I Want to Be Happy

A  L  O  H  A !

" I have just 

one day,

 today,

 and I'm going to

 be happy 

in it. "

Groucho Marx 

" Be happy

 with what you

 have and are, 

be generous with both, 

and you won't

 have to hunt

 for happiness. "

William E. Gladstone 

" A table,

 a chair, 

a bowl of fruit 

and a violin; 

what else 

does a person need 

to be happy? "

Albert Einstein 

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Nature's Fireworks: Lava Show!

Happy Birthday American Dream

“Every day 

you have the opportunity 

to learn and experience

 something

 and someone

 new. -

Seize the opportunity. 

Learn and experience 

everything you can, 

and use it 

to change the world.”

Rodney Williams

And Now, Nature's Fireworks:

“Mount Kilauea

 spilled glowing lava 

like cords of orange

 neon-lighting

 from seemingly nowhere.

 In the blackness

 that engulfed the night,

 electric heat

 lit flowing streams

 that fell into the sea,

disappearing 

in a cloud of steam 

with a sizzling splash.” 

 Victoria Kahler,

Capturing the Sunset



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Manu o Ku

A  L  O  H  A !

Manu o Ku

White Tern (Gygis alba) 

The official bird

of 

Honolulu City & County

        

    “Manu-o-Ku

 is a natural choice for us,

 because its home

 is the entire 

City and County of Honolulu, 

which encompasses Oahu 

as well as the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands;

In addition, this handsome bird 

has been a traditional

 wayfinder and guide

 for Polynesian voyagers 

of ancient times

 as well as today.”

Honolulu Mayor, Mufi Hannemann 

April 2, 2007

Public Remarks

This vast territory

makes Honolulu

the largest county

in the USA

(in miles covered)

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

Papahanaumokuakea Marine Nat'l Monument

is a

World Heritage Site

(link).  

Manu o Ku

 return to Waikiki

in the late afternoon

after long days 

fishing at sea.

They mean evening

and rest

are come

once more.

Breeding pairs nest

in the trees

of Honolulu Hale

(City Hall)

As the (former) mayor said,

Manu o Ku

has been our neighbor

our benefactor

our gift

for generations!

"There are joys 

which long to be ours. 

God sends 10,000 truths, 

which come about us

 like birds seeking inlet; 

but we are shut up

 to them, 

and so they bring us

 nothing, 

but sit and sing

awhile upon the roof, 

and then fly away." 

Henry Ward Beecher

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My Guy

A  L  O  H  A !

Men hold up half the sky.

When I Died

 A  L  O  H  A ! 

" Let reality be reality.

 Let things flow 

naturally forward 

in whatever way 

they like. "

Lao Tzu 

" The expression 

a woman wears 

on her face 

is far more important 

than the clothes 

she wears on her back. "

Dale Carnegie 

Sounds merely "nice"

B U T

 SO TRUE!!!

" Always remember

 that you are

 absolutely unique. 

Just like 

everyone else. "

Margaret Mead

Truth is too big

for either / or;

So look for paradox

when you hunt

 Reality :)

What, I wonder,

 will I leave behind,

dangling

 from the 

neighborhood powerline

 called Life?

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Today's title
does not refer to
 EMILY DICKINSON's
poem (Here).

When I had my temporary
dying experience
(years ago)
it was obvious to me
that there is
NOTHING
whatever to fear;

That when we leave here,
we remember who we 
really are
in all our glory,
like a huge film star
who has been playing
homeless
for a role.

Yes, we return
to a really cool realm!

As we mature in life,
we experience those around us,
and those things we love,
changing -
even passing away.

We become intimate
with decline.

Well it is a huge
WASTE OF TIME
to become 
exclusively focused
on decline
as if that is 
our job now.

It isn't.

As long as you are here,
you are in a unique position
to experience and to
learn;

To become
soulfully empowered
in ways quite 
impossible
once we depart
this unique Earth Life.

So don't be sorry later
that you wasted 
choice Life Years
by saying goodbye
too soon.


" The things that one
 most wants to do
 are the things
 that are probably 
most worth doing. "

Winifred Holtby

You said a MOUTHFUL, Winifred!


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MoonDay Monday

A  L  O  H  A - 

Happy Canada Day!

" There are some things 

that are real, 

that you can see, 

that you can observe, 

like the moon, 

and grass and things. 

But for ideas 

to become real, 

they have to be played 

on your senses. "

Jane Campion 

Great explanation for the

importance of Art!

"To ride in the sun"

" I don't want 

a pickle, 

just want to ride 

on my motorsickle. "

Arlo Guthrie 
 

" Nature was here 

a series of 

wonders, 

and a fund 

of delight. "

Daniel Boone 


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Summer -

Long days

long rides

long smiles
among longtime friends.

I'm so glad that

YOU

are mine, 

our,

 dear friend

here at the Spiraling Comfort.

Oakland Daily Photo Lady (link)
was nice enough to call this blog

"A bulwark against the seductions of pessimism."

Isn't that COOL!?


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