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Tag Archives: Kahuna-pule Kimo
Dealing With The Hurricane
During campaign election cycles I know to stay away from Louisa! Depending upon whatever debate she has just watched, or whatever political commercials are hitting the airwaves with increasing frequency, she can swing wildly from one point of view to … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Island, brainwashing, elections, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kona, Mark Twain, monk, outside input, priest, reflection
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Dust And Dreams
Jazz sits at the desk in his home office, and while thinking of something else he stares unseeing at his 3 bookcases across from the desk which are filled with all of his tchotchkes, the mementos of the life that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcor, Big Island, cryogenics, dreaming, envisioning, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, hope, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kona, Linda Chamberlain, monk, priest, pursuing a dream, Siddhartha Mukherjie
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School’s Out!
Benjamin Franklin said, “We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” Most kids dream of the day that they can graduate from school… grade school, high school, college… graduate school… so that they can be … Continue reading
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Tagged addicted to negative, Big Island, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, ignorance, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, knowledge, Kona, learning, monk, negativity, priest, school, stupidity
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Container Gardening
We all know someone whose life… at least to the rest of us… appears to be a wreck! And yet, they continue to live that way, and we wonder, “Why don’t they change?” The fact is that they don’t change … Continue reading
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Tagged "My Beautiful Broken Brain", Big Island, change, collectors, denial, discovery, essential question, evolution, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, hoarders, Honomu, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kona, mistakes, monk, priest, unexpected
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You Made Me Do It!
We’ve learned to be aware of the warning signs: Ivan’s face tightens, the pupils of his eyes become pinpoints of white-hot anger, he paces as if he needs to go somewhere but can’t seem to remember where that is! Ivan’s … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, Big Island, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, irritation, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kona, maturity, monk, priest, rage, you become what you focus on
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Monsters Under The Bed
While watching “My 600 Pound Life” the other night I suddenly had the thought, “How can two major but contradictory problems exist simultaneously: obesity, and starvation?” This thought was occasioned by watching a patient who had the gastric by-pass surgery, … Continue reading
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Tagged "My 600 Pound Life", anxiety, Armageddon, Big Island, Calvin and Hobbes, fears, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kona, monk, monsters, possibilities, priest, primal fear, the unknown
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Hand on the Tiller
The “Tar-Baby”, a fictional character in one of the Uncle Remus stories, is a doll made of tar and turpentine used to entrap Br’er Rabbit. The more that Br’er Rabbit physically fights the Tar-Baby, the more entangled he becomes. In modern usage, “tar baby” refers to any … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, Big Island, choosing, depression, feelings, habitual patterns, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, inconvenience, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kona, monk, priest, Tar Baby, Uncle Remus
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Walk Away
About a year ago, while staring out the window, I noticed a big orange and white cat come out of the woods and stride purposefully over to my car. The cat went under the car, came back out and went … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Island, Conncecticut River Valley, free us, Gloria Steinem, good intentions, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kona, letting go, monk, priest, realization, revisiting memories, searching
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ʻAina, the Temple
A Maori warrior, instructing a young boy on how to fight an enemy, said: “First, make them angry; this causes them to lose focus.” We nod our heads in agreement with the wisdom of this advice, knowing it to be … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, Big Island, courage, focus, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Hilo, Honomu, J2K2019, Journey to Kona, Kahu Kimo, Kahuna-pule Kimo, Kealoha Pisciotta, Kona, Mahatma Ghandi, Maori, Mauna Kea, monk, mystery, priest, rage, relationship, respect, Thirty Meter Telescope, TMT
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