幸运的新年 Lucky New Year

May the Vitality of this strong lion dance
from Honolulu

 infuse you with joyful anticipation

 of a most excellent year

 of Your Life! 

      这种强烈的舞狮注入活力与快乐预期的最出色的一年

你的生活！


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To All my friends

 in the blogging world!

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Back in Nature

A   L   O   H   A  !

Oooo! Click on this one at least

" You must not pity me 

because my sixtieth year 

finds me still astonished. 

To be astonished

 is one of the surest ways 

of not growing old

 too quickly. "

Colette

" Sometimes 

you can tell a

 large story 

with a

 tiny 

subject. "

Eliot Porter 

'

                    

The Stamens on Lilies 

look like cell/mobile phone

towers.

And who is this?

Another ant steals

the scene!

Don't be shy now!

Pick up your head

and say "Aloha"

to the people.

" Shall I not have

 intelligence with the earth?

  Am I not partly leaves 

and vegetable mould 

myself.  "

 Thoreau

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How good to walk outside.

My head cold is abating,

I'm one of the lucky ones.

"Healthy People Problems"

That's what I've got,

Hallelujah!

I have a friend 

who has MS.

He is much stronger

than I.

What a pretty statement,

beginning,

and ending,

with

" I "

Cause it's all about 

me.

As YOU

are all about 

you.

Except 

when we're

not.

That is something

very special

that happens

here - 

but not only 

here.

Except that when

it is occurring

we are always 

"Here"

indeed,

a very special

place beyond

time space fear.

My friend is strong

despite his body

his " I "

that will not 

cooperate.

Those of you

living with

chronic issues

have my deepest

respect,

more than that:

my Aloha,

my love.

Because we all have 

this commonality,

that someday,

healthy or struggling

we all

go into

Mystery.

What a privilege

to be one

among you.

Dedicated
to my Friend.
He knows
who he
is.

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Have A Code

A   L   O   H   A  !

Thanks For Looking In Today

"Kindness brings happiness."

English Proverb

I have a head cold ('code')

and feel locked away.

I'm Quite at Sea

Wish I could break out

Be Free as a Bird

I'd paint the sky

in marvelous colors

for You.

Hopefully - 

Tomorrow

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Soul Spring Turning

A  L  O  H  A !

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You may linger

in an emerald trove

beside a 

wintergreen sea

You may trek

the sun gilded

vast

Seeking Gold

To find yourself

chasing illusions

So make the 

journey

Your Joy -

Don't forget

to see the gold

underfoot,

overhead,

inside

and beside

You!

“Now the wren has gone to roost 
and the sky is turnin' gold
And like the sky
 my soul is also turnin' - ” 

 Ray Lamontagne

What makes YOUR

Soul turn?

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Perfected When Shared

A   L   O   H   A  !

“I held a moment 
in my hand,
 brilliant as a star,
 fragile as a flower,
 a tiny sliver of 
one hour."

 Hazel Lee 

The moment

 I see

what YOU have

said,

 a magical charge

propels my day

to

someplace

better.

YOU

are a treasure,

here

among the other

gems;

Gems

of caring,

of support,

and fun.

Thanks SO MUCH

for visiting!

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Night Lions 夏威夷中国新年

A  L  O  H  A !

Honolulu Chinatown's 

Chinese New Year celebration-

There girls ROCKED

 Familiar faces mingle

Does your cat enjoy

chasing a laser's

red dot?

This Dragon is just as frantic

to chase the

 Pearl of Essence

 Of course,

 Dragon has many helpers.

 But even Dragons

leave the stage in time- 

The REAL Star is coming!

 The Daring Young Lion -

 Leaping from pole

 to pole!

 Not just thrilling

but blessing

the crowd

 True Athletes - 

Wonderful (dangerous!) Work

 After-Image Remains

Merging with New Years Past,

and to come -

Blessed and Welcomed

a New Year Begins

in the morning!

Visit Honolulu's Chinatown:

 [ LINK ]

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Party like it's 1935

Aloha from Honolulu-
Please enjoy a Free Peek at my Hawaii Novel 
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