Idealists Even Better

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You are never too old to set another goal 

or to dream a new dream.

             Les Brown

I am not my memories. 

I am my dreams.

              Terry Hostetler

Children see things very well sometimes, 

and idealists even better.

            Lorraine Hansberry

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Hawaiian Skies

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“Hawai'i is not truly the idyllic paradise of popular songs--islands of love and tranquility, where nothing bad ever happens. It was and is a place where people work and struggle, live and die, as they do the world over.” 

                  Alan Brennert, Honolulu

 “Summer in Honolulu brings the sweet smell of mangoes, guava, and passionfruit, ripe for picking; it arbors the streets with the fiery red umbrellas of poinciana trees and decorates the sidewalks with the pink and white puffs of blossoming monkeypods. Cooling trade winds prevail all summer, bringing what the old Hawaiians called makani 'olu' 'olu--- "fair wind".” 

  Alan Brennert, Honolulu

“A road need not be paved in gold

 to find treasures at its end.” 

          Alan Brennert, Honolulu

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Successive Approximations

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"Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential."

           Winston Churchill

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

             George Orwell

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

               Moliere

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Wake Up Plan

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When you first wake up, 

do not start your to do list. 

Do not replay

what happened yesterday

unless it was MARVELOUS,

and then only for a few seconds.

Because

before 30 seconds have passed

remember to feel gratitude

for simply waking up.

This sets the mood

for your entire day.

And life is made of

days. And moods.

This quickly becomes

a happy habit. 

If you fill yourself up 

from the beginning of the day 

with beautiful things that you notice, 

that you appreciate, that have 

real value to you, 

there will be no room 

for lesser emotions to intrude. 

Listen to the birds, hug your family 

and remember what really matters.

Problem hunting, and 

arguing is for suckers.

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When things are at their worst,

is the very best time to be 

sure that you are at your best!

Life on the Lagoon

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When you give up fear,

Whatever comes is

Just an interesting 

problem to solve.

Live today so richly that if it 

is your last you're cool with that

Dark imaginings exist side by side

With brighter tomorrows-

Your choice,

Your belief, then

Your experience.

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Where Does Time Go

A  L  O  H  A !

Dark imaginings exist side by side

With brighter tomorrows-

Your choice,

Your belief, then

Your experience.

Forced Fails.

Play Pays.

Make Confidence

Your Residence.

When young, if lucky, 

you may have beauty. 

When mature, your beauty 

consists of your demeanor and 

how you treat others. 

Luck plays no part in that.

Live today so richly that if it 

is your last you're cool with that.

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Roots

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Marin California

The things hardest to bear 

are sweetest to remember.  

           Seneca

A youth that does not cultivate 

friendship with the elderly is 

like a tree without roots.

            Ntomba Proverb

"May you live everyday of your life."

             Jonathan Swift

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