Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Gym of the Spirit

ALOHA! WELCOME!
Click on photos to enlarge "All fantasy should have a solid base in reality."
Max Beerbohm

 "We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this one, have we?" Noel Coward


"Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe."
Alan Watts




Our adversary
(by the grace of God)
changes tactics
as we grow and change.



When it grows too easy
to overcome some challenge
the challenges
shift.



One strength has been gained
now to grow another.
The very definition
of a work-out.



The "devil"
is the dead weight that we lift.
But it is not bodily muscles
that we are developing.


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22 comments:

  1. claudeApril 14, 2009 at 3:30 AM

    Three very nice photos, Cloudia !
    ALOHA !

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  2. Maria VerivakiApril 14, 2009 at 3:59 AM

    technology - how far we have come...

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  3. the walking manApril 14, 2009 at 4:17 AM

    There is great strength in facing the adversary of our being while sitting quietly.

    We to often look to strength of arm and think that is a defining thing in this war of freedom; but I wonder is the man who carries a gun stronger than the one who quietly carries his world forward.

    I'd rather have a strong shoulder for others to lean on than a weak finger to stand on.

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  4. Reader WilApril 14, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    Great photos! And also great quots!

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  5. AnneApril 14, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    Lovely photos...:)

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  6. DeniseinVAApril 14, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Another outstanding post Cloudia. Always enjoy my visits here. Aloha!

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  7. The GrandpaApril 14, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    When it grows too easy
    to overcome some challenge
    the challenges
    shift.


    The story of my life. But it isn't always easy to grow new strength.

    Aloha, Cloudia.

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  8. Raph G. NeckmannApril 14, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    Very interesting and thought-provoking poem, Cloudia!

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  9. HeffApril 14, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    Dig the rainbow photo.

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  10. AnonymousApril 14, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    Beautiful photos-- beautiful words. Another home run Cloudia.

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  11. Charles GramlichApril 14, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    I like the "devil is a dead weight we're lifting" Very nice.

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  12. Deborah GodinApril 14, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    Gorgeous rainbow! And, in keeping with your post, they only seem to be at their best after a storm!

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  13. DarylApril 14, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    I agree with Max Beerbolm .. and I am SO envious of your rainbow! Aloha!

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  14. magiceyeApril 14, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    wonderful post garnished with superb images

    namaste /\
    aloha

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  15. AnonymousApril 14, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    Those top photos look so much like things I saw in the Far East. It brings back a lot of memories.

    Gobsmacks

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  16. AkelamaluApril 14, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Those photos are just wonderful Cloudia. :)

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  17. SandyCarlsonApril 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    Know what you mean about that boy the devil that we lift. He is nothing but dead weight. Beautifully said. I love the Watts quote, too.

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  18. sealauraApril 14, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    i love the first quote and picture, what a great shot of the palms and the sky.

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  19. CloudiaApril 14, 2009 at 9:40 PM

    Bonjour, Claude!

    Walking Man: Wow, Amen.

    Thanks to EACH of YOU
    for visiting today. Your gift of your time and yourself is appreciated!!
    Aloha

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  20. Feisty CroneApril 14, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    I sure hope Noel Coward is wrong, Cloudia!

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  21. JunosmomApril 15, 2009 at 8:09 AM

    Perhaps what tells us that it will be better is the very human emotion "hope".

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  22. BubblewenchApril 16, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    love the rainbow.. and the skies!

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