Gift of Quiet

"He has the gift of quiet."
~ John Le Carré

Position of the Artist

"The position of the artist is humble.
He is essentially a channel."
~ Piet Mondrian

Gentle Progression

"Life was never meant to be a struggle
just a gentle progression
from one point to another,
much like walking through a valley
on a sunny day."
~ Stuart Wilde

Compact of Fire

"Love is a spirit all compact of fire. "
~ William Shakespeare

Bleach the Snow

"Sunshine cannot bleach the snow,
Nor time unmake what poets know.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

falling white confetti
sticking to trees
branches glistening
bright sun
fresh air earth
covered with
clean magic

I woke up to a beautiful winter Wonderland as Asheville received about 3 inches of snow. For a Hawaiian born and raised like me, snow is a BIG thrill. And a reason to email family and stay indoors.

Can't Depend on Your Eyes

"You can't depend on your eyes
when your imagination is out of focus."
~ Mark Twain

Time to Relax

"The time to relax is when
you don’t have time for it."
~ Sydney J. Harris

A Good Heart

"A good heart is better than all the heads in the world."
~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Home

The Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

"There's no other place that I'd rather be
than home in these islands
in the middle of the sea."
~ Henry Kapono Ka'aihue

Yes or Yes?

"True or true? Yes or yes?"
~ Mark Victor Hansen

Fill the Hour

"To fill the hour--that is happiness."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

New-Born Year

"Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer."
~Walter Scott

Magnitude of Our Courage

"It's not the magnitude of the task that matters,
it's the magnitude of our courage."
~ Matthieu Ricard

Best Day of the Year

"Write on your heart that every day
is the best day of the year."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

High Trees

"You know what they say,
the high trees get the wind."
~ Lance Armstrong

All Events Are Blessings

"There are no mistakes,
no coincidences.
All events are blessings given to us
to learn from."
~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Travel Hopefully

"To travel hopefully is a better thing
than to arrive."
~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Dog Wags

"A dog wags its tail with its heart."
~ Martin Buxbaum

Freely Accepted

"There is dignity in work only when
it is work freely accepted."
~ Albert Camus