"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."- Oscar Wilde
"When you're through changing, you're through."
- Bruce Barton
Hawaiian Shark-Toothed weapon, below
"I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."
- Kurt Vonnegut
Another wonderful day!
- Kurt Vonnegut
Another wonderful day!
Today I was thinking that coping mechanisms (we've all got 'em) become self-imposed handicaps when we neglect to outgrow them. To gain perspective on what's really important, just look at a six-month-old newspaper!
A L O H A! Cloudia
amazing sky today!
ReplyDeleteWell said.
ReplyDeleteThanks for beautiful quotes.
Peace & Prosper 2009.
Hey, how are you doing?
ReplyDeleteFabulous pics and quotes as always.
ReplyDeletelovely captures
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. It's related to seeing what you expect to see, rather than what is actually there. Habit is enemy of adventure.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to keep telling ourselves that change is an opportunity to grow. Thanks for the reminder. Aloha, Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteGreat quote from Wilde.
ReplyDeleteGood idea... Have a wonderful weekend. I'll be thinking of you.. as I always do. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes today Cloudia and the photos are lovely. x
ReplyDeleteMy first quick look at that shark-toothed club and I thought it was a handcarved and decorated guitar - imagine my surprise! Of course, even for what it is, it's beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteExactly!
ReplyDeleteYou have some really beautiful photos here. (Thank you for stopping by!)
M Kiwi- Mahalo ,my friend!
ReplyDeleteHobo- Why thank YOU!
Hey, Leon!
Dave- LOVE seeing your visits!
Brother T- "Habit is enemy of adventure." cool quote by YOU. I may use it one day. . .
Grandpa- Thanks to YOU for being a pal.
Hi, Charles! I agree. Have a great semester.
BubbleWench- We just "vibe" right, I think. Back at ya, Sistah!
Mahalos Ake- Lovely words from you, lovely lady, and you bolded me. Show off ;-D
Deborah G- I enjoyed reading your reaction to the dagger! Please join us again. . .
Mz. Lettre (Great name;-)
So nice to see you! I enjoyed visiting your blog. Let's do this again. . . . . Aloha to All of you!
Love the quotations!
ReplyDeleteI would like very much to live under the Hawaïn sky.
ReplyDeletelove the last pic!
ReplyDeletenamaste!
aloha!
To face new challenges is to learn and grow out of your old shell. To linger is to become trapped.
ReplyDeleteCloudia,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your quotes. Wilde is always dead on.
And that about coping mechanisms....I agree. I think there are ways to deal in the short term that become ways to avoid dealing in the long term. Those things to get us through a crisis can save our lives or keep us going, but they can get in the way if they keep us from dealing with the challenges.
Barrie- Thanks, friend!
ReplyDeleteClaude- And I would love to eat wonderful French cuisine every day as you do, Mon ami!
MagicEye - Namaste my friend!
Barbara M - Thanks for your contribution!
Sandy C - Indeed. I think of an adult crouching in a child's "fort." What once was safe is now constricting - and usually the monsters are long gone! aloha, Sistah.
who has 6-month old newspapers any more? everything gets reused here the next day... good advice, though
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes, Cloudia! And great advice about coping mechanisms--we've all got them!
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