Just let it go.....

Wow... not sure what to think, how to process or even understand... but I was told... that I need to "just let it go..."  As I had mentioned in my previous post...  I am a FIRM believer of my own "women's intuition".  I am very thankful.. and grateful for this...  


I had a very enlightening.. and encouraging business conversation this morning... I have recently been involved and now completely involved with a new, exciting & up and coming venture that I am sure now will be changing not only my own future but all others that choose to become involved.  Its been a very long time .. since I've been this excited about something.. and am going to continue ... to pray and keep moving in this very POSITIVE direction... Each day .. I try to keep filling my mind with these positive POWER THOUGHTS... Thank you Lord for Your direction... I'm gonna keep followin.... 

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!! 


              

A Sign??

I have ALWAYS been a believer in "Woman's Intuition" otherwise known as a "gut feeling" as far as I'm concerned... 

The other day I woke up very early around 4:30am .. and was flipping the channels... I have always also been a fan of Joyce Meyers.. and very matter of a fact type woman!!


I really only caught the last 20 minutes of the show.. but she was explaining... how she KNEW in her mind .. and KNEW the she was called by God to minister.  So she completely changed her life.. quit her work.. to follow God.. and thought the road would be easy because this is what GOD had called her to do... but it was a great struggle... SIX YEARS .... of great struggle... but she kept on... and continued to followed her calling.  But she still believed... what an AWESOME faith!!!  I would truly love to meet her one day... 


This is ANOTHER...  "Women's Intuition"... and I am enjoying this morning ... somehow I woke right before 7 to finally watch Super Soul Sunday on 

OWN... Oprah's new network... of really very interesting shows..it has really brought NEW joy in my life because it has opened my mind to so much wisdom... and new knowledge... . I have heard this particular show, Super Soul Sunday being advertised... so many times.. and I guess today was the day... she is discussing Dr. Wayne Dyer's book "Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life..Living the Wisdom of the Tao"


There are just SOOO MANY GREAT books out there... I get super overwhelmed with the Joy of Reading... !!  BUT am truly THANKFUL.... for all the insights and wisdom I have been receiving each and every day following my GUT.... Thank you Lord... 


Aloha & A Hui Hou... 

Thankful and THINKFUL for ALL things...

We all need to remain and continue to be THANKFUL and THINKFUL.. for ALL things... ! 

Its amazing how many things can hit you all at once... kind of like the "**^ hitting the fan" literally!  


Sometimes.. we are hit with so many events in our lives... and it keeps our hearts and minds spinning...and you really have to concentrate to just get in your car and drive to the grocery store.... but like they say... "All things happen for a reason!!"  Sometimes I'm just not quite sure what it is !!

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!

Still in shock..........

Still in shock........ its been 10 years... and seeing these photos.. film footage... reading profiles and stories...these pictures.. and events still dont seem real...

But our country will never be the same... so very sad... or will we really ever recover... mentally or emotionally.  These events left a very deep scar on our country ... and all the souls that died for our country.  Its still very difficult for me to review all of those horrible photos... in my mind from the various media... broadcasting the 10 year anniversary.. I can't even fathom to imagine what it would have been like to actually have gone through it.  

Thats why its very difficult to be thankful... for something really awful.. but somehow I can still find a way to be thankful... but thankful for how strong our country was and is... and for some of us ... that still believe in God to get us through and keep us going... and I have to be honest... I wouldn't be here if it weren't for my VERY STRONG FAITH IN OUR GOD... and I make it a point to Thank the Lord every single day... for all things... Thank you Lord... for ALL THINGS...


ALOHA & A HUI HOU!!!

Thankful to be at Peace......

  

I can still remember back when I was in high school.. and my Dad would yell at me to turn the bass down on my stereo..  or help me with fixing a used car that we got for me to drive... and I remembered for sure learning to drive stick shift... without even being in my car!!!  It was a very unique process... he had cut out the "H" design in the top of a shoebox and used a short stick, probably a part of a broomstick my Mother is still looking for... and he put an apple, orange, and a banana on the floor representing the clutch, brake and gas... So he would yell out "Press down on the banana and let up slowly on the apple!!!" Pretty interesting way to learn how to drive stick!!! But it worked... I drove stick until my daughter was born..!!


