Subsides

A   L   O   H   A  !

The largest unrecognized natural resource 

is the mental health of society.

Care For your Own.

Oahu's Rural North Shore

What creature is smarter 

than a talking parrot?

A: A spelling bee.

A problem is a chance for you 

to do your best.

           Duke Ellington

"- just remember, the storm doesn't last forever. 

It can scare you; it can shake you to your core. 

But it never lasts. The rain subsides, the thunder dies, 

and the winds calm to a soft whisper. 

And that moment after the storm clouds pass, 

when all is silent and still, you find peace. 

Quiet, gentle peace.”

S.L. Jennings

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I have never loved you more!

cloudia

Yes Spring Hope

A   L   O   H   A  !

You can cut all the flowers but 

you cannot keep Spring from coming.

        Pablo Neruda

“Is the spring coming?" he said. 

"What is it like?"...

"It is the sun shining on the rain and 

the rain falling on the sunshine...”

            Frances Hodgson Burnett 

  The Secret Garden

Nice Place For A Beer

What a strange thing!

to be alive

beneath cherry blossoms.

           Kobayashi Issa

If we had no winter, 

the spring would not be so pleasant: 

if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, 

prosperity would not be so welcome.

                             Anne Bradstreet

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Love You,

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Our World Tuesday

From The Archives

The Good.Random.Fun.

AWWW Monday

Travel Tuesday

Happy Tuesday

Pictorial Tuesday

My Corner Of The World

T Tuesday 

[drinks related] 

AWWWW!

Afternoon

A   L   O   H   A  !

On the road from 

the City of Skepticism, 

I had to pass through 

the Valley of Ambiguity. 

         Adam Smith

Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; 

to me those have always been the 

two most beautiful words 

in the English language.

   Henry James

What you cannot escape, 

you must fight; 

what you cannot fight, 

you must endure.     

  Lilith Saintcrow

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Glad We Are Friends

Nothing VIRTUAL About it!
                          A   L   O   H   A  

The fellowship of true friends 

who can hear you out, 

share your joys, help 

carry your burdens, 

and correctly counsel you 

is priceless. 

          Ezra Taft Benson

Freedom makes a huge requirement 

of every human being. 

With freedom comes responsibility. 

For the person who is 

unwilling to grow up, the 

person who does not want to 

carry his own weight, this 

is a frightening prospect.

         Eleanor Roosevelt

The secret of genius is to 

carry the spirit of the child 

into old age, which means 

never losing your enthusiasm. 

                Aldous Huxley

Sky Door

A gentle hand may lead even 

an elephant by a hair.     

      Iranian

Example is not the main thing 

in influencing others. 

It is the only thing.     

      Albert Schweitzer

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Unprecedented Opportunity

A   L   O   H   A  !

African Tulip

What the world really needs is 

more love and less paperwork.'

    Pearl Bailey

African Tulips

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, 

instead of cowering before them, 

we should make up our minds to 

walk boldly through them.  

          Orison Swett Marden

The age in which we live, 

this non-stop distraction, 

is making it more impossible 

for the young generation 

to ever have the curiosity 

or discipline because 

you need to be alone 

to find out anything.

       Vivienne Westwood

 Baby Duck Season In Waikiki. 

Life Goes On!

 Skies are clearing.

Waters running clean.

People Waking To 

What Matters.

 Earth. . . Sky. . .Thunder. . .

Mountain. . .Water. . .

Wind. . .Fire. . .Lake. . .

These change

And if these do not last

Do man's visions last?

Do man's illusions?

Take things as they come

All things pass.

 Lao-Tzu (6th century BC)

From translations adapted by Timothy Leary

(born October 22nd 1920 - died May 31st 1996)

This version appears in Leary's Psychedelic

Honolulu Reflected, my Lanai (Balcony)

We Have This

Unprecedented Opportunity

to be social heroes

by staying home

and exploring the freedom,

creativity, love, and wisdom

in our private domains.

Emotions flow in curlicues

and spirals. We process by

feeling. And this is no different.

Don't dwell on What-If

but shed a tear, then

cherish your delight.

Whatever happens,

our Today

will never come again.

celebrate your courage,

your neighbors and your family

by amusing and distracting

yourself and those close.

I find bad jokes and old

movies particularly helpful.

We WILL come out the other side.

Wiser and more grateful

for the every day blessings

of "Normal Life" and

hopefully one another.

Now turn off the news

and go play (safely).

Fondly, cloudia

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Skywatch

Floral Friday

Feline Friday

Camera Critters

Wake Me Up After

Every Storm Runs Out of Rain

A   L   O   H   A  !

The important thing is this: 

To be able at any moment to 

sacrifice what we are 

for what we could become. 

   Charles DuBois

Where your fear is, 

there is your task. 

Carl Jung

No one alive

has experienced this.

1919 was last time.

Previous emergencies

have been limited to 

a place, a city, a region.

But this is world wide.

Every person in the world

on the same page.

As JFK pointed out:

what we share, is that

we all breathe.

So take a breath.

This WILL end.

Make the best of

the time we have

to think, to create,

to share, and to love - 

even if physically apart.

Tough Times Don't Last

Loving, Kind People DO.

Be loving and kind

to yourself.

That alone will counteract

panic in the atmosphere.

One point of light.

We All Breathe.

Onward to Elections,

and tomorrow!

Nice  Physical Distancing!

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Thankful Thursday

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Wild Bird Wow

A   L   O   H   A  !

Research has shown how combining pictures and text enhances understanding, as the activities of reading and viewing activate different information processing systems within the brain. (Mayer R.E., Sims V.K.,1994). 

 The Capable Peli-CAN

Even the smallest changes 

in our daily routine 

can create the incredible ripple effects

that expand our vision of

what is possible.

Charles F. Glassman

I beg you take courage; 

the brave soul can 

mend even disaster. 

        Catherine the Great

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Wild Bird Wednesday

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Love You!

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