I round the corner of Kuhio Avenue and Kanekapolei Street when I realize I’m practically running. My exit from the International Market Place is a blur. I slow down and wave to Mr. Yamaguchi, the manager of the Texaco gas station on our corner. He lives across the street from us and is married to Mrs. Yamaguchi, my Home Economics teacher. The Yamaguchi family lives next door to…
My walk along the beach toward home gives me time to collect my thoughts about today. Wow… What a day. Today could not possibly get any better. I feel like running and skipping; I would fly if I had wings. I know it must be around 4:00. You can sense the “Golden Hour” approaching when the sun begins to transform its rays into golden streams of light, the hour…
I’m in awe of the sunlight streaming through the stained-glass windows of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Waikiki Beach. The dappled rays of light, mixed with the remaining incense from a recent mass, add to the church’s otherworldly aura.
Outside, it’s a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon. Inside St. Augustine, it’s confession day. Coming…
Virtue and integrity are necessary for genuine happiness. Guard your integrity with care.”
For years, I have had a mantra…”I am calm, clear, and directed.” It is my go-to when everything seems overwhelming. In September 2001, I was in my eighth year of owning a successful wholesale home decor business. Like many businesses and industries, Home Furnishing and Decor was hit hard after 9/11. Over the…
Be happy, have fun, let your hair down, and be ageless.” anonymous
How can one be anti-aging? It’s an oxymoron. We are all going to age, no matter how anti we might feel. The term certainly has generated some heated debate. At the end of the conversation/debate, it all comes down to a personal attitude about aging. I have always believed that my life would improve…
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear, and the blind can see.” Mark Twain
A few years ago, my husband, Arthur, said, “I want to be kinder.” I had never thought of Arthur as anything other than kind. On our first couple of dates, as I’m probing for intel on his friends and family. I found myself listening to him tell…
“He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything.” Arabian Proverb
Don’t tell my husband but I have a new crush. It’s not a food or a shoe crush – it’s a man crush! He’s a younger man, tall, handsome with a British accent. Oh my…
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is the author of six books, his most revolutionary…
“When you pamper and care for your skin, you nourish your soul.”
We’ve come a long from Zic-Oxcide. The whole idea about tanning in the 1960s (and onward) was to reach that perfect shade of “Golden Perfection.” The pinnacle of which translated to youth and energy. Look no further than the advertising of the time to find the perfect, sun-kissed California Golden Girl. Hawaiian Tropic led…
