Saturday Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

" This world is like a mountain. 

Your echo depends on you. 

If you scream good things,

 the world will give it back.

 If you scream bad things,

 the world will give it back. 

Even if someone says badly

 about you, 

speak well about him. 

Change your heart 

to change the world. "

 Shams Tabrizi 

" Creativity

 is making the 

complicated 

simple. " 

Charles Mingus

" A single rose 

can be my garden...

. . . a single friend, 

my world. "

Leo Buscaglia

"  Why do writers write? 

Because it isn't there. "

 Thomas  Berger

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Great Light Goes Out of the World

A  L  O  H  A !

 "Each of us is

 as intimately attached to the 

soil of this beautiful country

 as are the famous jacaranda trees 

of Pretoria and the

 mimosa trees of the bushveld -

 a rainbow nation at peace

 with itself and the world."

 Nelson Mandela,  

President of South Africa 

first month of office

 "Mandela's enduring legacy is that,

 under a crushing burden of oppression 

he saw through differences, 

discrimination and destruction 

to embrace our 

common humanity," 

Bill Clinton

former US President

"The name Mandela 

stirred our conscience

 and our hearts. 

It became synonymous 

with the pursuit of dignity 

and freedom across the globe. 

Today, 

a great light

 has been extinguished. 

The boy from the Transkei has 

finished his long walk. 

His journey transformed 

not just South Africa, but 

humanity itself. 

As we mark his passing, 

we give thanks 

for the gift of 

Nelson Mandela. 

We ask that his spirit 

continues to inspire, 

guide and enlighten us 

as we strive to bring 

freedom and dignity 

to the family of 

man, our brothers 

and sisters, 

across the world," 

 Enda Kenny,

Ireland's Prime Minister 

"A great light has 

gone out in the world. 

Nelson Mandela 

was a hero of our time. "

David Cameron ,

United Kingdom Prime Minister 

"He no longer belongs to us;

 he belongs to the ages,” 

Barack Obama 

US President 

May His Greatness 
Live in US
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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

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One of my main 

daily lights

is this blog,

especially YOU

the amazing souls

who find Your way

here to visit.

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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

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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

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