Saturday, February 6, 2010

Run This Town

ALOHA
Friend
Saturday
has come to

W A I K I K I


Today's song is upbeat! I find it very compelling:





click on photos for enlargement; yours?

"Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries."

James Michener



Trees look ghostly and mysterious at night.
I like the rainbow effect in this shot.



"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,
but beautiful old people are works of art."
Eleanor Roosevelt


This small dog can drink us all under the table!


"The only end of writing
is to enable the readers better to enjoy life,
or better to endure it."
Samuel Johnson


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Walking along the beach yesterday,
I was thinking that it often takes "common sense"
a while to catch up to the facts.




Some old folks were afraid to have electricity,
or telephones, in their homes.
Common sense once proclaimed:
"Man was not meant to fly"
But we know that men
and women
DO fly every day,
though many of us still feel that primal fear
of losing the ground beneath our feet.




Mystics have long taught us
that our thoughts have power,
effecting ourselves, others,
and our circumstances
small and large.




Common sense rebels at this,
but yesterday I saw a report on the news
in which the reporter was driving a small car
with only her thoughts!




Brain waves can be measured.
When an angry or agitated person enters the room
we feel it - whatever our logic dictates.




I like to think that there is a benevolent effect
from the love I feel for those who walk beside me.




Today I found the passage below in a book.
Coincidence?




"In many ways
the spiritual challenge of 'waiting'
and becoming a different quality of person
makes more of a contribution to this world
than financing a new hospital. . .
We are unaccustomed to giving value to what we
cannot see,
and we cannot see the power emitted
from a healthy psyche."
Caroline Myss
"Anatomy of the Spirit"




What do YOU think?
Can you feel it?






ALOHA, cloudia

26 comments:

BLOGitse said...

We are what we think...

Aloha from sunny Cairo!

Anonymous said...

Cloudia --
I can sense your healthy psyche radiating from far away! DrumMajor

magiceye said...

loved all the pictures and your warm thoughts

namaste /\
aloha!

The Grandpa said...

Great post and fantastic picture of the trees. Aloha, Cloudia. Happy Saturday.

Fireblossom said...

I'm feelin da happy Spiral vibes, Cloudia! ;-)

I'm not surprised that Eleanor R. would say that. I don't know whether you know, but she came from a family in which the women were known for their beauty. She, of course, was not. But when I visited the FDR estate in Hyde Park NY, I saw a wedding picture, and Eleanor looked pretty groovy as a young bride. Of course, she went on to be a great woman, and FDR's social conscience, in many ways.

Maude Lynn said...

That is a fascinating thought!

foongpc said...

Wow! I love that first photo! Very beautiful!!

Oh, I love that Rihanna song too : )

Marguerite said...

Beautiful pics and music and lovely thoughts, too! Happy weekend! Aloha!

Cloudia said...

You beautiful people!

Enchanted Oak said...

Cloudia, I was happy to find your comment on my post about Simple Things on behalf of Haiti. I loved this visit with you, the photos and thought-provoking quotes. Let me know tomorrow if you post to participate in my challenge. Everyone else is welcome too. For each person who posts about simple blessings and links up with my blog, my family will donate $2 to Heartline Ministries medical clinic in Haiti. Aloha from rainy California, from Chris at Enchanted Oak.

g-man said...

I can feel the envy of NOT being in Paradise...

Unknown said...

So many good quotes and photos in this one! It's hard to pick one favorite quote of either.

This is a good one and thank you!

"The only end of writing
is to enable the readers better to enjoy life,
or better to endure it."
Samuel Johnson

And I'm very fond of that little dog on the barstool - looks like a character I could grow to like!

I'm just about to publish my Saturday post. Come back, I've given you a nymph portrait! :-)

Maria said...

My thoughts are the result of my beliefs..I try to live by them..

Cloudia said...

Thank you!

Couture Carrie said...

Fabulous pics, darling!

xoxox,
CC

Unknown said...

I believe our thoughts DO have power. :)

wenn said...

lovely poem! Btw, I hv just posted all the pictures of those lovely flowers from Hawaii!

SandyCarlson said...

I can. I do. And I have learned to stop for a few minutes before my classes come in and to breathe and to be at ease and present. Makes a difference. The science will just have to catch up with us.

Rosaria Williams said...

MMMMYmmmm

Lots to think about today!

Anonymous said...

Always able to provide light throughout my night.
Over here it's already ten hours later then where you are.
Please have you all a wonderful Sunday.

DeniseinVA said...

I think a smile is infectious, I think a person's good thoughts can be too. Lovely post Cloudia, enjoyed the photos and the quotes. Aloha my friend.

David Cranmer said...

Good stuff!

Akannie said...

Lovely post, dear one...

There's no doubt in my mind that we all are walking energy and LOVE is the greatest energy of all.

I try to remember that as I walk through my days...

Changing the world, one thought at a time.

Aloha!

JTG (Misalyn) said...

i can feel the lovely psyche aura...it is radiating from you to me..

Love the music too. A great weekend to you my dear.

Hilary said...

I timely post for me, Cloudia. :)

That first photo is wonderful but I especially love the palm branches lit up at night. Just beautiful.

Cloudia said...

Jolly!