GROWTH- within the context

A  L  O  H  A !

" It is a rough road
 that leads to the heights 
of greatness. "

Seneca 

" Smooth seas 
do not make for
 a skillful sailor. "

African Proverb

" [our] theory does not suggest
 that there is an
 absence of suffering
 as wisdom builds,
 but rather
 that appreciable growth
 occurs
 within the context
 of pain and loss. 

In fact, some measure of 
significant distress
 may be necessary 
for growth to occur - "

  (Butler et al., 2005)

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A  L  O  H  A !

“Write it on your heart

 that every day 

is the best day

 in the year.” 

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Luminous Magician

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“ A book should be luminous
 not voluminous. ”

 Christian Nevell Bovee

“I was coming to realize
 that the real magician 
was light itself. "

 Edward Steichen 

See the tiny surfer above left?

“ I never saw a moor,

 I never saw the sea;

 Yet know I

 how the heather looks, 

And what a wave

 must be. "


 Emily Dickinson

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Beginnings

A  L  O  H  A !

" All glory comes
 from daring
 to begin. "

Eugene F. Ware

" The secret to a rich life

 is to have more 

beginnings than 

endings. "

Dave Weinbaum

" There will come a time
 when you believe
 everything is finished. 

That will be 
the beginning. "

Louis L 'Amour

" We have it in our power

 to begin the world 

over again. "

Thomas Paine

" I take a simple view 

of life:

 keep your eyes

 open 

and get on

 with it. "

Laurence Olivier

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New Year Wish

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“ May all your troubles 

last as long -

as your New Year’s

 resolutions.”  

 Joey Adams

“Life is what happens 

while you are busy

 making other plans.” 

John Lennon

Moon took a break, 
rested on a trellis momentarily,
and looked, really LOOKED
at the world her gilding created. . . 

“He who breaks a resolution

 is a weakling; 

He who makes one

 is a fool.”

 F.M. Knowles

“Come out

 of the circle

 of time
. . .

And into the circle

 of love.” 

 Rumi

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A L O H A !

“ The most important thing 
is to enjoy your life
—to be happy—
it's all that
 matters. ” 

 Audrey Hepburn

“ Let us be grateful 
to the people
 who make us happy; 
they are the charming
 gardeners 
who make our souls
 blossom. ” 

 Marcel Proust

“ Happiness 
is having a large, loving,
 caring, close-knit family 

in another city. ” 

 George Burns

"S.U.P."  Stand-Up-Paddling

“If more of us 

valued food and cheer

 and song 

above hoarded gold,

 it would be a

 merrier world.” 

 J.R.R. Tolkien

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Your Free Hawaiian Vacation

A  L  O  H  A !

The holidays

are stressful.

You

deserve a vacation,

and I'm going

to give it

to you!

You are going to have

 a private view 

of Hawaii's 

warm,

tropical

paradise!

And while you enjoy your view

of palm trees moving

in languid Trade Winds

beside a blue ocean,

You

will listen

to a play-list 

of Hawaiian Music

I have chosen

just for you!

I N S T R U C T I O N S :

1)  Go to and bookmark each of these sites:


Hawaii Music  Here 

Hawaii View  Here.


2) To vacation ANYTIME :

A] Open the Music in one tab and set it playing.

B] Open the View in a new tab.

(You will see the view, the music should keep playing )

C] Watch the Hawaiian view, while you listen to Hawaiian music.  Try Full-Screen!

D] Soon, you will look forward to these little escapes, and actually believe on a certain level that you can sit by your Hawaiian window ANYTIME you want! 

BONUS: If you live in New York City, and arrive home in the winter dark at 6pm, it will STILL be a sunny 1pm when you get here to Hawaii.

I'll look for you!

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