Timothy Leary, Cary Grant, and Me

A L O H A !

They warned us: 

we would never "be the same."

You might say that of living itself.

So, sensing their lies

and limits

we sailed psychedelic seas,

waves of sense, of light,

of meaning.

We kissed far shores

of reality.

Even today

Weird juxtapositions,

 conjunctions of sights

recall those voyages.

You may call it 

"Flashback"

I call it grace -

The world shows its faces

it's graces in smears of light 

and love.

It  can all be a bit much

for good old Normal Mind!

Take the poor dear by the hand,

patting same comfortingly.

It all WILL be

O. K.

Horizon Gazing 

is a capitol cure 

to reassure.

The Sky is a sigh 
of confidence,

and eternal love

" Learning how 

to operate a soul

 figures to take time. "

              Timothy Leary

" My intention in taking LSD 
was to make myself happy. 
A man would be a fool 
to take something that 
didn't make him happy. 

We deceived ourselves by calling it therapy,
but we were truly interested in 
how this chemical could help humanity. "
                                                Cary Grant

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Gosh I was young

but I was there:

Irvine Auditorium
link 

at the Univ. of Pennsylvania

1970 when Timothy Leary

spoke to 2,500

about the new frontiers

of mental exploration

link.

He thought that 

the US President,

Congress,

educational leaders,

all needed to know

the Psychedelic experience

in order for society,

for Humanity,

to reach the next

beckoning evolution.

At the after event,

I took my I Ching
Link

from my backpack

and cast a reading for 

the good doctor.

"You are going to jail."

The oracle was pretty clear.

I felt obligated, as teens are,

to inform him.

The president never

explored LSD

(to the best of my knowledge)

but Timothy Leary DID

spend lots of time in jail.

Just saying. . . .

Let Your Freak Flag Fly!

&

Thank YOU

for tripping here!

Your Pal,

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" Cary Grant was the first mainstream celebrity to espouse the virtues of psychedelic drugs. Grant was one of the biggest stars Hollywood had to offer when he jumped headlong into . . . endorsement of subconscious exploration, arguably, created more interest in LSD than Dr. Timothy Leary. . . the fantasy of countless Midwestern women. He convinced wholesome movie starlets like Esther Williams and Dyan Cannon to blow their minds. When Ladies Home Journal and Good Housekeeping interviewed him, Cary Grant was telling happy homemakers that LSD was the greatest thing in the world. "

He tripped on LSD more than 100 times, 

prescribed by his psychiatrist.

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SkyWatch

A L O H A !

" Joy in looking 

and comprehending 

is nature's 

most beautiful gift. "

                                 Albert Einstein 

 Grand Feather

" Knock on the sky 
and listen to the sound! "

                                  Zen Saying

clouds puffs behind wraps

" I'm an introvert... 
I love being by myself, 
love being outdoors,
 love taking a long walk 
with my dogs -

- and looking at the trees,
 flowers, the sky. "
                       Audrey Hepburn

Linking to SkyWatch

Here


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Thank YOU 
for flying by!
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Threes For Thee

A  L  O  H  A !

" Recipients of kind acts 

were almost three times 

more likely to 

do kind acts 

for others."

                       Sonja Lyubomirsky, 

                                    Research  psychologist

" True kindness 

ennobles the giver. "

                                   Jocelyn Murray

 " Simply by regularly 
reaching out to 
our co-humans, 
we can transform our society, 
little by little, 
from a vast strangeropolis 
to a really, really 
big neighborhood. "
                                Amy Alkon 

 "A great sculpture 

can roll down a hill

 without breaking. "

                             Michelangelo

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Thank YOU

for visiting today!

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Fence Cat Mystery

A  L  O  H  A  !

I like how much is going on 

in this street scene

with construction fence backdrop.

I see at least four stories.

There is no action in this shot

but don't you feel there are

just as many 

mysterious stories

before your eyes?

Linking to Good Fences

Here


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Thank YOU 
for peeking in today!
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Sign of the Fisherman

A  L  O  H  A !

Brian's Fishing Supply, King St. Honolulu

Linking to Signs, Signs

Here

Thank You 

for riding by!

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Doesn't Take a Genius

A  L  O  H  A !

Royal Hawaiian Hotel

" The guy who invented 

the first wheel 

was an idiot. 

The one who invented 

the other three 

was a genius. "

                     Sid Caeser 

 Pawa`a  Park

 [I like the man receiving letter

from the postal carrier, right]

" A mediocre idea 

that generates enthusiasm 

will go further 

than a great idea 

that inspires no one.  "

                                 Mary Kay Ash

 “ A true genius 

admits that 

he/she knows 

nothing.” 

                    Albert Einstein

"Don't count the days,

 make the days count." 

                    Muhammad Ali 

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Thank YOU

for joining us!

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Option of Joy

A  L  O  H  A !

Would you rather

be happy

or be right?

“ The need to be right 

is the sign 

of a vulgar mind. "

                         Camus

“ Dip your serenity 

in serendipity 

and let the surprise 

be your prize ” 

                                  ALAgrApHY

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We can provide 

those around us

with the option of joy

when we carry 

 our own

everywhere we go.

By not relying

on the actions of

the next person we meet

to decide our mental climate,

small things lose

their stickiness

to annoy -

 we can let them 

just flow by;

Away.

Keep your humble joy

and so inflame others

without notice 

or fuss.

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Thank YOU,

Friend!

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