Revangelica's Blog – December 2011 Archive (2)

Every year I like to observe what I call the "consciousness of the Collective" as I look at all the holiday ornaments and decorations in the stores. I pay attention to the colors and the styles, as well as talk to the clerks, asking them what they've sold the most of.



This year the word that came up over and over was "classic." The most purchased ornaments were round balls - red, gold and silver. I also noticed a proliferation of penguins and the color…

'Ike aku, 'ike mai, kokua aku kokua mai; pela iho la ka nohana 'ohana.

(Recognize others, be recognized, help others, be helped; such is a family relationship.)

When I read this Hawaiian proverb recently, a memory flashed into my mind.

I was outside, enjoying my rosebushes in my Hawaiian garden. The phone rang, I rushed into the house to…