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elysiagrae — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:29:22 +0000

Well wishes to my grandfather while he rehabilitates at the Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre. After about a month after my grandfathers stroke, he has stayed strong with the overflowing of love from his children, grandchildren, and great grand children. My frequent visits and continued prayers are almost not enough for me to define the hopes and love I have for him in his struggle. As time will shed, I have every moment to value all existing time. Give strength, love, to stay strong, and live on.

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elysiagrae — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:28:01 +0000

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elysiagrae — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:25:20 +0000

Death don't wait for no one.

elysiagrae — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:59:22 +0000

It pains me to see people leave this earth early with so much life ahead of them. In the years I remember, there were kids I knew who passed from the ages 14-25 in illness or accidents. Short from their prime, not even reaching half of their lifespan, there is so much life to be lived. In all fatalities, there is nothing that will kill you more than an accidental drug overdose. The day you begin the habit, you are already dying. You don't have to do it once, twenty times, or even 100 times before you kill yourself.

We've all experienced different forms of depression in our lives and we all take different directions handling it. I've known many people who only turned to drugs as their source of satisfaction. The satisfaction will only solve a temporary solution that will become a lifelong problem. All you want to do is care for and love those people because that is all they need. In their controlling mind, they don't see how many people care for them. Give off energy of love, always.

I've experience the pain, agression, and depression before with the sickness of wanting to take my own life. Everyday that goes by, I am still in disbelief of how I am here, in the flesh, enjoying life today. Eight years ago, I hated the world and couldn't imagine my life any other way. As cliche as this sounds, things always get better through time. Change did not happen overnight, a week, a month, or even a year. It took years.

In respects to a recent passing, I greive for those wholeheartedly for my mutal connection to them, their existence; someone who once spoke, someone who thinked, dreamed, and for being a friend/brother/sister/daughter/son. Death does not wait for no one, but you can outrun in from getting to you too soon.

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elysiagrae — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:40:31 +0000

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance."

The solitudeness of the rock and the flowing stream represents the each represent a force. The rock may be strong sitting in one place, but the stream is always active in movement.

Mindful Smack

elysiagrae — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:39:35 +0000

I haven't met so many people who fear themselves. Hell, we are all guilty of it. I've lost count to how many times my friends have vented to me about how they wanna do this, how they wanna get out of that, how this has to change, etc. etc. etc. The truth to all of this is that we really fear ourselves. Ourselves have potential, ourselves are full of success, ourselves have a way out of this misery. It's not the destination we fear but all the what ifs in between. What I need to stress more on is the mentally abusive comfort zone that eats you alive. In persistence and patience you will be guided to your success. Anywhere out of this current moment for you is feared to be extremely uncomfortable. You will experience more suffering locked in your current comfortable situations, than the uncomfortable stretch to success.

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elysiagrae — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:23:46 +0000

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elysiagrae — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:17:31 +0000

Everyone is their own worst enemy. The only person who stops you from living your dreams is yourself.

"Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you can become. If you do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got"

If You Can't Say LOVE

elysiagrae — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:09:40 +0000

"If you can't say love. Justice will prevail. And even love will overcome. And all of evil will fail."

POW WOW

elysiagrae — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:34:36 +0000

Besides Hawaii's scenic sights lies the panoramic views of the Kaka'aoko neighborhood flowing in beautiful art that goes wall to wall. In years graffiti has be critisized and seen as a negative gesture, mistaken as an act of involving with gangs and violence. Rather, it is a voice in art and literature while people express themselves completely. Work done does not need to be on paper to be qualified as an art. The streets become the canvas.

In Powwow Hawaii's mission they bring all these talents and unique styles togeher where they are allowed to be creative, given tools, space, and freedom. The process is open to the puplic and allows interaction and engagement between the artist and audience, leaving them visually awe-inspired.