Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Grateful Hog

Aloha Pal!            


Glad to See You :)


"This is the highest form of human intelligence,
 to observe yourself without judgement"

Deepak Chopra







Don't worry about the difficulty
of loving everyone;
Just love each one
at a time.


"We can't always do great things,
but we can do simple things
with great love."


Mother Teresa




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The population of Africa's Mountain gorillas
has risen a remarkable
26% in recent years.

Home prices in Hawaii have risen just over
 100% in ten years.

As of January first, no fishing is allowed in Waikiki
 so that nature may recover for one year.

Kilauea volcano on the Big Island called HAWAII
 has been erupting for some 28 years;
The longest ongoing eruption any where on our planet. One more home (built atop an older flow - duh!)
is threatened by the pouring hot lava.

Skies over Honolulu have been changeable murals of pewter, blue & salmon
 with showers here and there.
But today is to be unambiguous
BLUE, with Steamy White Clouds,
 and SUN
before another front brings capricious sprites of rain
to our Oahu valleys. 

So today I must be out at play,
getting my fix of the weather
than makes you HIGH.

The Sony Open is in town (FORE!)
Elton John is coming to Maui.
I have my health
and this month's rent.

We pray for dialog to replace demonization
in our US politics.
(We can never do great things-
or even average things well-
if we are always fighting each other.)

I'm Grateful that you came by today!

When we make a point of noticing
and "listing"
the sources of gratitude in our lives
it multiplies to our enrichment.

We are all the descendants of humans
who always saw the lion coming
because they always stayed alert for danger.
That's why we tend to be hyper-vigilant for problems
 and threats.

But Our mental and spiritual survival
now demand
 that we be as alert
for sources of Aloha, Possibility & Healing.

Will you allow yourself off of the treadmill of worry?

Life is never "all sorted out" as long as you live,
and uncompleted tasks will be on your final "list."

So here's permission:
You are done worrying - and you have this day
begun a life of
defiant gratitude. (if you want to)

Notice THAT forces of evil: POW!

So how crazy am I?
      See you in "comments" :) cloudia


33 comments:

Anonymous said...

right


cj

Myrna R. said...

I think you're very crazy. And I love it!

Thank you so much for this post. I got high on its words.

Windsmoke. said...

You're no crazier than the rest of us in this mad, out of control world.

Lori Skoog said...

I sure love your writing style! Content too!

Leovi said...

Great composition with beautiful colors and beautiful framing. I like.

Anonymous said...

grateful one can only be knowing you.


please have you all a good wednesday.

daily athens

Anonymous said...

We had a snow storm this weekend.

bichonpawz said...

Notice THAT forces of evil: POW!

I love this!!! You are crazy Cloudia and that is why we all love you so much!!! We are each a little crazy in our own way!!
Hugs,
Jeanne

Digital Flower Pictures said...

Thanks for posting this and the pictures.

SandyCarlson said...

You and your beautiful soul help me to be open to beauty. Thank you so much.

Brian Miller said...

love each one at a time...i like that...

aloha from VA

TALON said...

The quote from Mother Teresa is really resonsating, Cloudia. It's so true, isn't it? And, boy, does the world need more of those simple love-filled things...

magiceye said...

thank you!

namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!!!

Grey Horse Matters said...

Being a little crazy is fun though isn't it? Otherwise we would be so boring! Love your thoughts.

Charles Gramlich said...

great news about the Mountain Gorilla. I didn't know that.

Kay said...

Very fun post, Cloudia! I wondered about all those people building near the lava flows, too. I wonder if they figure lava won't hit twice in the same place.

Anne said...

:)

Happy New Year...:)

Reader Wil said...

Hi Cloudia! I don't know whether you are crazy or not, but you are certainly original and say the right things.

the walking man said...

never worry never fear. speak plainly and softly when you can and eat your vegetables when you have to.

Couture Carrie said...

Another awesome post, darling!
Great quotes!

xoxox,
CC

Phivos Nicolaides said...

Very good selection of quotes.

Daryl said...

Its a good crazy and frankly normal is boring

Robin said...

Amen. I love it.

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tattytiara said...

Wow, thank you for posting positive news - that's always so refreshing!

DeniseinVA said...

I would say you are one of the most all-together persons I know my friend. My gratitude is in knowing you.

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Great the fishes can have a fine time 'off the hook' glad we dont hear any more painful *ouch* coming from the water ~;).

claude said...

Interesting quotes and Thanks for the news from Waikiki !!!
Aloha, Cloudia !

Friko said...

It all sound so simple.
How do you do it? Any quick advice on that?

Perhaps, if you have beautiful people surrounding you and a blue sky above you, it's easier?

Stay happy, Cloudia.

JTG (Misalyn) said...

It's been awhile...glad to be here today, looking at your pictures and reading your thoughts.

As always, your photos are outstanding. No fishing for a year? It is possible for the fishermen in Waikiki?

We are "crazy" in our little way and sometimes it does "help".

Dave King said...

The Mother Teresa quote spoke most clearly to me.

Bitch said...

Greetings from Athens!!

Monika

Barbara Martin said...

LOVE is the answer for everything in the cosmos.

Have a most interesting 2011, Cloudia, as I'm quite sure it will be most enlightening.

Cloudia said...

Oh thank YOU!