contemplates it
 bearing within him the image of a cathedral."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“Remember

there's no such thing

as a small act of kindness.

Every act creates a ripple

with no logical end.”

 Scott Adams

Hawaiian Wedding Day

A L O H A! 

Welcome to the Big Island's Puna District

Sorry for the web deception, 

but like many of you I have been on a short trip off island 

and didn't want to broadcast the fact that our home (boat) was unattended.

   That's Puna above: Big Sky Country, rural Hawaii. 

I will do a 'Day Trip' post soon,

but today I just wanted to show you a FEW pictures of the reason for the trip.

  Saturday saw the wedding of my niece to a great guy!

The special day began as we awoke on our boat wreathed (choking?) in smoke! The fire department was heroic once again, and the situation (battery power electrical) was quickly brought under control.  I was completely debilitated!  But my husband basically picked me up, put me in the car, and pushed me towards Honolulu airport.  I'm grateful that he did; It was truly a magic day!  He stayed behind to keep our house afloat.

 

Opihikao, Puna.

"Look down you gods,

and on this couple drop a blessed crown."

My niece was born a few miles from here

at the famous Kalapana Black Sand Beach.

Though she has not a drop of Hawaiian blood,

she is truly Keiki O Ka Aina,

a child of the land, as is her handsome groom. 

(The first Hawaiians landed not too far from here

(South Point) around 750 A.D. / A.C.E.)

"We all need fresh starts.

That's why the sun comes up everyday."

Unknown

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

Here's to these beautiful bridesmaids.

We admire them for their beauty, respect them for their intelligence,

adore them for their virtues,

and love them because we can't help it."

Their friends, the wedding party.  

These kids all grew up 'off the grid' in a super rural, very isolated place,

and have known each other their whole lives.

  They are the children of unconventional people,

but seem none the worse for it.

Their 'Puna Hippie' parents are now exploring their early senior years.

  I'd say those pioneers did OK.

The Gathering for the Ceremony

"The man or woman you really love

will never grow old to you.

Through the wrinkles of time,

through the bowed frame of years,

You will always see the dear face

and feel 

The warm heart union

of your eternal love."

Beautiful Hawaiian Music

Lots of people there remembered my Dad who lived over there for years.

He's been gone for two years but was very present; many mentioned him.

The Jewish breaking of the glass tradition would have pleased him.

Though the bride's lovely Mom is not Jewish, and the groom

has no connection to the faith, everyone shouted 'Mazel Tov!'
The barefoot groom put on 'slippers' (flip flops) for this part.

Someone also left a volcanic pohaku (stone)

wrapped in a Ti leaf as an offering of gratitude to Pele of the volcano,

Grandmother of this country.

I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance,
A church filled with family and friends.
I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for,
He said one that would make me his wife.
~Author Unknown

Welcome to the family!

The reception at a near by orchard

was splendid.  More laters. . . . .

                       . . . I'm still verklempt!

Thank YOU for sharing the joy-

Leave a Comment, please :)   cloudia
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Year "ONE"

  A L O H A !

"I'm not a doctor

and I don't know the technical terminology,

 but I do know

that sunshine activates our happiness glands."

  ~Jessi Lane Adams

 "If I knew I was going to live this long,

I'd have taken better care of myself."

Mickey Mantle 

"Knowing others is intelligence.

Knowing yourself is true wisdom"

Lao Tse

This year
we're going to experience four unusual dates:

1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11

and that's not all...

Take the last two digits

of the year in which you were born - now add
the age you will be this year,

The results will be 111

for everyone in whole world!!! 

Some believe that angels speak to us
through such numbers:

"Your angels often communicate messages to you by showing you sequences of numbers. They do this in two ways. First, they subtly whisper in your ear so you'll look up in time to notice the clock's time or a phone number on a billboard. The angels hope you'll be aware that you're seeing this same number sequence repeatedly. For instance, you may frequently see the number sequence 111, and it seems every time you look at a clock the time reads 1:11 or 11:11.

111 - Monitor your thoughts carefully, and be sure to only think about what you want, not what you don't want. This sequence is a sign that there is a gate of opportunity opening up, and your thoughts are manifesting into form at record speeds. The 111 is like the bright light of a flash bulb. It means the universe has just taken a snapshot of your thoughts and is manifesting them into form. Are you pleased with what thoughts the universe has captured? If not, correct your thoughts (ask your angels to help you with this if you have difficulty controlling or monitoring your thoughts)."

Doreen Virtue


Cue the spooky music- comment?

