"It's true that
we don't know
what we've got
until it's gone,
but it's also
true that we
don't know what
we're missing
until it
arrives."
"Life is like a
grindstone.
Whether if
grinds us down,
or polishes us
up, depends on
us."
The
physical world
is like the FM
station on your
radio, clear and
loud. The
spiritual world
is like the AM
station, it's
harder to catch,
and you need to
really listen to
find the exact
tuning.
Some things
cannot be seen,
only felt in
your soul.
Believe that you
are of infinite
worth, and
greatly loved!
"We make a
living by what
we get, a life
by what we
give."
"We are the
reflection of
the Divine..."
"We are all
connected to
each other..."
"Love is always
the
answer....what
was the
question?"
The power of
love is beyond
comprehension.
It reaches
beyond time and
space;
it reaches
beyond this
Earthly
existence.
Love is the
greatest power
there is.
"Be the builder
of love, of
hopes and
dreams.
Choose to build
bridges instead
of walls.
May your Rainbow
Bridge take you
to places of
inspiration and
peace,
and may you walk
your path with
joy!"
" A part of
kindness
consists of
loving people
more than they
deserve."
"There's no
problem that
friends cannot
confront,
combat, plot
against, ignore,
make fun of,
drown in
chocolate sauce
or run over with
the car." Tell
your friends
today how much
you love them.
"Love in the
heart wasn't
meant there to
stay,
love, isn't
love, till you
give it away."
Be a good giver
and receiver of
love.
When you receive
love from
others,
you allow them
to experience
the joy of
giving.
"The ones we
love don't go
away, the walk
beside us
everyday.
Unseen, unheard,
but always near,
still loved,
still missed,
still very
dear."
"Your Ohana will
always be there
for you. Blood
is thicker than
water."
"The best proof
of love is
Trust."
"Love reaches
beyond time and
space,
and is felt by
the ones we
love..."
"The Kanaka
Maoli knew that
there were atoms
of intelligence
in all things,
so we could
communicate with
nature. We need
to respect all
things and ask
permission,
whether it was
from a flower or
a person. In
this
interconnectedness,
we could not
hurt another
without hurting
our self. Like a
patchwork quilt,
we are one giant
quilt but retain
our individual
uniqueness like
each beautiful
square.
"Everything you
do, reverberates
across the
Universe,
touching
everyone and
everything."
"Leave
footprints of
Love on the
hearts of others
where it will
never be
forgotten."
" If you can't
live your life
to be a good
example, you may
just have to
serve as being a
warning."
... this reminds
me of my son
Michael. One
evening he took
an extremely
long time
setting the
table so that
each and every
fork was
perfectly
aligned within
an 1/8 of an
inch from the
tables edge. I
thanked him for
a great job, but
also said, " you
know forks being
aligned
perfectly is
good, but it
doesn't really
make a
difference with
all the
time you spent..
You could also
use your energy
to do something
that really
makes a
difference in
the lives of
others. Spend
time talking to
your kupuna,
take some time
to do something
nice for
someone. Now
that will make a
difference that
keeps on
giving." The
gift is in
seeing imperfect
people and
things,
perfectly.
"Be the builder
of love, of
hopes and
dreams. Choose
to build bridges
instead of
walls. May your
Rainbow Bridge
take you to
places of
inspiration and
peace, and may
you walk your
path with joy!"
"Live
authentically
and your life
will become a
wonderful
romance and
adventure. Now
is the time.
Jump in, and
make a Splash!
Change the
World."
"Love is like a
peanut butter
and jelly
sandwich. You
can't spread it
around without
getting some of
it on yourself."
Spread the joy,
laugh a jelly
belly laugh, and
live ALOHA!
"Age is just a
number, and mine
is unlisted...."
The age that I
love best is my
Unihipili age,
(Inner child).
It is about
looking at the
World in wonder,
laughing,
blowing bubbles,
enjoying the
grass between my
toes, cupcakes
with lots of
frosting,
puppies, and nap
time. May your
Unihipili be
well nurtured
and loved.
I love U 2!
