A Song that Saved My Life

A L O H A ! 
    

"An education

 isn't how much 

you have committed 

to memory, 

or even how much 

you know. 

It's being able 

to differentiate 

between what you do know 

and what you don't."

       Anatole France

" The more I see

 the less I know 

for sure. "

John Lennon 

"Contagious conversations

change

the world."

Daniel Pink

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When I was a depressed youth,

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

resonated

with my aimlessness,

hopelessness,

pain.

Listening to the song

made me feel better,

helped me to find

an artist's dignity

in my endurance.

If I could time travel

to advise

my younger self,

I would tell her

that it all

works out.

"Life is short,

enjoy it."

What would You

tell the child

You were?

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When a Person is NOT a Person

A  L  O  H  A,     F R I E N D

Have you ever observed,

 or interacted with 

a stranger

 who made you

 think? 

Who's example

 or words

made you realize

 something important

immediately?

Hey! Who is the photographer in this photo, me or him?!

That "person" 

may not have been 

a person at all.

They 

may have been 

an angel.

On it's face,

that's comforting

 I suppose.

Of passing interest;

But what of it?

What are angels anyway?

Simply,

 they are messengers

 from another

 dimension;

A level from which

things look very different

than we are used 

to viewing them.

They bring 

a touch of magic

capable of changing

 insoluble problems 

into happy 

celebrations.

Angels can be 

as pretty,

as gentle 

as butterflies,

showing one deep 

beauty and meaning.

Others are fiery, threatening,

warning, waking:

flying up in one's face

like a Zen slap,

wild hair flaming.

Angels are not

cute ceramic figurines,

except that some 

probably are.

Angels can be anyone,

stranger.

Will you be an 

angel to me?

Then allow 

me to bless 

Y O U.

Don't ask too many

questions.

We might never

meet

again.

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Dancers, Dogs, Butchers

A   L   O   H   A  !

Hula Dancers / Audience

" “If skill 

could be gained 

by watching, 

every dog 

would become a butcher.”

 Turkish Proverb 

"Another term for balloon 

is 

bad breath holder." 

                        Demetri Martin 

"The size of the planet

doesn't strike you

until you start

looking for something. "

David Sedaris

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Today, I am 21,916 sunrises old.

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Happy Bloomsday

A  L  O  H  A !

Field of Fire

" Too many people

 miss the silver lining

 because

 they’re expecting

 gold. "

Maurice Setter

Voyager to the Magic Land

" The voyage 

of discovery

 is not in seeking 

new landscapes 

but in having 

new eyes. "

Marcel Proust

Full Steam Ahead

" Every painting 

is a voyage 

into a 

sacred harbour. "

Giotto di Bondone 

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Happy Bloomsday, June 16th!

The events of James Joyce's 

groundbreaking novel 

Ulysses 

 all take place 

on one day: 16 June 1904

which has become 

an annual celebration 

in Dublin, 

and among Joyce fans 

throughout the world.

Oh,

and it's also

my birthday.

Perfect for a writer!

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Keep Young

" By the time we hit fifty, 

we have learned 

our hardest lessons. 

We have found out 

that only a few things 

are really important. 

We have learned 

to take life seriously,

 but never 

ourselves. "

Marie Dressler

Angel Dance

A  L  O  H  A !

" The sun  does not shine 

for a few trees 

and flowers, 

but for the 

wide world’s joy. "

Henry Ward Beecher

See the sailors in the rigging?

Leaving Honolulu Harbor this week:

The ARC Gloria,

  training ship and official flagship 

      of the Colombian Navy.  Link

" If my ship sails from sight, 

it doesn't mean

 my journey ends. . . "

Enoch Powell

Angels Dancing!

" Dancing demands a freed person,
one who vibrates 

with the equipoise of all his powers.
I praise the dance.
O man, learn to dance,
or else the angels in heaven 

will not know 

what to do with you... "

 Saint Augustine

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Flying Dad

A  L  O  H  A !be sure to click on photos

" Basic research

 is what I am doing 

when I don't know

 what I am doing."

        Wernher von Braun

 " If you can find

 something 

everyone agrees on, 

it's wrong."

        Mo Udall

"  Henceforth

 I ask not

 good fortune. 

I myself 

am 

good fortune. "

Walt Whitman

 “Nimble thought

 can jump

 both sea and land”

 William Shakespeare 

" Happiness is

 excitement that has found 

a settling down place.  

But there is always 

a little corner 

that keeps

 flapping around.  "

E.L. Konigsburg

Landing Mom

Some parents

have more fun

than the children!

I enjoyed watching

this family's

flying lessons.

It's good

to teach your children

to try their wings!

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