Glory

“Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?”
Charles de Lint

St. Joseph Catholic Church at Kaupo, Maui, Hawai’i was built in 1862 by the missionary Catholic priests who evangelized on Maui beginning in the mid 1800s.

In the Sea

“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It’s always our self we find in the sea.”
e.e. Cummings 1894-1962

Big sea, little self.

Aloha

“Hawai‘i has the key and that key is ALOHA.”
Pilahi Paki 1910-1985

A beloved linguist, Paki gave spiritual meaning to each letter of the word aloha:
This was adopted by the Hawai‘i Legislature in 1986.

A stands for AKAHAI, meaning kindness, expressed with tenderness.
L is for LOKAHI, meaning unity, expressed with harmony.
O is for OLU`OLU, meaning agreeable, expressed with pleasantness.
H stands for HA`AHA`A, meaning humility, expressed with modesty.
A stands for AHONUI, meaning patient and persevering.

I’m back from Maui- had a wonderful time (of course). More pictures to follow.

Deep Thought

“Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much
deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen.”
Stephen Wright 1955-

Something to think about as you gaze out to sea.

Shadow Biking

“Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall of unless you stop pedaling.”
Claude Pepper 1900-1989

It’s also true that you can never get off until you stop pedaling.

Pothead Hangout

“You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.”
Yogi Berra 1925-

He would be if he went to this place.

Kitchen Color

“I hate flowers. I only paint them because they're cheaper than models
and they don't move.”
Georgia O'Keeffe 1887-1986

I don’t hate flowers but they are very cooperative. The daffodils agreed to
pose in our kitchen.