True Value is priceless....

Winter arrives in the islands..... the water becomes rough, blown by wind and winter storms out in the open ocean.... for me the water in many places becomes too dangerous so i must sit and wait till spring before i reenter the water... the wait is always agonizing...

I took this pic two weeks ago after i returned from the East Coast of the United States... I longed to feel the sand of the Pacific Ocean beneath my feet.. in my hurry i left my purse on the back seat floor of my car.... When i returned to my car my window had been broken , my purse gone.... my brand new iphone a gift from my daughter and soninlaw, was gone... the wallet my mother bought me before she passed on... gone.... There are two things i know for sure....


 1. ALL material things can be replace... what we can buy is not irreplaceable....


 2. If u believe in the after life , you will understand my mother SAW who took that wallet... God help them they are gonna need it....


  I reflect on my perceived loss with a smile.... I learned much more with this loss than i actually lost!! For a time , a number of days i agonized... such a human trait!! How is it possible that I can be in agony when i live on a planet full of wonder!! It has crossed
my mind many times in the past  and more so in the past 2 week that this planet is irreplaceable.... May we all reconnect with what CANNOT be replaced. The presence of this planet , her gifts , her TRUE VALUE..... its priceless....

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Cloudia said…
So sorry that happened. Unfortunately we do have crime here. . . . rental cars with visible goodies are a prime target. Apologies



ALOHA from Honolulu
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November 21, 2014 at 5:28 PM
Leilani Tresise said…
Thank you Cloudia!! we all get by, even with the not so good of humanity, mother nature continues to give us peace!! Thank you dear friend!
November 21, 2014 at 6:07 PM
Firefly the Travel Guy said…
Sorry to hear about the theft. Makes one so angry when somebody takes somebody else's stuff
November 25, 2014 at 2:31 AM
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