Saturday, December 5, 2009

Gentle Courage

Aloha,
Saturday Friend!

Welcome to Waikiki,
"Worlds Best Weather"




click on photo to feel the power
Shriner s' Hospital for Children.
(see the statue of the Shriner & child?)



"If you don't know the trees
you may get lost in the forest;
but if you don't know the stories
you may be lost in life."
Siberian Saying








"Your laugh and enthusiasm pleases (sic) those around you"
yesterday's lunch fortune cookie

(It made me feel great)




Bamboo grows section by section,
one section at a time. . .




"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;
courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Winston Churchill





Anger makes you feel, and even seem strong.
That's why the weak so often resort to it.
It takes real courage to remain calm
in the face of provocation
especially when you have been disregarded and denied.



But anger (paradoxically) only maintains your powerless condition.
Calmly coming to understand your own strengths
and options
will take you much further in the end.



What you acquire in the wrong way
retains the scent of its acquisition.
Those who live by the sword
die by the sword,
unless they beat it
into useful implements
with which to build.



ALOHA, cloudia








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24 comments:

  1. claudeDecember 5, 2009 at 3:25 AM

    What a blue sky on the first photo !
    I like bambooos.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    Nice post. I was interested in how the plants grow and bamboo in particular.

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  3. David CranmerDecember 5, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    All sound advice and gorgeous photos.

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  4. wennDecember 5, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    i love bamboo..strong and sturdy..

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  5. the walking manDecember 5, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    hmmm

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  6. Charles GramlichDecember 5, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    Anger is certainly energizing. I used to enjoy it much more than I do these days.

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  7. TeresaDecember 5, 2009 at 12:13 PM

    I absolutely love this post!

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  8. BLOGitseDecember 5, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    beautiful posting, again!
    Thank you!

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  9. FrikoDecember 5, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    wise words, as always.

    glad to have you back, Cloudia! Aloha!

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  10. NancyDecember 5, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    I really needed to read this today. Thanks, as always, for a thoughful post.

    I had no idea bamboo grew that way. Interesting.

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  11. Elizabeth BradleyDecember 5, 2009 at 6:47 PM

    Ah, bamboo. I need to pay attention.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    Twenty past two in the morning, and after discovering something which won't make me sleep for hours, this post of yours was of great help.
    Maybe there's is a simple explanation, maybe it's just another 'section' of life I have to go through - just wonder why I can't stay inside the one I was.
    A wonderful Sunday for you.

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  13. JeanDecember 5, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    love how the bamboo grows
    A smile from SJ =)

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  14. CloudiaDecember 5, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    Thank you.
    I love the comments you leave for me here.

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  15. magiceyeDecember 5, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    brilliant post as usual!!

    namaste /\
    aloha!!

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  16. VirginiaDecember 5, 2009 at 11:12 PM

    Glad you enjoyed our few hours of wonderful fluffy snow. That's probably it for this year. Just enough!!!
    Your blog warms us all up!
    V

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  17. FADecember 5, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    You must be an avid reader, Cloudia, to find all these great quotes.

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  18. KayDecember 6, 2009 at 2:02 AM

    Your photos are glorious, Cloudia. I like what you wrote about anger. I agree that it takes strength to stay calm to deal with a bad situation.

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  19. JoDecember 6, 2009 at 2:25 AM

    I always feel the warm sunshine when I visit your blog.

    And yes, anger is so pointless.

    "He who speaks first, loses."

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  20. Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.December 6, 2009 at 4:58 AM

    We sure could use some of the sunshine around here. It wont stop raining!
    <><

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  21. foongpcDecember 6, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    Love that first photo! And I'm amazed by the bamboo that grows section by section!

    Love all the quotes here! : )

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  22. HilaryDecember 6, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    Clever words, indeed. And lovely photos.

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  23. JunosmomDecember 8, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    Are the words on anger yours?

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  24. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2010 at 7:00 AM

    What a great resource!

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