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Aloha

Let's Walk Waikiki

and See Who We Meet!

"The temple seashore

 incoming rollers

flow in time

to the holy flute"

Buson

“Contemplation seems to be about the only luxury  that costs  nothing.”

Dodie Smith

“When the mouse laughs at the cat  there is a hole nearby”

Nigerian Proverb

"Do not neglect to entertain strangers kindly,

for in doing so, some have entertained angels

without ever knowing it."

Hebrews 13:2

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Remember Sylvia Brown the psychic?

She used to appear on Montel's TV show once a week.

Little things she said

often resonated with me.

How she thought and operated

was more interesting to me

than her specific predictions.

One day she came out to thunderous applause.

Montel said: 

"They love you!"

"No,"

she said,

"They know that

I

love them."

That started me thinking:

I mean, I love humanity

(in the abstract)

but people right HERE

do (I should say 'did')

often rub me the wrong way

or fill me with

apprehension.

"What does the audience feel

when I walk through the curtain?"

I wondered.

Eventually,

I understood that I was not a 

lover,

or a fighter,

but sort of a judge.

And who enjoys the feeling

of being judged?

I have also come to understand

that the truth about us is expressed

energetically,

through 'vibes' as they say.

Over 90% of communication

is non-verbal.

Hard for a writer to believe,

but said to be true.

Fortunately,

I have since grown into a truer love

of others.

And every day brings lovely,

 ample, evidence

that my 'vibe' has changed

for the better!

Now I don't mind appearing a bit eccentric,

but I don't like to be pushy

or to let my affection get out of hand.

Aloha, after all,

 means to respect first,

means being gentle,

to simply "let others be."

It is an open invitation

not an enforcement

and means meeting each person

where they are;

Laughing with children,

crying with mourners.

All in an atmosphere

of gratitude

to every being

who shares this realm with me.

That includes 

YOU!

       Thanks very much for your visit!  cloudia

I have come to perceive

that truth expresses itself

energetically

('Vibes' if you will).

It's not about what you say,

but the feeling that you bring.

"The simple recognition that everyone else wants to be happy

 and not to suffer, just as I do,

 serves as a constant reminder against selfishness and partiality.

 It reminds us there is little to be gained from being kind

 and generous while hoping to win something in return.

 Actions motivated by a desire to earn a good name for ourselves

 are still selfish, even if they appear to be acts of kindness."

Dalai Lama

  This is the definition of Aloha!