I promise......

Happy New Year!!! Happy 2013!!!  
Wow... seems like these years seem go soooooo quickly!! 

Dont ya just love the New Year... full of NEW and exciting beginnings... positivity, creativity, love, courage and ENCOURAGEMENT... !! There are so many New Years changes, commitments and RESOLUTIONS .. that come and go with nothing being done.  I know this because.. I am probably the biggest offender I know!! LOL!! Even this year.. these very past days.. and even starting for me NEW YEARS DAY!!  I'm really not sure what makes us do this.  Some say they are stuck in a rut or just plain really dont want it enough!  Personally, not wanting "it" enough is probably the most accurate but the hardest to accept.  Guess we just have to do like NIKE.... "Just Do it!!"

A Hui Hou!!

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!! 

In whatever language... I always find prayers are always comforting and my way of speaking with God...

I know today if it weren't for my very strong faith in God... I wouldn't be here today..  and I make it a point to thank Him everyday for all my life is.. 

Today would have been my Father's 80th birthday... its seems weird and different that he's gone.. it almost seems like just the other day he was quizzing me on current events... (I still dont pay attention too much to them)
Life is a crazy thing and moves so fast through our days.. one day we're 16 the next we're 36 ..

Its important to cherish every moment .. for it contributes to our canvas of life...

Ke aloha o ke Akua e kîpuni mai iâ kâkou.
The love of God enfolds us.

Ka mana o ke Akua e ho`opakele mai iâ kâkou.
The power of God protects us.

Ke alo o ke Akua e mâlama mai iâ kâkou.
The presence of God watches over us.

Ma kahi â kâkou, e hele aku ai he Akua nô.
Wherever we are, God is.

Amene.
Amen.

So remember in any language, God is still here for us .. 

Aloha & A Hui Hou!! 

Just sayin...

Hmmm... just sayin... 

NEVER take love for granted... is a very strong and meaningful statement...

Everyone has been created differently and uniquely by our Creator and God.. like individual petals of a flower intricately fitting together.. this very fact makes our world a very unique place to live.... with that being said we all should remember that each person shows their emotions and especially our love in different ways... and should NEVER be taken for granted... 

Our lives and experiences take us through many different circumstances, challenges and relationships ... ALL of these together create each of us individually...  it is like the same concept as our own human bodies.. and how all of our organs, veins, arteries are perfectly and uniquely assembled individualizing each of us...

Sometimes we don't all get along because of our uniqueness... and therefore creating jealousy, envy, disappointment, frustration and even anger... but .. its during these times... we must remember what each of us REALLY mean to each other... and what we really represent to each other... seriously.. NEVER take each other's uniqueness of showing love for granted... 

Just sayin... 

Aloha & A Hui Hou.... 

Aloha to everyone...


There are sooooo many things in life that keep us extremely busy... and we forget the things we like to do most...  


Its again, an end to another school year.. kids are growing so quickly .. and times sure are changing very quickly.. I think I've noticed more this year than any other.. that due to this extremely lousy economy there are alot of people moving, having to sell.. and/or scaling down and trying to save money.  I think we all may face making sacrifices in some way or another.  But the main thing we really must remember is that it is really all "just stuff!" I think during all our lifetimes we all got caught up in obtaining "stuff" in our lives.. whether its personal items, items and gadgets for our homes..or just plain old "keeping up with the Jones' type syndrome."  


What I have learned through all of this is to be thankful for all I DO HAVE... for having my health, family,  and my very deep faith in God.. is really all I need...


Enjoy your day!!! 


Aloha & A Hui Hou!!! 

I am sitting here .... listening for my "whisper.."  I love watching Oprah... and her new shows... Life Class with universal and international people... around the world.. as guests on these shows.. Like Oprah says ..."listen for your whisper!!"  This particular Life Class show.. highlights .. the capture and arrest of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapper...  where after 18 years of being held hostage.. and over 60 visits to this home... FINALLY ... someone was listening... and got the whisper...I know this "whisper" that Oprah talks about is kind of a "women's intuition" per say.. 

I have been a dedicated Mother for quite sometime but always had this desire to be something MORE.. something that I have created .. generated.. and made uniquely .. myself.  I enjoy using my creative talents whether in writings, my artwork... MY creativity.... I believe that when I am "creating" I go to a different place... its full of adrenaline ... enthusiasm.... joy.. and comfort.  I know that my talents are with me to share with others and that I have something very personal to share with our ever changing world... all I know is ... Lord I KNOW about this whisper or voice... and personally Lord, I'm waiting and listenin!!!...  


A Hui Hou....




  

Moving to Tulsa

Guest post written by my buddy Franklin Davenport My husband and I are moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is an architect and one of his best friends, also an architect, recently opened a firm there and business is so busy and crazy that he cannot handle it all himself. My husband has developed a great clientele in Atlanta, Georgia, and we have many friends here, but we are young and have not started a family yet so this is the time to explore and enjoy new experiences in a new city. This is a great opportunity for him and I am really excited. I am an interior designer and both of us can keep clients here and fly back and forth as needed. We found a great house in downtown Tulsa, a flat that was once part of a factory. We have great plans for that space! I checked out direct tv to see what was available in the area. I also talked with the utility companies about getting connections before we actually move so that I don’t have those things to worry about after we are there.