Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Closely

A  L  O  H  A !
Nice Spot for a Drink!

A photograph can be 
an instant of life captured 
for eternity that will never 
cease looking back at you.
Brigitte Bardot









Sometimes the darkness 
knows what I feel
            Anonymous









Anything looked at closely 
becomes wonderful. 
                   A. R. Ammons






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Monday, October 7, 2019

A Historic Day in Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A !

Updated October 5 at 5:19 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - "Organizers of an Aloha Unity march were expecting 10,000 people to make their way through Waikiki Saturday. Judging from the scene on Kalakaua Avenue, they may have easily met or surpassed that mark. The event is aimed at expressing opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope project, but also show unity for Aloha Aina movements.
     “This is like family, ohana,” said Cynde Fernandes, one of the marchers. “They’re all talking. They’re singing. They’re giving a message, and this is it.”  Link   to TV News story








HRH Queen Liliuokalani
Hawaii's last queen
September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917,
Author of world treasure song:
"Aloha 'Oe"

"At noon of the tenth day of April, 1877, 
the booming of the cannon was heard 
which announced that I was heir apparent 
to the throne of Hawaii."
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen | january 1898
















All conducted in a nonviolent, 
uplifting atmosphere of warmth













"I could not turn back the time for political change, 
but there is still time to save our heritage. 
You must remember never to cease to act 
because you fear you may fail."
Liliuokalani
To her adopted daughter | january 1917










 It's really all about Na Keiki, 
the children
"I owed no allegiance to the Provisional Government so established, nor to any power or to any one save the will of my people and the welfare of my country."

"That first night of my imprisonment was the longest night I have ever passed in my life; it seemed as though the dawn of day 
would never come." 
                          Liliuokalani
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen | january 1898

The Queen is still serving Hawaii's children
through the important activities
of the Liliuokalani Trust!
Link












Yes.

I marched.






Hawaii's Kings & One Queen.
Hands make the Mountain, Maunakea,
sacred space shared by gods and humans,
being protected, as the
Hawaiian people blossom in this day.

The Kingdom of Hawaii is not forgotten.

As indigenous people over the globe
reassert their identities and cultures,
so the Kanaka Maoli rise.
Ku Kia'i Mauna!
"Stand firm protectors of the Mountain"


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                                            cloudia
                        

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Good Morning Puppies

A  L  O  H  A !
Good Morning Honolulu
Each morning we are born again. 
What we do today is what matters most.
                            Buddha








Good Morning Stone Lantern, Pagoda Hotel
Renew your mind every morning 
with pure thoughts.
                    Lailah Gifty Akita









Good morning puppies
I get up every morning and 
it's going to be a great day. 
You never know when 
it's going to be over so 
I refuse to have a bad day.
           Paul Henderson


What is YOUR first
thought in the morning?




💧
May Justice Roll
In A Mighty Flood
Of Truth,
               Fondly,cloudia

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Rediscover

A  L  O  H  A !

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, 
not subservience.
         Theodore Roosevelt










Ducks At Dawn

Sanity remains defined simply by the 
ability to cope with insane conditions.     
Anna Castillo










Critter

Let us remember to 
always rediscover one another
because we are forever changing.
             Kamand Kojouri










Any jackass can kick a barn down, 
but it takes a carpenter to build it.
              Sam Rayburn
[Iconic US legislator of the 20th Century 
known familiarly as "Mr. Sam"]





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Friday, October 4, 2019

Seek Their Best

A  L  O  H  A !
 When we judge or criticize another person, 
it says nothing about that person; 
it merely says something about 
our own need to be critical.
                  Anonymous











1933
It is much more valuable to 
look for the strength in others. 
You can gain nothing by 
criticizing their imperfections. 
                    Daisaku Ikeda










The pleasure of criticizing 
takes away from us the 
pleasure of being moved by 
some very fine things.
             Jean de La Bruyère













 Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain 
but it takes character and self-control to 
be understanding and forgiving.
                                Dale Carnegie





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Thursday, October 3, 2019

Compliment To Yourself

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There are three ways of dealing with difference: 
domination, compromise, and integration. 
By domination only one side gets what it wants; 
by compromise neither side gets what it wants; 
by integration we find a way by which 
both sides may get what they wish. 
     Mary Parker Follett












Who we are is so much greater 
than what happened to us.
                   Mr. Pickles









No Fireplace THIS Year!

The springs, the summers, 
and the autumns slowly pass;
And when old Winter puts 
his blank face to the glass, 
I shall close all my shutters, 
pull the curtains tight, 
And build me stately 
palaces by candlelight.
       Charles Baudelaire











Gratitude is more of a 
compliment to yourself 
than someone else.
             Raheel Farooq



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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Hope Breathes Again

A  L  O  H  A !
California Quail Hen

Travel far enough, 
you meet yourself.
           David Mitchell









Iconic California Quail

I still find each day too short 
for all the thoughts I want to think, 
all the walks I want to take, 
all the books I want to read, and 
all the friends I want to see.
              John Burroughs











Back Home in Honolulu

Wherever you go becomes 
a part of you somehow.
       Anita Desai

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