Friends

My friend Beverly has returned to Honolulu and I am waiting for the sunrise, thinking about all the good things I have and planning my work day. I am amazed how green everything is in the cove and the birds are singing in full chorus, as if they, too, can't wait for the sun to crest the ridge.

The clarity from here to Asheville is amazing. The beauty here truly is miraculous.

It is a new day, full of possibilities.

"Friends are not only together 

when they are side-by-side, 

even one who is far away... 

is still in our thoughts." 

~ Ludwig Van Beethoven

Determination

"I ran and ran and ran every day, 
and I acquired this sense of determination, 
this sense of spirit 
that I would never, never give up, 
no matter what else happened."

~ Wilma Rudolph

Solution

"The only solution is love." 

~ Dorothy Day

Magic

"We ourselves cannot put any magic spells on this world. 

The world is its own magic."

 ~ Shunryu Suzuki

Excursion

 Chilly walk, watching the sun rise. Beautiful solitude. Planning my day.

 Thoughts, suspended. Hurt on hold. Only beauty and love exist in this perfect moment...

"The excursion is the same 

when you go looking for your sorrow 

as when you go looking for your joy." 

~ Eudora Welty

Beautiful

 Happy Birthday, Rodney...

“He smelled the garden, 

the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, 

and he whispered, "Life is so beautiful."

...

Yes, he thought, if I can die saying, 

"Life is so beautiful," 

then nothing else is important.” 

~ Mario Puzo, The Godfather

Live

"Live strong and live with passion." 

~Tony Robbins

Sometimes the day gets away from me and I forget to post my sunrise. It is either still in my camera, or ready to go, but I have gone on to another project, thinking I have already posted to this blog.

Here is yesterday's sunrise. It was so beautiful and I think I shot 100 photos with both my cameras. I also was chopping vegetables for turkey stew as I watched the light shine through my kitchen. The colors and clouds were spectacular and really flavored the stew deliciously. 

I never get tired of this morning miracle. Do you?

Each Friend

"Each friend represents a world in us, 

a world possibly not born until they arrive, 

and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

~ Anais Nin

Susi and Bev are meeting in Seattle today. Tell me again why I did not join them?

Care for Somebody

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, 

you will have succeeded."

 ~ Maya Angelou

Sun Within

“There is a Sun within every person.” 

~ Jalaluddin Rumi

Every person does shine; h/t to @Santha_G for sharing that quote.

Victories

"There are victories of the soul and spirit. 

Sometimes, even if you lose, you win."

~ Elie Wiesel

Loving

"It's much easier to be a loving person, 

to give away love.

 This ability is something you can have control over. 

None of us has the power 

to make someone else love us. 

But we all have the power

 to give away love, to love other people. 

~ Harold S. Kushner

Improvise

"More of me comes out when I improvise." 

~ Edward Hopper

Heart

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."

~ William Wordsworth

Complete

"It is easier to live through someone else 

 than to become complete yourself." 

 ~ Betty Friedan

Information

"Everybody gets so much information 

 all day long that they lose their common sense." 

 ~ Gertrude Stein

Cumulus

“The humble Cumulus humilis - never hurt a soul.” 
 ~ Gavin Pretor-Pinney

But

"I will not take but for an answer."

 ~ Langston Hughes

Dusting of snow on the ground this morning and gold in the sky. Good morning aloha. It is February!

Grandstand

"Life is not a spectator sport. . . 

If you're going to spend your whole life 

in the grandstand just watching what goes on, 

in my opinion you're wasting your life."

 ~ Jackie Robinson

Faith

"Even the merest gesture is holy

 if it is filled with faith."

 ~ Franz Kafka