He was always stern, domineering, and strict .. the one who I always knew would be administering the punishments, reprimanding and always delivered the consequences... "Wait till you Father gets home!!" and I knew it wasn't going to be good.... and pretty much when that was said ... it WAS NEVER GOOD... !!  But that was my Dad... and I could ALWAYS count on ... the strictness of the discipline.. all the time!!!


There was one other incident that stood out in my mind... when my brother and I were probably right around middle school age... and the "policy" was.. that if he or my Mother could figure out who did what ever it was wrong... that the BOTH of us would get the "belt!!"... a punishment that I will ALWAYS remember... ANYWAY... this type of incident occurred .. and we were BOTH on the chopping block... My Dad stood there... and looked us BOTH in the eye... and asked "Okay which one of you is responsible... ???" We both wouldn't say a word and just stood there.... NOT A WORD WAS SPOKEN... TOTAL SILENCE...  so with that done ... my Father reached for the belt... to yank it out of the loops on his Bermuda shorts... and much to our surprise... as soon as the belt was "YANKED" out... the shorts DROPPED TO THE GROUND!!!! I believe that ALL of us .. including my Father were in COMPLETE SHOCK!!!.. and we all broke out into a complete LAUGHTER BREAKDOWN... and totally forgot why it was we were getting the "belt!!!"  Amazing and interesting ... but true...  God sure was on OUR side that day... Haha... !!!  But like I always say "Its all good.... !!"


We were really not that close but then again... we were and we had our moments... he already knew things.. that I didn't even have to say out loud... it was already "understood"... all he had to do was look at me.. and say "You okay??"... I just nodded ... He knew it was okay... 

I spent the last weeks of this month and the beginning of August ... realizing, thinking, remembering and reflecting... speaking to people I haven't seen in quite sometime.. and some I didn't even know.. but they knew Dad... and they came to show their respect and love... and we are all grateful for the times we had.. and spent with my Dad...  it seems weird... knowing that he is gone.. and probably giving orders out in heaven....  A very wonderful true friend gave me a book "90 Minutes in Heaven" by Don Piper... what a truly awesome story... God truly is REAL .. in our lives... it really made me think... ALOT


I have lost many loved ones these past 12 months... and they will ALL BE TRULY MISSED... but I know in my heart that they are at peace and living in a wonderful place..

I can say now that I am glad... to finally be at peace.. with knowing that my Dad is at peace .... 

 I look forward to seeing you again someday... I LOVE YOU DAD... 


Aloha & A Hui Hou...

Family......

I'm having so much fun... visiting with family and friends... and just hanging out... I'M TRULY THANKFUL... for all the relationships.. both family and friends and that I am a part of their lives... 


Sometimes.. we get so caught up in our lives and the busyness of life.. that we forget and take for granted the "little" things in life... 









Thank you Lord for the "RICHNESS" of my life.. that can't be measured... 


Aloha & A Hui Hou!!! 

I just can't imagine....

                                

I just can't imagine... going through my life... with all that has happened.. the fun things .. and the not so fun things.. without my true faith in God..!  There are so many times that I tell people this.. and so many times I run it through my head over and over again..  but it always comes back to me .... Faith strong faith gets me through EVERYTHING...





I don't think I would be here today... if it weren't for my strong and unwavering faith in God.



Aloha & A Hui Hou.....

I am thankful for God and my country... and the people who fight and serve our country everyday... thankful for freedom and democracy..... everyday is precious... and every moment should be cherished....

Happy  4th of July everyone!!

Aloha & A Hui Hou....

 

... and another day begins

Another day begins... A new day, a new month... a new start... I PROMISE I WILL BLOG SOMETHING EVERYDAY!! and make it part of my everyday routine... 

Soooooo, I've had a few days off from one job.. so while I really needed the hours... I am getting alot of work and creative things done at my home FULL TIME job...due to the slow economy and ... really not many hours at the other job... but I am thankful I still have that job... 

But seriously I am thankful for many things... jobs, people... experiences.. friends, there are so many things... we all just have to REMEMBER to be thankful... 

and...... thank you for listening.... 


Aloha and A Hou   

Keeping the FAITH...

