Hannah Telluselle 
~ create beauty between people ~

Yesterday, when I was recording my voice over to this slide show, I caught myself saying "they" about how the indigenous Hawaiians live, in terms of what it means to keep the Aloha spirit alive. Immediately, I felt like a bad white woman, like a settler looking in from the outside on those over there , on them . I could never refer to the people I've met in Hawai'i as them or even they . Using the word we enables both a shared responsibility and a shared inclusiveness. A w

All my adult life, I've had to rely on my neighbors to help me with anything from assembling furniture, to borrow money, or to get...

Did you know that you too can bless things, people and places? According to Hawaiian Huna as taught by Serge Kahili King, what we give...

In Hawaii there are a couple of sayings that share their cultural values: 'Imi na'auao = to seek wisdom Malama = to care for and protect...

At a standstill? Whenever you either feel caught in a negative spiral of thoughts and reactions to others' mean communication, or simply...

One might of course also wonder, what my purpose in life will lead to or why I have it. My raison d´être is to be a storyteller with real...

The red thread throughout my life continues! Today, I've met a young Swedish speaking woman, with Singaporean descent. This of course,...

If you look at the top of my webpage, you see my own little slogan that I use for my concept here: Create beauty between people. I...

There is something about Hawaii that always moves me. My eyes well up through the connections I have with people there. I have come to...

One of the things "Live Aloha" implies, is to carry out the sentiment of compassion and care into our communities with what we say and...

While I was living in Hawaii 2004-2005 and 2010-12, one of the most important gifts I received was learning about and embodying the...