Thistle & Flower

A  L  O  H  A !

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle 

and plant a flower wherever 

the flower would grow 

in thought and mind.

                    Abraham Lincoln

Reflect upon your present blessings, 

of which every one has many; 

not on your past misfortunes, 

of which all have some.

       Charles Dickens

When you arise in the morning, 

think of what a precious privilege 

it is to be alive - to breathe, 

to think, to enjoy, to love.

                  Marcus Aurelius

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Weekend Reflections 

Skywatch

Floral Friday

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Thank YOU!

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Finding Light Amidst Shadows

A  L  O  H  A !

Eloquent Hawaiian Skies

Eloquence is a painting 

of your thoughts.

            Blaise Pascal

If you are patient in one moment 

of anger, you will escape 

one hundred days of sorrow. 

                      Chinese Proverb

Finding Light Amidst Shadows

 You never know 

when one act or

 one word of 

encouragement 

can change a life 

forever.

           Zig Ziglar

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Thankful Thursday

Little Things Thursday

Good Fences  

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YOU

bring the meaning!

YOU

leave friendship & warmth!

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Half Way

A  L  O  H  A !

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; 

the view halfway up is better than 

the view from the base, and 

it steadily becomes finer as 

the horizon expands. 

          William Lyon Phelps

"I'm No Angel"

The more we cling to virtues like humility, 

selflessness, modesty, and purity, 

the more beautiful we become - 

not only in His eyes, but also in the eyes 

of others. You can't airbrush that.

               Kylie Bisutti, Model

BUDNAMUJIP Restaurant Link

The most important trip 

you may take in life is 

meeting people half way.

    Henry Boyle

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Wild Bird Wednesday     

My Corner Of The World 

    

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YOU

make this

worthwhile!

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Opening Music

A  L  O  H  A !

Simplicity is the 

glory of expression.

          Walt Whitman

Drinking at the Bar, Waikiki

Nobody enjoys the company of others 

as intensely as someone who usually 

avoids the company of others.  

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Dusk, Waikiki

Sunset is the opening 

music of the night.     

           Mehmet Murat ildan

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T Tuesday

Travel Tuesday

Tuesday Treasures  

Happy Tuesday

Pictorial Tuesday

sunset

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Love You Guys!

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At The BON Dance

A  L  O  H  A !

Until one has loved an animal, a 

part of one’s soul remains unawakened.

Anatole France

“Our task must be to free ourselves…

by widening our circle of compassion 

to embrace all living creatures and 

the whole of nature and its beauty.” 

                   Albert Einstein

 Ran Into An Old Friend!

“Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?”

"Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, 

“and see what happens.” 

                     A. A. Milne

Moon Rabbit Link

 Wonderful music! 

Thank You Ladies!

 Look at those Comfort Spirals!

Growth is a spiral process, 

doubling back on itself, 

reassessing and regrouping. 

            Julia Margaret Cameron

Spiral minds are harder to twist. 

 Kris Saknussemm

 ‘I felt it shelter to speak to you.’ 

                     Emily Dickinson

Okinawa (link) is a 'Blue Zone" (link)

where folks routinely live well

into great age. Now you know

some reasons: sociability,

laughs, keep moving,

DANCE!

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Monday Murals

World Tuesday 

The Good.Random.Fun.

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Thank YOU

for Dancing Here!

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Illuminated Cloud of Morning

A  L  O  H  A !

Honolulu Dawn

Photograph: 

a picture painted by the sun 

without instruction in art. 

                     Ambrose Bierce

Illuminated Cloud of Morning

Photography is a reality so subtle 

that it becomes more real than reality. 

                Alfred Stieglitz

Business of the day commences

The meaning of life is 

just to be alive.

It is so plain and so 

obvious and so simple.

And yet, everybody rushes 

around in a great panic as if it

were necessary to achieve 

something beyond themselves.

               Alan Wilson Watts

A Hero Stands Ready!

The prudent see only the difficulties,

 the bold only the advantages, 

of a great enterprise; 

the hero sees both; 

diminishes the former and 

makes the latter preponderate, 

and so conquers. 

                Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Wonderful

  Hosting YOU!

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Crystal Through Which You Gaze

A  L  O  H  A !

Rasta Man Welcomes Us to the Smoke Shop

There is neither truth nor lie; 

everything is like the color of 

the crystal through which you gaze.

             Mexican Proverb

Urban Glory

We do not have to become heroes overnight. 

Just a step at a time, meeting each thing 

that comes up ... discovering we 

have the strength to stare it down.     

            Eleanor Roosevelt

Look To The Everyday Heroes!

Not the glittering weapon 

fights the fight, but 

rather the hero's heart.

            Traditional Proverb

I think a hero is any person really 

intent on making this a 

better place for all people.

           Maya Angelou

And you can 

start today,

right now,

where you are!

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Weekend Reflections

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YOU

are the reason

we meet

every day

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