XXXXOOOO
"When you get
to the edge of
all the light
that you have,
and must take a
step into the
darkness of the
unknown, you
need to believe
in one of two
things. That you
will find a firm
place on which
to stand, or
that you will be
taught to fly."
"How does one
become a
butterfly?" she
asked. "When you
want to fly so
badly, you will
be willing to
give up being a
caterpillar."
"Be who you are,
everyone else is
already taken."
To be authentic
is to be
comfortable in
your own skin.
Laugh, sing,
dance, be
grateful for all
that you have
been blessed
with.
Share your gifts
with a joyful
heart!
"We all smile
in the same
language."
Break down
barriers with a
smile, straight
from the heart!
"The happiest
people don't
always have the
best of
everything, they
just make the
best of
everything they
have." ~
Happiness is a
state of mind,
it is an
appreciation of
life's gifts,
both great and
small."
"Worry is like
a rocking chair,
it gives you
something to do,
but doesn't get
you anywhere."
Tonight when I
go to bed, I
will turn all of
my worries over
to God, He's
going to be up
all night
anyway!
"Courage does
not always roar.
It may be the
small little
voice at the end
of the day that
says, "I'll try
again tomorrow."
Never give up,
Ho'omau...I know
you can do it, I
have faith in
you!"
"Be comfortable
in uncertainty,
it is pure
potential. It
may not be the
unknown that you
are afraid of,
rather it may be
leaving the
known. You won't
find anything
new by looking
in the same old
places."
Ho'omaka! Begin
anew!
E ala E!
The beauty of a
new day!
We have done
this chant so
many times on
the beach
to welcome the
rising sun.
The sun has been
where the
ancestors are,
the gates are
opened wide! E
ala E!
" Life will
sometimes hand
you a magical
moment, savor
it!" The morning
after the
tsunami scare, I
stood on my
lanai and let
the cool rain
fall through my
fingers. It felt
so good to be
alive, and I was
so grateful that
everyone in
Hawaii was safe.
I'll always
remember that
moment when I
realized how
blessed we are.
"Life is too
short
To waste even a
minute,
We need to
embrace life
Each second
we're in it."
"What is your
favorite word
and what does it
mean? My
favorite word
is, "Cattywampus"-
it means
kapakahi or "out
of place" and
"all mixed up".
It makes me
smile because it
reminds me of a
kitty cat."
"Joy comes from
being grateful
for all things,
big and small.
For tiny, wiggly
baby's toes, a
perfect tomato,
and the smell of
clothes fresh
from the line.
To be joyful is
a trait from the
Divine, who has
filled our World
with beauty for
us to discover.
Surprise! Isn't
life grand?!!"
"By giving to
others,
With love and
with feeling,
Then will our
lives be filled
With true
meaning."
"A Hawaiian name
is your
spiritual name.
Within this name
is the mana to
do your life's
work and the key
to what this
work is. The
Kanaka Maoli hid
the deeper
meaning within
the name so that
it's sacredness
would be
preserved. A
Hawaiian name
can be given by
someone bearing
the same name,
through a dream,
or through
prayer and
inspiration. It
cannot be taken,
only given."
"God doesn't
call the
qualified, He
qualifies the
called." If you
think that
you're not able
to do a task
you've been
called to do,
think again...
you have more
help that you
can ever
imagine!
"Feel the
breeze... it is
the caress of
the ancestors. E
Komo Mai!
Come and sit
under the tree
with us, it's
heavenly!"
"We learn best
from nature,
surrounded by
beauty
it is much
easier to absorb
our truths."
"... Go with the
'Aina,
Pohaku and Wai,
The Mana you'll
feel
Descend from on
high."
"Hanging out at
the watering
hole of Spirit.
Just getting a
refill and
refuel."
"I just take one
day at a time,
they have been
beautiful days!
I feel
contented, well
loved and
sending back an
ocean of
gratitude to Ke
Akua."
"There is peace
from within,
In my heart, in
my soul,
And I go with
the tide
Knowing God's in
control."
"Humility
is that elusive
quality, that
when you think
you have it;
you don't."
