Joys Duties

A   L   O   H   A !

click on photo to see all the ladies

Lovely Ladies of Hula

" There is no duty 

so underrated as the

 duty of being happy.

By being happy we 

sow anonymous benefits 

upon the world. "

Robert Louis Stevenson

Morning Still Life - Waikiki

" We either make ourselves

 miserable, or 

we make ourselves 

happy. 

The amount of work

 is the same. "

                         Carlos Castaneda
which in NO way invalidates
depression, pain, anxiety
as somehow chosen.

Click on this sky to see the Skies

Yellow Layers - Is that a Dolphin Leaping at Top?

" Everyone should 

carefully observe 

which way the heart draws, 

and then 

choose that way 

with all strength. "

                Hasidic

" Escape "

" Luxury Must Be

Comfortable,

Otherwise it is Not

Luxury. "

Coco Chanel


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Life Success

A   L   O   H   A !

"There is only one success -

- to be able to spend

 your life 

in your own way."

                        

Christopher Morley

 “Nature is a mutable cloud 

which is always and never

 the same.”

                      Ralph Waldo Emerson

" It is only possible to

 live happily ever after 

on a day-to-day basis."

             Margaret Bonnano

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Zen: Cloud

A   L   O   H   A !

" Selfishness & complaint 

pervert the mind.

Love 

with its joy 

clears and sharpens

 the vision." 

                   Helen Keller

 “Anyone 

who keeps the ability 

to see beauty 

in every age of life

 really 

never grows old.” 

Franz Kafka

Disciple: “Please tell me 

the summary of Buddhism.”

Master: “If a cloud does not

 float over the mountain,

 the moonlight will go

 through the waves 

of the lake.”

Before the Master 

completed his statement, 

the Disciple was enlightened.

 " The one who has seen

 the rising moon break 

out of the clouds at 

midnight 

has been present

 like an archangel 

at the creation 

of light and of 

the world.  "

                Ralph Waldo Emerson

 "How sweet

 the morning air is! 

See how that one little cloud

 floats like a pink feather

from some gigantic flamingo. ” 

                             Arthur Conan Doyle, 

                                                    Sherlock Holmes

The humble 

Cumulus humilis -

 never hurt a soul.” 

                  Gavin Pretor-Pinney, 

                               The Cloudspotter's Guide

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Skywatch Honolulu

A   L   O   H   A !

" The beautiful thing

 about memories

 is making them. "

                                   Sukh Sandhu

" Opportunities are like 

sunrises....

if you wait too long, 

you'll miss them. "

                       William Arthur Ward 

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Bad Boy Fences

A  L  O  H  A !

Walking Honolulu's Chinatown,

 Along Centuries-Old Sidewalks

" In the mid- to late-19th century, 

sailing vessels came to Honolulu 

[many from China]

to purchase sandalwood, 

among other commodities.

 They arrived here, 

holds full of 

granite blocks as ballast 

which was left behind. 

The idea arose to use them for 

sidewalks that can still be seen 

throughout Chinatown. 

This is King Street.

Two City Fences Side By Side -

Perfect for Good Fences!

" A discovery is said to be

 an accident meeting

 a prepared mind. " 

                        Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi

Mysterious Medieval Scary

“Danger sweetens the brew. 

Makes it more delicious.” 

                                                                   Robin Maxwell

What's IN There?

" There is a passion

 for hunting something 

deeply implanted

 in the human breast. "

                                                       Charles Dickens

Back to Waikiki!

" Coming back to 

where you started 

is not the same 

as never leaving.” 

                           Terry Pratchett

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Hoarding Simplicity

A   L   O   H   A !

“To a mind that is still, 

the entire universe 

surrenders.” 

                     Zhuangzi

Photos are very clickable to enlarge

Simplify life, 

to make it richer.

Dispose of the un-needed

To create space

For what matters.

Do you see all 6 cranes?

Choices

Can seem overwhelming.

Expectations

can be a harsh master.

When you keep it simple

You have more time.

Can you handle that?

Life becomes fuller

When we fill it less.

Breadfruit Growing

Discard the un-needed

To discover

What you need.

“If you have insight, 

you use your inner eye, 

your inner ear,

 to pierce to the heart 

of things, 

and have no need 

of intellectual knowledge.” 

                  Zhuangzi

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Portrait

A  L  O  H  A !

Photo: Dan Axler   Link

" The way 

you see people 

is the way 

you treat them."

            Zig Ziglar

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