FAITH... is a very strong word... in every sense of it.. We ALL must remain strong in FAITH...  I know this is very difficult .. I know because my own faith is tested everyday.....  I find it hard to explain.. and lots of times I wish things were easier...but my faith has gotten me through some really rough times.. and I guess yesterday was no exception.. 


Sometimes we resort to worldly bad habits to get us through each day each moment but they are only really temporary fixes.. and most of the time they lead us into even more problems or situations that complicate matters more.  Most of the time we all     end up doing stupid things to mask the current situation and I've even learned the hard way myself.  But my Faith is what leads me back and wakes me up!!  I could never imagine not having the Lord to speak to everyday.. He's  ALWAYS there for me... I think the hardest part is making sure I visit with Him EVERYDAY... and not just when things are going terrible... or really great... always keep consistent ....


Steady in my faith.....




Aloha & A Hui Hou...

Being thankful for the little things...

Being thankful for the "little" things in our lives...  

I was reading about this man, Nick Vujicic .. born without limbs!!! Yes, no arms and no legs.. but yet he is a inspiring successful motivational amazing person.. really made me think!!  It made me think about the days I get up and my knees hurt.. or my ankles.. aren't working...  or I keep looking at myself knowing that I really have to start to buckle down... and make some kind of dent in this weight loss situation!!! When you click on this entry and visit Nick's DvD... 




or visit his website... he is an amazing testimony to all of us !!! I pray every day that I have even a quarter of this man's determination and drive. So when I get to the point and begin to get caught up with the negativities (sp??) of life.. I am going to start by at least writing down, recording, and constantly reminding myself each day how much I have to be thankful for.!!!  Remembering and trusting that when God closes one door He ALWAYS opens another!!

So with that thought in closing we should ALL remember to be truly thankful for who we are and what we have... even the smallest things ... like brushing your teeth!!! 

Aloha and A Hui Hou!!!!

Gratitude...

Gratitude... what does that really mean?? A NOUN - the quality of being thankful or being grateful;. there are ways of being and showing "gratitude" for things, situations, circumstances etc. We all need to find ways to remember to do these things... and BE THANKFUL.. FOR EVERYTHING.... sometimes I understand that this can really be difficult... especially in these difficult times.  We are all going through things.  Divorce, financial issues, finding jobs, cancer, taking care of the elderly... soooo many circumstances and situations... and they all can be really overwhelming to say the least.. but we all have to remember to keep our strong FAITH in GOD... and REMAIN POSITIVE.... through EVERYTHING!!!  I remember watching Oprah.. one of most favorite people... and SHE was the one that inspired me to start keeping a "Gratitude Journal".  I believe she dedicated a whole show.. and promoted several writers regarding Gratitude.  I will surely miss her shows..  We all should really try to do this everyday.. I choose to write and try to keep up this blogging thing to express my thoughts and feelings... it helps me relieve and reduce my stress... but most of all to remember to show my "Gratitude" and be thankful and to keep up my Gratitude Journal. 


So as we start this new month.. of June.. I want to start out on the right foot .. by remembering to be thankful.. for ALL things... and learn from them.. and take the POSITIVE from ALL situations.. 

Aloha and A Hui Hou...............

Thankful thankful thankful.......

THANKFUL thankful thankful.... I am truly thankful for everyone... and everything... its truly amazing what people take for granted ... We ALL have to remember what each and every one of us are going through.. individually in our own lives .. along with what you are going through with one another as well... Life gives us all situations that we might not be prepared for... and that go completely in a different direction that we might be prepared for... so we ALL must be THANKFUL for ALL things.. and live, grow and learn from these experiences...lets face it ...

Life is a TOTAL growing experience... and we ALL grow.. in ALL ways everyday.. but its important to appreciate, understand and LEARN from ALL things.. 

SOooooo enjoy your day... and ALL experiences but be sure not to step on too many toes and take people in our lives for granted ... because we are ALLL learning... and remember EVERYDAY is a NEW DAY... 

Aloha and A Hui Hou...

Happy Mother's Day....

Happy Happy Mother's Day........ I'm sure... all of you Mothers out there... I hope you all are enjoying your day... I must admit .. its nice to just "hang out" .. and really not do much of anything... just relax and enjoy family and thing creative things of my life...