Parade Day

Aloha, Friend!
Welcome to the
Kamehameha Day Floral Parade
Celebrating Kamehameha the Great,
the "Napoleon of the Pacific,"
the "Lonely One."
He united the islands into one kingdom
1810.

click on the parade!

Pau Rider


"No child but must remember laying his head in the grass,
staring into the infinitesimal forest
and seeing it grow populous with fairy armies."

Robert Louis Stevenson,
Essays in The Art of Writing

Ladies of a Royal Society


"When you eat fruit,
think of the person who planted the tree"

VIETNAMESE SAYING

It's a family thing.

"A hug is like a boomerang - 

you get it back right away."

Bil Keane, "Family Circus"

"Millions and millions of years
would still not give me half enough time
to describe that tiny instant of all eternity
when you put your arms around me
and I put my arms around you."

Jacques Prévert





"You can't wrap love in a box,
but you can wrap a person in a hug."

Author Unknown

Honolulu Police Department Motor Officer
wearing a maile lei.

"Children make you want to start life over."
Muhammad Ali

Old & New:
Feathered Capes and Mobile Phones

"Face in the Crowd"




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Sure is Summer, isn't it?
Well, here in the northern it is.
Minds wander, and blog traffic dips.

But the desire to take pictures,
to reach out,
and to share with jolly friends
only blossoms.

We excuse each other
for the long days of reverie
far from the internet.

Love you guys;
That's ALOHA!
                                           :)  cloudia

Kamehameha Day

A Warm Aloha Welcome

to

Kamehameha Day,

June 10th, 2011

Click on the images today!

Today the Royal Societies

(With the help of the Honolulu Fire Dept

that was founded by King Kalakaua)

Drape the "Lonely One's" statue

with lei of love and gratitude.

What a sight!

KAMEHAMEHA the Great

"Napoleon of the Pacific"

Father of his country: Hawaii

"The public cannot be too curious 

concerning the characters of public men." 

Samuel Adams

Hawaii's Native Son.


You too loved that lei draped statue
while growing up here,

didn't you, Mr. President?

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No one knows the day of his birth,

on the Big Island (Hawaii).

He was born, a young Ali`i (chief)

among others,

in a traditional world.

As a boy,

he was present to experience

aliens landing:

Captain Cook.

He saw the need for Hawaii to unify

in order to survive

in a suddenly larger world

of opposing powers.

Using western and traditional weapons

he conquered all of our islands,

except the kingdom of Kauai

which joined through treaty.

201 years ago he established the

Hawaiian Kingdom,

recognized as a sovereign nation

throughout the world.

Of course, we are now a US State,

but the Kingdom lives in our hearts

by acclimation & defacto affection.

Yet it is real-

like the Kingdom of Heaven.

This holiday always falls close to my birthday.

Me and Kamehameha:

together in Hawaii-

it was meant to be!

Would YOU Rather-

A L O H A !

"It takes a long time to grow young!"

Pablo Picasso

Would you rather see this sign. . .

. . . Or THIS one?

EITHER one is better

than a steel plate IN your head!

Balancing Act

ALOHA-

                   Thanks for Visiting Virtual Waikiki :)

 

"The golden moments

in the stream of life

rush past us,
 and we see nothing but sand;
the angels come to visit us,
 and we only know them

when they are gone."

George Eliot

" Surroundings inspiring to live in. "

"Real wealth consists

of things of utility and beauty,
in things

that help to create strong,

beautiful bodies
and surroundings 

inspiring to live in."

Emma Goldman

"Pleasure is spread through the earth
In stray gifts to be claimed

by whoever shall find."

-William Wordsworth, 1806

see more of these guys HERE

"Every human being

has hundreds of separate people

living under his skin.

The talent of a writer is his ability

to give them their separate names,

identities, personalities. . ."

Mel Brooks

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Any martial-arts master 

will tell you

that

BALANCE

is the root of

PERSONAL POWER.

We all get tugged

into the future,

and into our past,

That does not help us

to become masters of the

NOW,

dealing with what

arises,

as it enters OUR 

home court advantage.

Lean too far forward

or back

and you cannot catch the ball,

pivot,

and score

in one fluid motion.

Make it come to

you.

Whatever "it" is today.

Bonus is

that foresight becomes

instant, insightful & effective;

 completely different

than debilitating worry

or regret.

Saint Oprah said:

"Doing the best at this moment

puts you in the best place

for the next moment."

And our wisest US President

Lincoln reminds us that:

"The best thing about the future

is that it comes only

one day at a time."

Don't just DO something!

Be poised, relaxed.

Just tell them that you're not lazy,

you're READY!

What do you say to that?

Tell us in 'comments'

          warmly, cloudia