Catharsis Cascade

A  L  O  H  A !

"  The thing that is really hard,

 and really amazing,

 is giving up 

on being perfect

 and beginning the 

work 

of becoming yourself. "

Anna Quindlen

" There is nothing like

 returning to a place

 that remains unchanged

 to find the ways

 in which you 

yourself 

have altered. "

Nelson Mandela

"Butterfly Chasing Moon 

Through Silk Waves"

River roll on

Don't provocate

Just keep running

Catharsis will come.

Sooner or later
All that's left
Is the flavor
Of how You
Acted.

Deescalate! Flow on!
O River
Looking for
Your
Breakthrough.




Thank GOODNESS
life's storms always break.
We come out the other side
awed, and cleansed.

And should one be 
The One
that takes you?

WHAT away to go!

Celebrate, Friends
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Celebrate

                A   L   O   H   A !       

" We have five senses 

in which we glory 

and which we recognize

 and celebrate. . .

But there are other senses - 

secret senses. . . 

equally vital, 

but unrecognized,

 and unlauded.  "

Oliver Sacks

" Singing is like a celebration 

of oxygen."

Bjork 

" Your closet needs to be

 a place of joy and celebration 

of who are you now - 

not who you were. "

Stacy London 

Yesterday is gone...

 forget it,

Tomorrow never comes.... 

don't worry about it,

today is here.... 

celebrate!!

Thank YOU

for being

a light of my

N O W

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OK to be Sad Sometimes

A  L  O  H  A ! 

Come Inside and Rest a Moment

 Let Yourself Catch Up With You

 "I love my past. 

I love my present.

 I'm not ashamed 

of what I've had 

and I'm not sad 

because I no longer

 have it." 

Colette 

 At Year's End 

we naturally think 

of loved ones passed

 Old feelings arise, 

old demons

 Emotions can become vast,

 busy, confusing

 Somehow 

we have the Rock,

 the Light, the Guide

we need

to avoid the rocks

Each Year

we cling more wistfully

to lovelier,

more fleeting

Moments

=^..^=

One of my main 

daily lights

is this blog,

especially YOU

the amazing souls

who find Your way

here to visit.

' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Thanks for EVERYTHING!

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Hawaii in Winter

A   L   O   H   A  !

" The duty of happiness 

becomes clearer 

when we see how it affects

 others.

 It is the merry heart

 that makes . . . other hearts merry. 

The sunny soul 

brings sunshine

 everywhere. 

A bright and happy temperament

 is a great social asset, 

adding to the happiness 

of the world. "

HUGH BLACK

Same View - Different Day

Are YOU a Pluviophile? 

A lover of rain; 

who finds joy 

and even peace of mind 

during rainy days?

Usually, the sun says 'Goodnight" 

under the cloud layer

" The health of the eye 

seems to demand

 a horizon. 

We are never tired, 

so long as we can 

see far enough. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Weather Fronts pass through

Hawaii

bracketed by

sparkling sunny skies

like refreshing sherbet

between courses

of a Feast!

CONDITIONS YESTERDAY
Mostly Cloudy with Showers

 (Sunday 1 DEC)

Average High: 82°

Average Low: 70°

Record High: 89° in 1979

Record Low: 58° in 1972

Sunrise: 6:53 AM HST

Sunset: 5:48 PM HST

=^..^=

' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Thank YOU for being my guest today!

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Banish Nor Shun

A  L  O  H  A !

" I follow four dictates:

 face it, 

accept it, 

deal with it

and let it go. "

Sheng Yen 

" Learn to reverence night 
and to put away the vulgar fear of it, 
for, with the banishment of night 
from the experience of man, 
there vanishes as well 
a religious emotion, 
a poetic mood, 
which gives depth
 to the adventure 
of humanity."

Henry Beston 

"I am not young enough 

to know everything." 

Oscar Wilde

"I like you. 

You remind me of myself

 when I was young 

and stupid." 

Unknown

=^..^=

' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Thanks for visiting!

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Rudeness RX

A  L  O  H  A !

" Life is as dear to a 

mute creature as it is to man. 

Just as one wants happiness 

and fears pain, 

just as one wants to live

 and not die, 

so do other creatures. "

His Holiness,

 The Dalai Lama

" Lots of people talk to animals.... 

Not very many listen, though.... 

That's the problem. "

Benjamin Hoff

Are YOU plagued by rudeness,

or is it a rare occurrence?

Encountering Rudeness

What do YOU do?

Get Angry? Retaliate?

If you continue on,

do you despise

your "meekness" ?

Do you consider the

possible

mental health breaking point

of the other party,

glad it was words,

or a glance,

not bullets?

Can you leave it

behind, or

does it saddle you

the rest of the day?

I have found myself

remembering my own

youthful rudeness:

"They are behaving

as I once did."

My world was

a rougher place then.

But I've grown soft

and lain the boulder down.

So go on your way

fool that is was me!

Go with my blessing;

Wishes for 

what I have found.

Perhaps regarding you thus,

cleanses a smidge

of the world's karmic debt,

my own karmic weight.

Per - Haps

.

We are responsible

for the world we live in.

We notice

what feeds our

preconceptions.

we wear our 

style of reality 

like a suit,

we consider others

"out of fashion."

What is your fabric

and how is it cut,

my friend on this funny

blog trail?

Healthy confident humility

is not self immolation,

just hell

to the ego.

Burn it up!

You are bigger than that

after all.

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Finding Losing

A  L  O  H  A !

" Losing is

 a learning experience.

 It teaches you humility.

 It teaches you 

to work harder. . .

a powerful motivator. "

Ritu Ghatourey

" Find 

what makes your 

heart sing 

and create 

your own music. "

Mac Anderson

" -and if any one doth

 question you,

 Wherefore do ye loose it? 

thus ye shall say to him -

- The Lord hath need of it.' "

Luke 19:31

Young's Literal Translation

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Don't you hate
losing things?

I do.

So when I thought
I'd left behind
a grocery item
already paid for
I felt a loss.

I'm not a scripture person
because I seek
what unites us,
not doctrinal arguments.

But immediately
words 
popped into my head:

"The Lord Hath Need of it."

I remembered
all the things I have found,
little gifts from the Universe,
often JUST when needed.

"Perhaps," I thought,
"I've really just repaid
my own
to someone who needs
right now."

I felt less a losing fool,
than a generous
Fool!

Sometimes things happen
for purposes we cannot see.

So I will make my 
things lost, or not found,
contributions.

Perhaps a greater need
is satisfied
instead of my own.

I like that.

What do YOU think?

See YOU in Comments :-)

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