Je Suis Flaneur

ALOHA

it's

S A T U R D A Y

in

H O N O L U L U

Let's take a drive, and talk about strolling. . .

click on the random moments

"If you limit your actions in life

to things that nobody can possibly find fault with,

you will not do much."

Lewis Carol (AKA, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

"There is no Enter key to change the line,

only the forward progression of time

that allows for no indents, paragraphs or, deletes."

Mark Durfee

"Perhaps all the dragons of our lives

are princesses who are only waiting

to see us once beautiful and brave."

Rilke

"The little things? The little moments?

They aren't little."

Jon Kabat-Zinn

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They say that self awareness is to be prized

so I should be happy to know that there is a word for people like me:

Aloha. My name is Cloudia and I am a Flaneur.

I walk around Honolulu - therefore I am.

The fairy terns (in their 3s and 4s) flying out to sea for the day,

the clouds (hello cousins!)

and the faces of people

from all over the world - of every condition

speak to the solitary walker.

My grandma was a great walker

and now it is my main exercise.

(For mind, soul, and even the body).

Passing through the beauty

clearing my head. . .

I'm never without my

camera

or a note pad!

Ideas arise

vague anxieties subside

money-making schemes emerge

and I keep walking. . .

Perhaps not unlike the Walking Man.

And soon

reliably

I'm feeling restored,

fresh,

yet more my original self

with every passing block and beach.

New / old

past/present/future

dancing for once

in harmony.

The weather in Honolulu has been sunny, bright,

and without sweat

thanks to the (relatively) cool, teasing breezes.

The word perfect comes to mind. . .

So thanks for walking along with me!

You make me a blogger

instead of a bum.

Glad you share these little moments with me.

The "little"

means a lot.

Warmly, cloudia