Gaze Plays

 A L O H A From Honolulu!

Are we human because

we gaze at the stars, or

do we gaze at them

because we are human?

Neil Gaiman

Gaze steadfastly at things

which, though far away,

are yet present to the mind.

Parmenides

It is electric

when eyes meet

no matter how far!

Let go of the past,

wash away your pain, anger,

and hatred, and emerge refreshed,

renewed, and pure like the waterfall.

Shree Shambav

 

Archive Shot, N. Calif:

Scrub-Jay

How wonderful it must be

to speak the language of angels,

with no words for hate and

a million words for love.

  Eileen Elias Freeman

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Simple Glows

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Courtesy of Mike Price

Even from a dark night, 

songs of beauty can be born.

 Mary Anne Radmacher

When we recall Christmas past,

we usually find that

the simplest things ~ not the great occasions ~

give off the greatest

glow of happiness. Bob Hope

Life is made up of small pleasures.

Happiness is made up of

those tiny successes.

The big ones come too infrequently.

And if you don't collect all

these tiny successes, the big

ones don't really mean anything.

Norman Lear

The longer I live,

the more deeply I learn that

love whether we call it

friendship or family or

romance is the work of

mirroring and magnifying

each other's light. James Baldwin

The best way to cheer yourself

is to try to cheer someone else up.

Mark Twain

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 Abe Levis purchased this marble soda fountain for his Philadelphia Hot Dog Restaurant
in 1895 for $30.

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Binge Rest Joy Uplifted Onward

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Life itself is the 

proper binge.

       Julia Child

Take rest;

a field that has rested

gives a bountiful crop.

    Ovid

In happy hours,
when the imagination
wakes like a wind at midnight,
and the soul
Trembles in all its leaves,
It is a joy
To be uplifted on its wings,
and listen
To the prophetic voices
in the air
That call us onward.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is no persuasiveness

more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life. Joseph Barber Lightfoot

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All The Secrets

A L O H A From Honolulu!

All the secrets
of the world worth
knowing are hiding
in plain sight.
Robin Sloan

I am the dragonfly rising on the wings of unlocked dreams on the verge of magical things. Aimee Stewart

The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention. Julia Margaret Cameron

As the cherub is

to the angel, so the cat is

to the tiger... Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

True wisdom is

knowing what to overlook. William James 

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Jaipur Garden Affair

Asystasia gangetica

is commonly known as

Chinese violet, coromandel

or creeping foxglove.

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Air Worth Breathing

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Courtesy of Mike Price

 The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing. Edith Wharton 

The more anger towards the
past you carry in your heart,
the less capable you are
of loving in the present.
Barbara de Angelis

Seek the wisdom
that will
untie your knot.
Rumi

Life becomes easier and

more peaceful when you

cease to fret about what

other people say and do.

Spathodea campanulata, also known as

the African tulip tree, is a flowering tree

native to tropical African forests

When you take the

high road you will see things that most people won’t. Lolly Daskal

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Three Ways to the Ultimate

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The biggest positive changes

in your life will come from

noticing an invitation to grow

and trusting yourself enough

to accept it.

Corey Allen

Loving others is only possible

by recognizing that

all of our souls come

from the same source.

Focus on what we

have in common.

Be an opener of doors Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are three ways

to ultimate success:

The first way is to be kind.

The second way is to be kind.

The third way is to be kind.

      Fred Rogers

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