Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Let's Sneak Away

Aloha, Friend!

Welcome to Tuesday in Waikiki


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A Rainbow A Day, Keeps Depression Away



"Every great advance in natural knowledge
has involved the absolute rejection of authority".
Thomas H. Huxley




Pomp and Circumstance Eugene Savage, 1938





"Never lose sight of this important truth,
that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself,
a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement."
Johann Georg von Zimmermann



Island Feast Eugene Savage, 1938


"There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause."
George Matthew Adams


Many of us believe that 'doing the right thing' is about knowing and obeying 'the rules' so that God, or the Bogey-man, can't play 'gotcha' with us - even if we transgress a rule in good faith, ignorance, or compassion.


Others consider 'intention' to be the golden rule - though deluded people always arrange to believe that they have only the best intentions (for they know best).


What I know is this:
If you do good to yourself and others in gentleness,
you will end up a very different person than one who followed every rule perfectly, yet reduced compassion to a slogan.


Remember to take time for yourself in this season of hurry!



A L O H A, Cloudia




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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2009 at 3:54 AM

    I'll try to be kind to myself... I am coming down with a cold. Hubby, too.

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  2. BLOGitseDecember 1, 2009 at 4:05 AM

    I have always time for myself, lucky me!
    It doesn't have to be this season to remember family and friends - that season should be every day!
    Greetings from sunny Cairo! :)

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  3. DinaDecember 1, 2009 at 4:28 AM

    Thanks for your anti-depression rainbows. I see them so rarely around Jerusalem, so doubly glad to have yours.
    Fortunately this is not "the season of hurry" in Israel, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas (for most of us). But your advice is good.

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  4. SandyCarlsonDecember 1, 2009 at 5:03 AM

    You are so right. It's about the state of our hearts, I think.

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  5. Reader WilDecember 1, 2009 at 5:13 AM

    I like this quotation of yours:
    What I know is this:
    "If you do good to yourself and others in gentleness,
    you will end up a very different person than one who followed every rule perfectly, yet reduced compassion to a slogan."

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  6. magiceyeDecember 1, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    wonderful post - as usual!

    namaste /\
    aloha!!

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  7. the walking manDecember 1, 2009 at 6:10 AM

    What season of hurry? If I hurry I will miss something lovely so if the world wants, it can rush on by without me. I'll catch up later.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 1, 2009 at 6:27 AM

    A rainbow a day keeps depression away. Love it!!!

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  9. HaddockDecember 1, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    What a lovely rainbow.

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  10. Charles GramlichDecember 1, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    Huxley's comment is so true and yet so few understand it or accept it.

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  11. TeresaDecember 1, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Thanks for sharing the rainbow of compassion and gentleness. It's a great start to my day!

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  12. wennDecember 1, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    of course be good to oneself before others..

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  13. DarylDecember 1, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Lovely rainbows, I am so jealous, they still elude me

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  14. Deborah GodinDecember 1, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    Those are wonderful artworks! Enjoyed all of this, and good advice to slow down this season.

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  15. HilaryDecember 1, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    You're a wise one, indeed. :)

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  16. AkelamaluDecember 1, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    What I know is this:
    If you do good to yourself and others in gentleness,
    you will end up a very different person than one who followed every rule perfectly, yet reduced compassion to a slogan.

    I love that Cloudia. x

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  17. David CranmerDecember 1, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    Darn, that's one heck of a rainbow pic!

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  18. Kavita SahariaDecember 1, 2009 at 1:34 PM

    Aloha,friend.I loved the art work you showed here...the quotes are gems like always.Take care Cloudia.

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  19. The Weaver of GrassDecember 1, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    Wise words, as always, Cloudia.

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  20. Goddess Leonie * GoddessGuidebook.comDecember 1, 2009 at 5:52 PM

    amen to that, sweetest soul :)

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  21. FireblossomDecember 1, 2009 at 6:58 PM

    Rools make me twitchy.

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  22. CloudiaDecember 1, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    What a wonderful crop of commentators-
    You are just my sort - JOY!

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  23. JoDecember 1, 2009 at 11:05 PM

    Oh, Cloudia, I love it...! Sometimes we feel selfish when we do things for ourselves, but if we don't rejuvenate ourselves, we have nothing for anyone else.

    Great post!

    Cheers,
    Jo

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  24. CloudiaDecember 1, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    You TELL it, Jo!

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