Wonder

Kailua, Oahu

"Philosophy begins in wonder."
~ Plato

Fire

Moana Hotel at dawn, Waikiki

"The Islands were born in fire, far from human eyes."
 ~ Rita Ariyoshi

My brother said, "Go sit over there so I can take a picture of you with Diamond Head in the background."

I did.

Your Daily Life

"Your daily life is your temple and your religion."
~ Kahlil Gibran

Hawaiian Heart

Waikiki, Oahu

"Make good the good in you…
and you will slowly steal into the Hawaiian heart,
which is all of softness, and gentleness, and sweetness."
~ Jack London

Going On

"Going on means going far,
going far means returning."
~ Lao Tzu

Certainly overpacking for tomorrow's flight to HNL. Excited. & Distracted by sky... So, you are giving me this magnificent sky this morn so I remember to return to Asheville? Wow. Rapidly, vibrant colors of orange, red, blue. The sky is on fire...Well, my friends... No crest. No sunrise this morning. My sun has been swallowed up clouds. Think, beautiful, gray clouds. You never know...

Hope, Belief, Faith, Victory

"Never talk defeat.
Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory."

 ~ Norman Vincent Peale

My Daddy's birthday and it is chilly, but the sky is beautiful, streaked with orange magic. ...One more... with . effects. 180 degrees turn, the moon winks. I oblige. ...I have clouds moving right to left, a fine mist in cove, & fast changing colors along the ridge. Cold!

Hidden Fire

"Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
uttered or unexpressed;
the motion of a hidden fire that trembles in the breast."
~ James Montgomery

My morning prayers... & the beautiful sky... Holy... sky.

Busy

"It's not enough to be busy.
The question is: what are you busy about?"
~ Henry David Thoreau

Ability to Fly

Hey, it's 11/11/11 and I am happily experimenting with special effects this morning...

"When we become fixed in our perceptions
we lose our ability to fly.
~ Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

This Morning's Sunrise in ... Noir Blue.

Jason Mraz, ♪♫ ♪♫ Details in Fabric ♪♫ ♪♫

Required Beginning

"The core of Hawaiian healing way,
and still is, prayer (pule).
The pule is not just for healing;
it is also a required beginning
to any significant event."

~ Ken Carlson

And here we start... another new day ...Glow of morning. Anticipation. Aloha!

Survival

"Survival is a form of resistance."

~ Mendel Le Sueur

Bundled up, trying not to teeth chatter, waiting for the sun. Fog, cold air, colors. Invigorating. Life-affirming.

Heart Is the Healer

"I continue to feel the heart is the healer."
~ Joni Mitchell

Cares a Lot

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,

nothing is going to get better. It's not."

~ Dr. Seuss

No sunrise this morning, but the thick clouds have created a beautiful pattern of gray, blue, and light.

Art of Being Kind

"So many gods, so many creeds;
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs."
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Surreal fog & light this morning. Dream Dawn. Surreal Dawn

Sun's Rays

"Concentrate all your thoughts on the task at hand.
The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus."
~ Alexander Graham Bell

Daily Celebrations...

"Life is a celebration of passionate colors."
~ Leialoha Cator

Happiness?

"Happiness? That’s nothing more than health
and a poor memory."
~ Albert Schweitzer

 My morning dance w/ shadows & light Begins ...Color, anticipation... and a heart full of aloha: My sun crests. I never get tired of it.