This is a day... to remember and reflect on times spent with our Mothers.. and times that we spend being Mothers... if you ask me.. there isn't a price you can put on a "Mother's job..." her day in and day out.. loving, caring, thinking, hoping, worrying, creating, cleaning, bed making, taxiing, errand running, dog grooming, schedule juggling, breakfast lunch dinner snack making, doctoring, laughing, crying.. and even sometimes actual sleeping schedule busy day..

I've seen companies... and people try to estimate.. and guesstimate.. how much a Mom would be paid.. if in fact they could issue a real check for payment... I really don't believe they can come close... 

I, myself am proud to be a Mom.. and there are days and days I think of that I'm tired, grumpy.. and think of complaints... and wish I didnt have to think of what's for dinner.. but when it really comes right down to it... I WOULDN'T TRADE ONE SECOND OF BEING A MOM!!!!  Love you all... 

Aloha and A Hui Hou!!!!

I am sooooo thankful...

I am soooo thankful for my Husband and family....we have gone through thick and thin... and it only has made us stronger... 

 We have had ALOT of adjustments lately... and sometimes ... I must admit things start to look kind of dark... but we ALWAYS... emerge victorious... and strong...

I am so thankful for a strong, loving, caring, generous.. and deeply committed Husband... sometimes through all the crazy things in life... I start to loose sight of this.. and get caught up and forget to remember... what a strong and loving bond we have.... but when things are all said and done... we remain.. very strong.. 


We are also BOTH very grateful for our wonderful... talented, vibrant, caring and loving daughter... although these teenage years ... present a bit of a challenge to say the least... but all in all ... she is AWESOME..!!!  


Enjoy your family... ALWAYS try to hit the negative HEAD ON WITH A POSITIVE!!!  ... 


Aloha &  A Hui Hou!!!

Thank you Lord for my loving, caring family...

Thankful....

Aloha ... and I am thankful for yet another month ... of new life, new business ventures... and prosperity ... I am remaining POSITIVE ... and will continue to do so... I feel that God has given me ... the new beginning we've needed for sooooo long... 


Thank you Lord... 


Aloha A Hui Hou!!!

Thankful... for living in Hawaii...

Aloha!!!  From the Big Island of Hawaii... !!!  also known as "Paradise"!!!  as are ALL the other islands of Hawaii... Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Ni ihihau, and Kaho'olawe.  

The Big Island is that "BIG".. !! There is ALOT of driving on the Big Island... and the island that has the most square footage of all the Hawaiian Islands.  You can experience thirteen different climates on this island alone.. You can be snowboarding on Mauna Kea and 3 hours later......

be surfing at the beach!! It is truly an amazing place!!  This Big Island has soooooo much to offer from volcanoes to rain forests... to black and green sand beaches to valleys.  We have traveled here to Hawaii for the last 25 years.. and we finally decided to move here in 2005.  We just enjoyed the phenomenal weather all year round... and the AWESOME VIEWS..

the really friendly people.. and the just plain relaxed atmosphere.. 

I love to wake up late at night, when everyone is asleep or real early in the morning when its still very dark outside... and see the moon shine over the ocean and smell the plumerias blooming..  Also, I never realized but since our Big Island has an observatory .. and special dedicated telescopes viewing our island constantly there aren't many street lights, retail signage, or largely lit signs.. because the interfere with our observatory and its work.. sooo when you look up in the sky the stars are very bright in a deep dark black sky and you can see them like you're in a planetarium..!! It is truly amazing sight. 

Each of our Hawaiian Islands have their own unique gifts of paradise to offer a visitor and/or a resident.   We need to remember and never take for granted these beautiful gifts of natural beauty.  I am truly thankful for every sunrise and every sunset.. I'm thankful to God for giving me this beautiful time to be able to live here.. and enjoy a real paradise.... !!


Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!

Friendships....

I just wanted to make it a point to say...... I'm so thankful for friends near and far... they are truly a cherished part of my life... I have "old" and have made lots of "new" friend ... both I know I will be keeping for a very long time... its a funny thing about friends.. it doesnt matter to me where we met, or under what circumstances... my friends and I seem to share a common thread or bond through our womanhood experiences and THATS what engages our friendship.  We women have true love and respect for one another and would do ANYTHING  and make ANY SACRIFICE for our children... 


