Let's Walk in Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

Go out, go out I beg of you    

And taste the beauty of the wild.    

Behold the miracle of the earth    

With all the wonder of a child.  

Edna Jaques

A lovely afternoon-

To turn over in the mind. 

                Karen Sather

Seeing is not enough; 

you have to feel 

what you photograph.

 Andre Kertesz

Every Day of the year is a parade of humanity

in Waikiki!

A person's world is only 

as big as their heart.

             Tanya A. Moore

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Magical Invitaion

A  L  O  H  A !

View From A Parking Structure

If you are a dreamer, come in,

If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,

A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...

If you're a pretender come sit by my fire

For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.

Come in!

Come in!

    Shel Silverstein

I like seeing the clouds behind the mountains through the trees at the summit.

An invitation of a beautiful street is 

an invitation to walk within a dream!

 Mehmet Murat ildan

Guides come when you're ready to listen; 

no eBay or Amazon link will fetch them. 

You need to invite, not pursue.

       Helen S. Rosenau

Links:

SkyWatch

Thankful Thursday

Little Things Thursday

Good Fences   

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Your Invitation:

Quiet Joy

A  L  O  H  A !

Whatever we expect 

with confidence 

becomes our own 

self-fulfilling prophecy.

       Brian Tracy

All things which 

greatly hurt me 

greatly teach me

                Karen Salmansohn

There is a calmness to a life 

lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. 

     Ralph Blum

Links:

Wild Bird Wednesday

wednesday signs

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Moving Among Mysteries

A  L  O  H  A !

Those who are willing to be vulnerable 

move among the mysteries. 

         Theodore Roethke

     Harbor Pub @ Christmas Link

Compassion will cure more 

sins than condemnation.

    Henry Ward Beecher

If we look at the world 

with a love of life, 

the world will reveal

its beauty to us.  

          Daisaku Ikeda 

Links:

Happy Tuesday

Pictorial Tuesday

My Corner Of The World

T Tuesday

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ps: I think you will enjoy this wonderful song in the beautiful Hawaiian Language:

Mundane Revelations

A  L  O  H  A !

All things remarkable 

are surprisingly simple; 

albeit difficult to find.

     Criss Jami

Maybe, I think, when you've waited 

a long time to see something, 

you need to find your way 

to it in glimpses.

       Laura Kasischke

A wise one changes their mind, 

a fool never will.

            Spanish Proverb

Falls from palm trees

Every single one of us has 

the potential to change someone’s life by

just taking the time to listen to them

           Steven Aitchison

Links:

Macro Monday2

Our World Tuesday

The Good.Random.Fun.

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Back Streets of Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !

Many of our Hawaii schools 
were named for US Presidents

during the Territorial period. Hawaii was an independent nation until 1898. 

King William Charles Lunalilo was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii 

from January 8, 1873 until February 3, 1874 
Link, School Link

When you do a thing with your 

whole soul and everything that is 

noble within you, 

you always find your counterpart. 

      Camille Pissarro

Hatred is the coward's revenge 

for being intimidated.

         G.B. Shaw

Our visitors from all over the world

are themselves a vital part of

the local scene!

Linking To:

Monday Murals

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The December I Remember

A  L  O  H  A !

Waikiki December Skies

The heart is very much like the sea, 

it has its storms, it has its tides, 

and in its depths it has its pearls too.

       Vincent Van Gogh

Also Waikiki December Skies

The dance of the palm trees,

the oceans calling, the 

first rays of sun and 

heaven is here.

   Michael Dolan

Winter People

When the light shines on you, 

you are filled up with the light! 

And then what happens? Then you 

will start loading your light on others!

             Mehmet Murat ildan

Turtle On Vacation

Linking To:

Saturday Critters
Shadow Shot Sunday2

As many of you know, I have lived in Hawaii half my life, the better half. After many years, we had the opportunity to move to California for a  time. We were there four years, and accomplished what we had gone to do. 

I have never taken these Islands for granted! 

Living, working, growing here, has made me who I am, and shaped how I feel about life and others. This was never as clear as when I lived in a different climate both terrestrial and social.

This is my first December home 

since Dec. 2014.

Every day I appreciate the balmy breezes, epic skies, and ways of life. Walking the few blocks to the beach, I repeat: 

"I'm walking in the sun! 

I'm walking in the sun!" 

At last I feel that I can rest and look to the future 

as a succession of such moments.

A retirement in the midst of life!

I love morning, noon and blessed night.

Here's hoping that YOU are marinating

in the healing celebration of

Your Home!

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