I'm TOTALLY amazed...

I am TOTALLY amazed at people... these days... !!  I lived in South Florida for years... and knew that it was a "melting pot" as such ... for all different kinds of people... mostly because of the weather... but living HERE in Hawaii.. is a 100 times more magnified!!! The weather here is completely amazingly consistently tropical in every sense.. but to live here you MUST come with a plan.. FOR SURE.. The cost of living is much more here.. but more importantly you find all different levels of living here..  There are people working 2 and three jobs to make ends meet and there are people who have huge magnificent homes that they probably dont see but two or three times a year...!!!  CRAZY life we lead...

But the main thing I think I've learned in these past years.. is "Happiness comes from the inside and through a very strong faith in God!!! I see people all the time.. with all the wealth, material things, homes all over the country, expensive cars, and every gadget there is.. but when I look in their eyes.. all I see is sadness.  They're lost.  Drowning in the sorrow of "stuff!" God gives us things everyday to show us and guide us.... He wants us to enjoy our lives... live each day in the moment ....... Past is Past.. the PRESENT IS NOW!!! 
Be thankful for what you have right this moment .. cause money and stuff is just that money and stuff..!!  Remember to cherish the moments.. and put out there what you want to receive... 

Aloha & A Hui Hou!! 

"Merry Christmas!!"

Merry Christmas!!! Wow I can't believe its already Christmas...












Where does the time go.. !!! Christmas.. hussle bussle of this busy season... should get us to realize and remember what this season is really all about.. I love looking at the Christmas snow scenes.. as so carefully painted by artists like Thomas Kinkade... he truly knows how to capture the light.. and spirit of an old fashioned Christmas...



... Its not about the shopping.. or spending money we don't have.. or running from party to party.. and worrying about what to give and to whom.. or even finding the perfect tree, or having the nicest decorations.. or going on fancy, extravagant trips.. but its remembering .. the actual true meaning of Christmas... and celebrating Christ's birth.. !!
Sometimes.. and I know I'm totally guilty myself .. for getting lost in the "materialistic" and expense of the holidays.. getting lost in the "What do I get for this person..???" or worrying about finding the perfect tree with the perfect decorations..what we really need to do is to be thankful.... and remember we are celebrating Christ's birth... and the wonderful miracle that it was...
We all can get caught up in the materialistic "retailism" of this truly lost holiday season... and totally loose sight of this very special meaning... soo.. when you're running and rushing around.. trying to get things done.. getting frustrated at stupid things.. that we really shouldn't worry about at all... remember "it is better to give than receive"... and be thankful.. for family and friends no matter where they are.. and what they mean to you. Life is a gift.. and we need to cherish each moment that we are given... all the rest is just stuff!!

Aloha & Mele Kalikimaka Hau'oli Makahiki Ho!!!