We women juggle alot through our day, week and even through our years... from growing up, puberty, colleges years, careers, marriages, divorce, raising our children to menopause, retirement... and sometimes.. even at 51 .. I still want to know what I'm going to be when I grow up??? But through all of this... we still have each other friends... sisters ... spiritual sistas... yes we have each other... 


So I just want to say... I love you ladies... !!! you all know who you are... Thank you for being there for me...!!!  and ALWAYS KNOW.. that I will ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU!!! 

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!  

I'm thankful....

Aloha again !!!  Haven't written in a bit... but just thought I would take time to thank our "helpful" people and friends we have!!!   I just recently discovered a very helpful and exciting website.. and thought I would share .....

Its called http://www.consultants.com !!   This website is really AWESOME.. and provides a unique way for an employer to be able to locate consultants of a broad list interests and specialties to help with their businesses.  No matter what type of business or interest you have.. you can get quite alot of information from http://www.consultants.com.  

You can look and find a job for yourself if you are a consultant, locate a consultant through their "consultants directory" or "consultants for hire" for your own personal or business needs ... there is even a blog there on the website itemizing information for your own helpful hints on everything from "How to Hire a Consultant" to determining if you really need one or not.  

In this day and age... lets face it we all need help.. and I find it very rewarding,  to do exactly that.. BE HELPFUL.. so whether you have a marketing, accounting, legal, engineering, or production design business... please check out http://www.consultants.com!

You just never know what you're going to find on the internet... so why not!!!

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!
 

Thank you...

As I sit here.. thinking, writing ... although things aren't really the way we would like them to be...economy, money, jobs, etc... there still are many many things to be truly grateful for.  Life is truly what you make it and I plan on making alot of it this year 2011...!!!

I am grateful too.... that this health and wellness company keeps coming back to me ... I'm thinking this will be my year.  So I am going to continue to study and spread the word.... about something really great... in fact its AWESOME.... 

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!       

Memories....

I'm thankful for goods and bads... ups and downs... each day gives us new beginnings and great memories of the past... with each of these we need to remain thankful, grateful... and full of faith and hope!!!! 

Its funny how time passes so quickly when we're not looking .. but drags on end.. when we're paying attention.... and how much I waste time.. when I have too much.... and when I don't have enough time I cant get enough done... crazy crazy crazy....!!!  

Enjoy your day!!!!  Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!!

Thankful for today........

I remain thankful each day for many things ... especially for my creative talents... but it seems lately that each day I have extra time to do my "creative" things... I have not had the inspiration I need... to really get things going... they just end up to be really "LAZY" days.... don't get me wrong... I probably doo need the rest... but these projects seem to be weighing heavy on my mind.  I have been feeling kind of lost these days... and its probably because I haven't done a portrait in a while... but I remain positive heading towards this new one.  As I create each of my original pieces whether they are paying customers or loving gifts... I feel so energized and revitalized when I'm working on a project..I am praying, hoping and believing that my inspiration and creativity will flow..... cause I really do love my art!!! I also love this little furry friends I get to draw!! As I put the pencil to the paper... I'm excited to see what comes out!!!  

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!  

Being thankful...

Being thankful ... FOR ALL THINGS... sometimes takes alot... especially the things that we really either didn't count on.... or things that seem not so good to us in the beginning..  

Its funny cause I thought the last couple of months of 2010 were pretty awful for our family... but I continued to "remain thankful"... and tried my best to keep positive... now that 2011 has started off pretty "rocky" to say the least... I am relying on this blog to keep me thankful... for ALL THINGS... good, bad, sunny, dark... and always remember in my mind... "ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD..."

The skin jumps opposite the impersonal convenience...

Aloha & A Hui Hou.... 

Grateful for everyday...........

WOW!!!!!!!! WHAT A DAY!!!!!  Amazing how things turn out!!! all you have to do is trust!!! & believe of course....

We are all grateful for our new addition to the family "Mr. Herbert".... Herbie for short!! My husband and daughter.. decided to surprise me for my birthday!!!  and after a lousy day at work... getting home late... I came home to the both of them sitting there with this adorable little guy!!! God is good....!!!

Now the fun begins... more training, discipline (my favorite haha!!) and lots of fun.!!!

Stay tuned for all the events... Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!!