Dissolving Morphing Wheel in the Sky

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"You have to know how to

 accept rejection 

and reject acceptance."

        Ray Bradbury

" No mind is

 thoroughly well-organized

 that is deficient 

in a sense of humor. "

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

" Certainly, it takes some amount

 of attention and energy. 

But in smiling at strangers,

 I acknowledge their humanity,

 and in doing that,

 in reminding myself of it,

 I promote peace. 

How? 

By bringing joy to others 

that's far out of proportion 

to the investment required. "

 Alex Lickerman, M.D

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Hawaiian Monk Seal & Carroll Cox

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 Let's go for a drive 

along Oahu's Kaiwi Coastline
past Sandy Beach
(where the President famously
body surfed)

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Carroll had something to show me.

Wait, those aren't rocks;

There's a mother Hawaiian Monk Seal

and her young pup!

Click to enlarge

Look at mom's contented face

Sweet Baby

Look at the flipper! That tail!

Nursing Baby

  

The Hawaiians of old 

named this creature:

 “llio holo I ka uaua” 

"Dog that runs in rough water"

You can learn more about these "living fossils" 
 here:   LINK

Much gratitude to the selfless volunteers

 who protect and inform.

They know these individual seals,

their stories, births, habits,

adventures. . . 

Thanks, Carroll!

Learn more about Carroll's work

 protecting Hawaii here:

  LINK



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Best Handbag

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" As the purse is emptied,

 the heart is filled. "

Victor Hugo 

"  You're never too fat 

for a new purse. "

Nia Vardalos 

" I try not to put my purse

 on the floor -

 demons will get into it. "

Nina Arianda 

" Open your mouth

 and purse cautiously,

 and your stock of wealth

 and reputation 

shall, at least in repute,

 be great. "

John Zimmerman 

" Debating on whether

 the chocolate I found

 in my purse

 has gone bad...

Oh well! Still chocolate. "

 Olivia Munn

" In music 

the passions 

enjoy themselves. "



Friedrich Nietzsche 

And Now

The Best Handbags

(According to Cloudia)

Classic Healthy Back Bag^®

& Baglett by Ameribag

Link

Yep! These are my favorites!

(Uncompensated opinion)

What do you prefer?

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Something One Creates

A  L  O  H  A !

" People often say 

that this or that person

 has not yet found himself. 

 But the self is not something 

one finds, 

it is something one 

creates. "

Thomas Szasz

Enjoy Your Day!

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Anxiety Be Gone

A  L  O  H  A !

Let's Just Sit Together for a While

"If you think
going to the moon
is hard,
try
staying home."

Barbara Cernan
Astronaut's Wife

" Humor

is emotional chaos

remembered

in tranquility. "

Richard Branson

Castle Afloat

"Had I abided by good advice

I might have been saved

from some of my most

valuable mistakes. "

Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Hunting good reasons

for free-floating anxiety

is a loser's game.

Sometimes

we're just picking up

emotional energy

of others, of society.

Don't join that power.

Just sit still

and let the parade

pass by.

Worry is faith

in the worst,

not the best.

There is a world

of colors, tastes,

experiences, people.

"Life is a banquet."

Don't starve yourself.

Find a treat today!

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Modern American Ruins - Philadelphia

Play On Pal

A  L  O  H  A !

" The girl who can't dance

 says the band can't play"

Yiddish Proverb 

" Play is the only way

 the highest intelligence

 of humankind 

can unfold. "

 Joseph Chilton Pearce

" Play is the exaltation 

of the possible."

 Martin Buber

" Sometimes you have to play

 a long time 

to be able to play

 like yourself. "

Miles Davis   

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