Into the Impossible

"The only way to discover
the limits of the possible
is to go beyond them
into the impossible."
~ Arthur C. Clarke

Sea of Experience

"All writing begins
in the sea of experience."
~ Barry Lane

Every Little Thing

"Every little thing counts
in a crisis."
~ Jawaharlal Nehru

Poetic Truths

Happy birthday, Steven

"After all,
the commonplaces
are the great poetic truths."
~ Robert Lewis Stevenson

Thing of Beauty

"I am a thing of beauty."
~ Frank Sinatra

Our Truest Life

"Our truest life is when
we are in our dreams awake."
~ Henry David Thoreau

Be Yourself

"Be yourself, that’s all there is of you"
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Second Self

"In my friend, I find a second self."
~ Isabel Norton

Starting At Zero

"I love the challenge
of starting at zero every day
and seeing how much
I can accomplish."
~ Martha Stewart

Done Everything

"The man who has done his best
has done everything."
~ Charles Schwab

Truth and Beauty

Goodness is a special kind
of truth and beauty.
It is truth and beauty
in human behavior."
~ H. A. Overstreet

Chase Perfection

"Perfection is not attainable.
But if we chase perfection,
we can catch excellence."
~ Vince Lombardi

Miniature Eternity

"A day is a miniature eternity."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I Can

"I can, therefore I am."
~ Simone Weil

First Step

"It is only the first step that is difficult."
~ Marie De Vichy Chamrond

Good Is Not Good

"Good is not good
where better is expected."
~ Thomas Fuller

There Never Was

"There never was
a good war or bad peace."
~ Benjamin Franklin

Different Degrees

"We boil at different degrees."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Miracles Occur Naturally

"Miracles occur naturally
as expressions of love.
The real miracle is the love
that inspires them.
In this sense everything
that comes from love is a miracle."
~ Marianne Williamson

Own Mind

"My own mind is my own church."
~ Thomas Paine

World of Silence

"To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence." 
~ Louise Bourgeois

Create Yourself

"But if you have nothing
at all to create, then perhaps
you create yourself"
~ Carl Jung

Little Birth

"Each day is a little life;
every waking and rising a little birth;
every fresh morning a little youth."
~ Arthur Schopenhauer

Pioneering

"Pioneering is
the work of individuals."
~ Suzanne K. Langer

Forever

Lanikai, Oahu

"Forever is composed of nows."
~ Emily Dickinson

One's Feelings

Lanikai, Oahu

"I think one's feelings
waste themselves in words,
they ought all to be
distilled into actions...
and into actions
which bring results."
~ Florence Nightingale

Mope

Kailua Beach, Oahu

"Mope--hope--grope."
~ Maxine Davis

A Hearty Yes

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

for my friend, Dana, embarking on a new journey...

"The big question is whether you
are going to be able to say
a hearty yes to your adventure."
~ Joseph Campbell

Go With Joy

Kaneohe Bay

"As the Hawaiians say,
Hele me kahau 'oli
-- go with joy."
~ Gilbert M. Grosvenor

Hawaii Is

Kaneohe Bay

"Hawaii is not a state of mind,
but a state of grace."
~ Paul Theroux

Art Washes Away

Saturday, August 25, 2007

"Art washes away from the soul
the dust of everyday life."
~ Pablo Picasso

Real Birthdays

Friday, August 24, 2007

"Real birthdays are not annual affairs.
Real birthdays are the days when we have
a new birth."

~ Ralph Parlette

Watch the Sunrise

Thursday, August 9, 2007

"Let's go drive 'till morning comes
Watch the sunrise
to fill our souls up "
~ Dave Matthews

Get Over It

Sunday, August 5, 2007

"Get mad. Then get over it."
~ Colin L. Powell

Love

Friday, August 3, 2007
Happy 17th Birthday, Nathan!

"The only solution is love
~ Dorothy Day

All Moments

"All moments are key moments."
~ Frederick Buechner

Outside my bedroom window... Magic blooms.

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Not Wanting To Let Go

"Grief is love not wanting
to let go."
~ Earl A. Grollman

I come from a long line of good gardeners. I am so happy to feel them with me as I work the soil. Sometimes grief becomes the blossom...

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The Mountain Is

"The mountain is the metaphor."

~ Ancient Proverb

Generally, when Kolo's tail is lowered and she looks at me like this, it means she has been caught about to do something naughty. She is too cute and precious.

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What We Anticipate

"What we anticipate seldom occurs;
what we least expected
generally happens."
~ Benjamin Disraeli

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Light With Time

"Truth and morning
become light with time. "
~ Ethiopian Proverb

...And with each plant, I say, "Grow and flourish!"

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Celebrating...

"Three things cannot be long hidden:
the sun, the moon, and the truth."
Gautama Buddha

What are you celebrating today?
I am celebrating my garden.

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Liberty At The Same Time

"The God who gave us life,
gave us liberty at the same time."
~ Thomas Jefferson

I see the sunrise throughout my garden and in my heart-- The light is alive, vibrant, miraculous!

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