What a lovely day it is today, My dad's 85th birthday! Today I learned something new from Coleman who learned it in his "travels" in Hawaii. It's called "A Rose and A Keiki". The Rose represents something you've learned or gotten good at and the Keiki is something you need to grow or nurture in yourself (Keiki means child in Hawaiian). My dad's rose is forgiveness, and his keikis is conversational resilience. I adore my dad, he's good people. It's a lovely endeavor to consider good qualities in others and even to appreciate what they are still working on or struggling with.
See Max down there? He caught a bird with his bare hands today. I sometimes call Max "Mickey" - that's one of dad's names. I really like the sound of it, it suits my youngest and I like giving him something of my dad's. Max's rose is contentment, it's also his keiki. Much love to you all, I hope you are all considering your own roses and keikis.
