Aloha & Welcome!
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Another beauty by Ted Trimmer"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn." Gore Vidal
Solemn Hawaiian Ceremonies
"Travelers, there is no path, the path is made by walking."
Antonio Machado
Ulu (breadfruit) leaf; a popular Hawaiian Quilt pattern!"If you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
Erica Jong
My dad is being moved from the hospital to hospice-at-home care tomorrow.
They live around a mile from me, but despite my efforts and the support of the wonderful hospice folks, my mom will be alone with all of it.
Though I berate myself for my lack of finances that could make this all so much easier, and feel guilty for not doing more, nevertheless I'm exhausted from the "too little" I've already done!
But this blog, and all of you, are my somehow secret garden. Here I can repair and recreate among like-minded humans. The Grandpa http://wordmechanic.blogspot.com/ has kindly sent me a published volume of his poems, A Matter of Mind;
and lovely Jenn Jilks http://myreflectionsmusings.blogspot.com/ has thrown me a lifeline in the form of her book, Living and Dying with Dignity - A Daughter's Journey Through Long-Term Care.
Let me share a few thoughts from my notebook:
Sometimes I ask myself: WWDLD? What would the Dali Lama do?
What you fear to be
that you already are
welcome it home
to see it's disguised beauty.
Aloha my friends! And forgive me for my lapses in commenting on your wonderful blogs. Just know that I'm lurking about the blogosphere in my stolen moments and take great pleasure in all of you.
You know who you are ;-)
A L O H A! Cloudia