"Kindness is
contagious.....so
is anger."
"Don't dismiss
a good idea
simply because
you don't like
the source."
"I walk through
a field of
stars, such
beauty I have
never seen, not
even in my most
vivid dreams. To
be so light,
unhindered by
gravity or
Earthly
existence,
expanded so wide
to fill the
entire universe
with love.
It goes on an on
unimaginable
beauty.
"When
you have an
attitude of
gratitude, the
universe steps
in to make sure
that you have
even more things
to be grateful
for!
Mahalo Ke Akua!"
"I'll
weave for you a
lei of stars...a
lei of
unimaginable
beauty!"
"Pomaika'i
also means
"Blessed, or a
blessing."
May your spirit
soar like
Pomaika'i.
May your path be
clear before you
and your heart
as light as a
feather."
"I think that I
shall never see,
a poem as lovely
as a tree.
A tree whose
hungry mouth is
pressed,
upon the Earth's
sweet flowing
breast.
A tree who looks
to God all day,
and lifts it's
leafy arms to
pray,
upon whose bosom
snow has lain,
and intimately
lives with rain.
Poems are made
by fools like
me, but only God
can make a
tree."
Mahalo Ke Akua!
"Take
time to recharge
your batteries.
It's hard to see
where you are
going when your
lights are dim."
Go to bed early
for a change,
watch a movie
that makes you
laugh,
take a long walk
in nature.
"We rarely
receive more
than what we
feel worthy of
receiving. Know
that you are
worthy to
receive. You are
perfect just the
way you are.
Say, "I am
enough." and
know it. Allow
the universe to
unfold in it's
own time and
give up the path
of struggle,
give up your
ego.
Trust, and go
with the flow of
divine energy.
Miracles await
you!"
"You are of
infinite worth,
teach others how
to treat you."
"Live so that
you are worthy
of their
respect."
"Lomilomi
is not only a
physical
science, it is a
spiritual art.
Some things can
be learned and
measured, other
things are
intangible and
can only be
measured by the
results."
"Lomilomi and
Hula come
through the
Hawaiian martial
art of Lua.
There are chants
and prayers
involved in Lua,
as well as
learning to
relieve pain,
the use of
intuition and
proper use of
mana. "
"Hawaiian Values
are shared under
the shade of a
Kukui nut tree.
At the Healing
Pools we are
able to erase
the past, to
forgive and
start anew. Our
aka cord cutting
ceremony is a
reminder that
the past has
flown free."
"Some of our
learning is done
in a classroom
setting,
sometimes out in
nature.
Even sitting on
a beautiful
beach,
the lessons of
spirituality and
Aloha are felt."
"In this
Earthly
classroom,
we are each
others students
and teachers."
What an amazing
journey!
Walk your path
with faith and
love, and may
you find
wonderful
companions along
the way.
Knowledge talks,
Wisdom listens."
"I saw an
ordinary
spider's web
become
extraordinarily
beautiful,
with diamond dew
drops clinging
to it's living
threads.
They were alive,
swinging and
bouncing happily
as the morning
wind jostled
them.
They laughed
even harder with
the prospect of
a big kersplash
upon the waiting
upturned faces
of the fragrant
plumeria....
Here's wishing
you and
extraordinary
day and a great
kersplash of joy
right where it
counts! "
"Even
if you're on the
right track,
you'll get run
over if you just
sit there." Will
Rogers May you
be motivated to
greatness!
"Today I felt
the gentle
raindrops on my
face, and felt
as if I had been
kissed by
Heaven. Tiny
kisses rained
upon my forehead
and cheeks,
filling me, with
love and
overflowing down
my cheeks.
If God could
take a moment
out of His busy
day to say, "I
love you."
I can take a
moment to share
that love with
those around me.
...just
wanted to say to
you I love you,
thank you for
being part of my
life...
Our
dear friend and teacher/kumu Karen Leialoha Carroll
lives in Hawaii on the island of Oahu with her
husband, RC. Her six grown children have blessed her
with 14 grandchildren. “I am rich with
grandchildren!”, she laughs.
