Caregivers

 A L O H A  From  H O N O L U L U

When love flows outward,

Joy blooms like light,

Self mellows in peace,

Connections burn bright.

Desire's tight boundaries 

Are ready for war,

But giving expands us

Beyond what we were.

Cloudia Charters 

To inspire people, don't

show them your superpower,

show them theirs.

Alexander Den Heijer

As long as

there have been humans,

we have cared for one another:

mother for child and onward.

You might say that

caregivers are the most human

among us. Whether it is full-time

care for a family member, a job, a profession, or just holding the

door for another person,

Most of us are caregivers.

Thank you. And

don't forget to care

for yourself.

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The most common way

people give up their power

is by thinking

they don’t have any.

  Alice Walker

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When I was around 14,

and a huge fan of Judy Collins.

I attended her concert at

Philadelphia's Academy of Music.

Dropped off by my parents,

and on my own.

At the end of the show,

I insinuated myself into

the wings of the stage.

Just a kid, everyone

must have assumed that

I was SOMEONE's kid, but

certainly no threat. A Different time.

I found myself in her dressing room.

Just her and me. She in her bare feet.

Children and old ladies

may go anywhere!

We talked. She was charmed.

I left. She let the entourage in.

That evening reinforced an

important life lesson to me:

Act like you belong.

Don't gawk like a civilian.

And you can

Go Anywhere!

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Breathe, Reign and Recreate

 Aloha from Honolulu

 Living is the art of

getting used to what

we didn’t expect.

Eleanor C. Wood

I could not live in any of the worlds offered to me — the world of my parents, the world of war, the world of politics. I had to create a world of my own, like a climate, a country, an atmosphere in which I could breathe, reign, and recreate myself when destroyed by living. That, I believe, is the reason for every work of art.

Anais Nin 

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Connections can last

for a second

or a lifetime.

Risk It!

No one is ordinary

because every person 

carries the wisdom of 

their own unique path.

              Mehmet Murat ildan

One can pay back the 

loan of gold, but 

one dies forever 

in debt to those 

who are kind.

              Malayan Proverb

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The beautiful Moon is

an antidepressant.

Love for her light is

in every heart because

she is so friendly, loving,

and forgiving.

Debasish Mridha

The scariest demons

Of darkest night

Fade in the graces of

Morning's good light.

Cloudia Charters

There are ups and downs,

but whatever happens,

you have to trust and

believe in yourself.

Luka Modric

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 Why use up the forests,

which were centuries

in the making... if we can

get the equivalent of forest

and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields? 

   Henry Ford

Affordable Self-care:

Set more realistic expectations

about how long things

take to get done.

Dr. Jenn Hardy

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Privilege

Aloha From Honolulu!

When you arise

in the morning think of

what a privilege it is

to be alive,

to think, to enjoy,

to love. 

    Marcus Aurelius

The highest goal

one can achieve

is amazement.

Goethe

At any moment,

you have a choice,

that either leads you closer

to your spirit or

further away from it. 

      Thich Nhat Hanh

Spirituality: the art

of keeping your

internal fire alive.

Maxime Lagacé

I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats. Eckhart Tolle 

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Aloha From Honolulu!

Sometimes I feel quite hopeless. Then the moon rises. In the silence, I find my way, each shadow Is a friend Each passing thought Moving on like clouds. I am here, The moon is here, Both steady, Both of us enough. Cloudia Charters

Make the sunrise

a temple.

      Frank LaRue Owen

Defiant kindness

doesn't ignore injustice, 

it chooses compassion

as its weapon.

It disrupts with love,

challenges with empathy,

and fights for 

change with grace.

   Pixie

   

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Starting over

doesn't have to start

all at once. I can start

over in small ways too.

   Minnie Minimalist

In nature

there is no alienation.

Everything belongs. Ming-Dao Deng

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You find yourself refreshed by

the presence of cheerful people.

Why not make an honest effort

to confer that pleasure

on others? 

Half the battle is gained if

you never allow yourself to

say anything gloomy.

Lydia M. Child

We taste and feel

and see the truth.

We do not reason

ourselves into it.

        William Butler Yeats

Trismas Cree 

"Miyo-manitowi-kîsikanisi"

Is the Cree phrase for 

"Have a Merry Christmas" 

The Cree are an Indigenous people who occupy territory in the Subarctic and Plains regions of Canada. There are three main dialects of the Cree language: “th” Woodlands, “y” Plains, and “n” Swampy Cree. 

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Melaleuca quinquenervia

Commonly known as the broad-leaved paperbark, paper bark tea tree, punk tree or niaouli, is a small- to medium-sized tree of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It grows as a spreading tree up to 20 m tall, with its trunk covered by a white, beige and grey thick papery bark.              Wikipedia

Whenever you are 

sincerely pleased 

you are nourished. 

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dawn Moon

The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.

     Deng Ming-Dao

F A C E

The greatest evil 

that can befall someone 

is to come to 

think ill of themselves.

                        Goethe

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 Aloha From Honolulu!

The master has failed

more times than 

the beginner has tried.

Stephen McCranie

There is a sweet spot 

between the known 

and the unknown 

where originality happens; 

The key is to be able to linger 

there without panicking.

Ed Catmull

Pixar/Disney Executive

Those who rush things 

too much, without reflection, 

can be surpassed by those 

who take their time.

           Malagasy Proverb

Having a good discussion 

is like having riches. 

  Kenyan proverb

Age represents

a fine cargo of 

experiences and memories. 

     Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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