Preface: One of the ‘elders’ in our Ho‘ohana Community is an ‘Ike loa learning habit, a month-end practice we named Rapid Fire Learning (RFL). It starts as a private journaling practice, handwritten for self-reflection and can be much shorter, or longer, than what follows: I’ve opted to post an excerpt of my own RFL this […]
Merry Christmas Kindness, Hana hou
Mele Kalikimaka ~ Merry Christmas Day! I truly believe there is an infinite wisdom blessing us, having Christmas Day arrive as we end one year, and look forward to the next. It is a holiday which helps each one of us be a little wiser, and pause, seeking to genuinely be much kinder to each […]
Sunday Mālama: Gandhi’s 7 Dangers To Human Virtue
I have seen this graphic on Pinterest and Tumblr several times: Dangers to virtue? I had to know more. According to Wikipedia: The Seven Social Sins, sometimes called the Seven Blunders of the World, is a list that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi published in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925. Later he gave […]
On the 6th Day of January: Epiphany
And Christmastide 2014-2015 comes to an end. I do hope you enjoyed it these last 12 days! This final post in our mini project pilot, gives us a sort of virtuous baker’s dozen. If you ever wish to reflect back on these virtues, the quickest way to find it in the archives is via the […]
On the 12th Day of Christmas: Joy
Aloha nui my friends, It is the 12th Day of Christmas, and this evening is widely known as 12th Night, a festival night for many. I invite you to celebrate the virtue of Joy with me: We have so much Joy to look forward to in this shiny new year! Joy Happiness with more than […]
On the 11th Day of Christmas: Trust
Aloha nui my friends, It is the 11th Day of Christmas, and I invite you to celebrate the virtue of Trust with me: Trust We can have a sense of wonder because we can trust. People tend to be kind of needy, and that’s okay. When we need others we learn to trust and be […]
On the 10th Day of Christmas: Freedom
Aloha nui my friends, It is the 10th Day of Christmas, and I invite you to celebrate the virtue of Freedom with me: Freedom Freedom is something we take for granted much too much. Think of all the ways you are unshackled and free to make your choices, and it becomes clear that most of […]