Willing Ability

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The most certain sign 

of wisdom is 

cheerfulness.      

Michel de Montaigne

Cool Morning Light

The sign of an

intelligent people is their

ability to control their

emotions by the

application of reason.

Marya Mannes

The ability to take pleasure 

in one's life is a skill 

and is a kind of intelligence.

the ability to know 

how to live a life and 

not be miserable 

is a sign of that.

Todd Solondz

Classic Honolulu Home - Note the roof-line & mature palms

Uncertainty is a sign 

of humility, and 

humility is just the ability 

or the willingness 

to learn.

Charlie Sheen

   

Nothing to prove. I AM right! Simple

The need to be right 

is the sign of 

a vulgar mind.

        Albert Camus

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Love You - Good Luck,

Cloudia & Pixie

Beach Path

A L O H A From Honolulu!

A path is a 

prior interpretation of 

the best way to 

traverse a landscape.

Rebecca Solnit

There are no wrong turns, 

only unexpected paths.

   Mark Nepo

You plant before you harvest. 

You sow in tears 

before you reap joy.

Ralph Ransom

Even saw a HONU, 

Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle

[ Not in shot ]

Last time we got together, was over a year ago, 

in the thick of the pandemic. 

Masks donned at home, only

 touched or taken off there too. 

AFTER washing hands. 

We walked nervously then, 

wondering 

if we were far enough apart, 

if the breeze was quick enough to

 blow contagion away! 

It was a panicked time of no Hawaii-

 style hugs. Now we are both 

fully vaccinated my friend, 

still cautious but relieved.

We ride together, but windows down.  

You are in a new home. So much to share. 

We go to a secluded beach. 

And talk. And Be Together. 

Beginning of a new chapter.

Take the path

that leads to nowhere.

It's the most fun.

Teresa Mummert

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Love You - Good Luck,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Unidentified Sea Bird

Dare Simply

 A L O H A From Honolulu!

Green is the prime color 

of the world, and that 

from which its

loveliness arises.

Pedro Calderon de la Barca

There are always flowers 

for those who want 

to see them.

Henri Matisse

Genius is eternal patience. 

Michelangelo

An ant on the move

does more

than a dozing ox.

Lao Tzu.

His heart was like 

a battered guitar; 

worn and scuffed 

from a life spent 

out on the road, 

but still capable 

of bringing forth 

beautiful music.

    John Mark Green

All I was doing 

was trying to 

get home from work. 

           Rosa Parks

The journey of a

 

thousand miles begins

 

with one step.

 

Lao Tzu

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Leave The Balcony

 A L O H A From Honolulu!

It's a funny thing about life, 

once you begin to take note

of the things 

you are grateful for, 

you begin to lose sight of the 

things that you lack.

Germany Kent

If you are in a bad mood 

go for a walk. If 

you are still 

in a bad mood go 

for another walk.

  Hippocrates

" S i r e n "

Balcony:

Objects above car are boxes
with keys for vacationers.

 I felt once again the unease

of arriving at night

in an unknown city

that faint sour panic

which seems to cling

to a place until one has

found oneself a bed.

Laurie Lee *

I've never run with the bulls.

 I prefer to watch 

from the safety 

of a balcony. 

    Cesar Azpilicueta

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Love You - Good Luck,

                Cloudia & Pixie

*At 16, under the influence of Kerouac,

I assembled my kit, and walked to US Route 1,

where I put out my thumb 

on the north bound shoulder. 

My father had been the  only

one awake. I can still see him standing.

Mug of coffee in his hand as I left the house.

I remember a kindly truck driver stopping.

"Does your mama know where you are?"

We talked of the Road. 

I made it to the home of a friend 

hundreds of miles from home that day. 

And slept in a bed. 

The next day, 

we went into New York City. 

And parted. 

That's the first time 

I felt the quote above. 

But it was the times of 

"Hippies" Vagabonds, and Crash - Pads. 

One could panhandle all day (I did) 

then find some place to crash 

among other young adventurers. 

Through my eyes of experience today, 

I realize how lucky I was! 

My street sense and Hyper-vigilance 

surely helped me avoid some trouble. 

A rucksack, and sleeping bag with 

chopsticks jammed down the middle. 

"Why are you eating scrambled eggs 

with chopsticks?" Grandma asked, 

the morning I returned home. "

They don't know that they're 

not Chinese," I laughed.

We knew everything back then. 

Much like lots of folks today. 

Now I appreciate the wisdom 

of Grandma in so many ways! 

And so, I set out to live, 

to know, to be. 

To break the frame around me. 

I wouldn't be me without memories 

of that sour feeling of coming into 

a strange town with no bed waiting. 

What a long strange trip it's been!