Saturday, July 2, 2011

Kindly

A L O H A!

Dialogue: Island & Sea.


" I feel we are all islands - in a common sea. "

Anne Morrow Lindbergh





Dialogue: Old & New



" In true dialogue,
both sides are willing to change.  "


Nhat Hanh
 






Sky- ialogue:  High Cloud & Low Cloud


" The sky is that beautiful old parchment
in which the sun and the moon
keep their diary.  "

Alfred Kreymborg


__[___]__
  ( ´_?`)
 The only real tonic
for life's struggles
& sorrows
is kindness-
Kindness received,
Kindness
given.

         Play Nice!  Fondly, cloudia
 

29 comments:

Kay said...

I do believe in kindness. Our trip to the National Parks reaffirmed our belief that it is everywhere to be found.

Laura said...

Claudia these are fantastic quotes and that sky-a-logue...magnificent!

Cloudia said...

So wonderful to hear, both of you!!!

Reader Wil said...

Kindness is the most important thing there is! Thanks! Groeten, Wil

Joop Zand said...

Very nice pictures again.

Greetings, Joop

nonizamboni said...

Your posts are always a kind gesture for me. Thanks, fellow island.

Cloudia said...

Mahalo!

Windsmoke. said...

Kindness should be spread all over the world like strawberry jam on toast sadly its not. The quote by Anne Morrow Lindbergh rings true :-).

Anonymous said...

one of your very best pieces. honestly.

please have a wonderful sunday.


daily athens

Feisty Crone said...

yes ma'am!

Anonymous said...

sounds trite till you understand how true it is!
April

Marguerite said...

Kindness is lovely and so is this post! Cheers, cher, and a Happy
4th!

Elephant's Child said...

True and beautiful as always. And kindness, like beauty can be found in some unexpected places. Thanks. Have a great weekend.

SandyCarlson said...

In a true dialogue! Yes. So true. How I long for such a thing.

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

High Cloud & Low Cloud & Nice Cloud-ia..~;).

"The only real tonic for life's struggles & sorrows is kindness-
Kindness received, Kindness given."

Love this quote very much very very true. tQ.

Pietro Brosio said...

Kindness is the right word indeed. Very nice pictures, "Old & New" is a beautiful perspective!

Kavita Saharia said...

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain
Beautiful post Cloudia .Mahalo .

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Really like the Architectural composition of the second image !

Pierre BOYER said...

Enjoy your day dear Cloudia !
Greetings from France,

Pierre

Magia da Inês said...

ჱܓOlá, amiga!
。°✿

Amei...

Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos.
Brasil

✿✿♪

♫° 。✿ ✿ჱܓ

Charles Gramlich said...

Not a lot of true dialogue out there it seems.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

phot two, what are two things jutting out?

wenn said...

indeed kindness plays a very important part in our lives.

bichonpawz said...

Beautiful! I love the cloud picture!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Lots of blue sky in this post Cloudia, that is hope in itself, beautiful.

Leovi said...

Beautiful pictures, I love the bright and beautiful skies. Wonderful shots. regards
" In true dialogue,
both sides are willing to change. "
Nhat Hanh
Very nice.

Thistle Cove Farm said...

Love these quotes, especially the first one. Yes to kindness; it's what makes the world a happier place...one of the things anyway -smile-.

Betty Manousos said...

great quotes and shots!


that sky is really amazing, my friend!

aloha!!!

betty xx
p.s. i'm trying to catch up!

SandyCarlson said...

Kindness all the way! I am grateful to the powers that be that I had sufficient connectivity to get to Hawaii tonight!