Hope Road

A L O H A From Honolulu!

When words are both true 
and kind, 
they can change the world
Buddha

Hope can be a powerful force. 

Maybe there's no actual magic in it, 

but when you know what you 

hope for most and hold it 

like a light within you, 

you can make things happen, 

almost like magic.

  Laini Taylor

Hope is a beautiful thing. 

It gives us peace and strength, 

and keeps us going 

when all seems lost. 

Accepting what 

you cannot change 

doesn't mean you have 

given up on hope. 

It just means you have to 

focus your hope 

on more humanly tangible 

and attainable goals.

  Julie Donner Andersen

Hope itself is like a star-

not to be seen in

the sunshine of prosperity,

and only to be discovered

in the night of adversity. Charles H. Spurgeon

Hope is like a road 

in the country; 

there was never a road, 

but when many people 

walk on it, the road 

comes into existence.

      Lin Yutang

Hope begins in the dark, 

the stubborn hope that if 

you just show up 

and try to do the right thing, 

the dawn will come.

Anne Lamott

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We Love You - Wishing The Best,

    Cloudia & Pixie

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A L O H A From Honolulu!

Your dreams don't have to be lofty; 

they just have to be lived. 

Kelly Bouchard

Each time dawn appears,

the mystery is there 

in its entirety. 

     Rene Daumal

Open your mind 

and let the pictures out. 

William S. Burroughs

What happens when people 

open their hearts? 

They get better.

    Haruki Murakami

Imagination, is the real

and eternal world,

of which this

vegetable universe,

is but a faint shadow.

William Blake

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Listening Arts

A L O H A From Honolulu!

I remind myself every morning: 

Nothing I say this day 

will teach me anything. 

- So 

if I'm going to learn, 

I must do it by listening. 

       Larry King

Ears are made not for hearing 

but for listening. Listening 

is an active skill, 

whereas hearing is passive. 

Listening is something that we 

have to work at - it's a relationship 

with sound. And yet, it's a skill 

that none of us are taught. 

   Julian Treasure

You have to develop relationships 

with other people so 

when the tough times come, 

you can work together. 

               Colin Powell

If you think communication 

is all talking, you 

haven't been listening.

Ashleigh Brilliant

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How To Listen:
Do you have mental energy

right now for this person?
If not, kindly take your leave.

If the answer is yes:

Smile at the person.

If eye contact is too much,

look at their nose or forehead.

Just breathe.

Don't jump in. Allow pauses. . . .

Even long ones.

Wait for an angel to pass.

Actually listen. Just

really be present and listen.

If your attention wanders,

privately return to the person.

Don't formulate a response.

We all have an authentic

need to be heard.

Care.

If it is a stranger,

you can care for your fellow person

for a few moments. What

better use is there for that

small investment of time?

Key to all this:

You are paying attention

to a real person,

to their presence and emotion.

Not so much to the

supposed content

which is usually just the vehicle.

Remember: something can be

factually un-true YET be emotionally

VERY true to a person.

Respect the person despite

their illusions and misconceptions.

Caveat: You are not obligated to share

space or attention with anger or violence.

Hate/Racism are the exception to all these rules.

Keep your composure, but state

clearly that you don't see it that way.

Leave calmly. Don't be drawn

into an argument; Those types

LIVE for dissension and combat.

Witness, don't resist evil.

Invincible angels handle

ALL that ultimately.

We only need to remain human,

and grow in trust.*

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Every Most Beautiful Day

A L O H A From Honolulu!

In Morning Light

Give every day 

the chance to become 

the most beautiful 

day of your life. 

  Mark Twain

Thanks to the morning light,

Thanks to the foaming sea,

To the uplands of New Hampshire,

To the green-haired forest free.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Shooting this scene, 

I thought:

"This is where

all my blog pals

will join together

for a lawn party."  *

A few feet from

Waikiki Beach.

* Yes, with drinks

Each one starting 

the day with solitude,

yet, sharing our 

humanity & life

in a unique way. 

Visitors, locals,

passing through. 

I have walked here

since the 1980's. 

Ships and planes

pass by, emphasizing that

We Are Here Now.

A privilege for which 

I am grateful.

It is only through shadows

that one comes to

know the light. St. Catherine of Siena

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As Angels Give

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Every negative thing in your life 

has the opportunity to become 

a double blessing. 

For when you turn a 

negative into a positive, 

you gain twice. 

You are no longer burdened 

with the negative situation, 

and in addition to that you are 

strengthened by 

a new positive force.

     Ralph Marston

Sometimes the most beautiful things 

are in front of our eyes, and 

we don’t even notice because 

we’re either too busy or 

too afraid to take a closer look.

                                 Katja Michael

Instead of a gem, or even a flower, 

we should cast the gift 

of a loving thought into 

the heart of a friend 

that would be giving 

as the angels give.

          George MacDonald

Pause.

For an Angel

to pass-

Who sings

frightens away

his ills. Miguel de Cervantes

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