Tag Archives: belonging

Belonging

Posted on March 30, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

In counseling situations it is not unusual for me to hear the other person express they are concerned by the fact that they have doubts.  While we all have doubts on a daily basis (“Will I make it to the … Continue reading →

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Respect

Posted on August 15, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

I once heard of a woman who named her newborn daughter “Placenta.”  When asked by an interviewer why she did this she replied, “I just liked the sound of the name.”  Sad to say, this now does not seem to … Continue reading →

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Tutu Alice and the Royal Court

Posted on June 20, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

Every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter when I and my siblings were young Dad would drive 3 hours to Brooklyn to fetch Aunt Alice (Mom’s Aunt, our Great-Aunt), and then 3 more hours to bring her back to us.  No one … Continue reading →

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Expectations Within A Relationship

Posted on May 3, 2013 by GOvideoHAWAII

Back in 1994 when I entered my first national art competition I was accepted to exhibit at The National Arts Club in New York City.  I had submitted one of the early iterations of my Airscapes series and when I … Continue reading →

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Relationship is Communion

Posted on July 30, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

The modern world in which we live brings an ever-bewildering abundance of changes, inventions and ways of relating to others.  Interestingly though humans seem to need a certain degree of rooted-ness, an “anchor” frequently formed by habitual patterns for necessary … Continue reading →

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The Wailana and Roses!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

On our October 2010 trip we ate almost every morning at our favorite Waikīkī restaurant, the Wailana, which is pretty much equi-distant between the Ilikai where we were staying and where my brother Dan lives.  The Wailana has a pretty … Continue reading →

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Aloha

Posted on February 5, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

ALO= to be in the presence of, face to face, to join, to combine with.  HA= the essence, the life, the breath of life.  In the end Aloha means relationships: face-to-face, the birthing of life-fullness within those relationships.  Which leads … Continue reading →

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Pasta Pot

Posted on February 4, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

In October of 2010 for her 85th birthday, I took Mom to Waikīkī on her 9th trip to Hawaiʻi.  We stayed at the Ilikai and they graciously gave me a suite next to Mom’s, I presume so that she would … Continue reading →

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Belonging

Posted on January 28, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

In Orthodox monasticism one engages in the discipline of discipleship by apprenticing oneself to an experienced Elder.  That Elder shows by example, teaches by words and reflects the disciple back to himself.  Discipleship is an authentic relationship; one in which … Continue reading →

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Five Diamonds

Posted on January 17, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

Western culture stresses independence.  What we take away from that is the assumption that no one can tell me what to do, that my life and my choices belong solely to me, and that my family has no part to … Continue reading →

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