Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Your Abundance

Aloha, FRIEND!



Click on the photos, eh?
Anubis, Lady Liberty; Lady Liberty, meet Anubis
(courtesy, Seth Wenig, AP)




"There is nothing new under the sun,
but there are lots of old things we don't know,"
Ambrose Bierce




"Don't go on discussing
what a good person should be.
Just be one."

Marcus Aurelius




"A sheltered life
can be a daring life as well.
For all serious daring
starts from within."

Eudora Welty




Welcome to my office!


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In our culture we equate 'abundance' with finances.
But as I gain a broader understanding ,
truly begin to live, and to appreciate,
the abundance that is already in my own life,
the more I notice my attitudes about this changing.

I am starting to notice
and experience
all of my previously unappreciated abundance.
And it really has little
to do with money.


Instead of focusing on perceived 'lacks'
as we so often do
I have come to value,
and to celebrate,
the gifts that are already in my life.


GRATITUDE is bubbling up!

And living with gratitude
begins to change
attitudes and perceptions.


So that life blossoms into a gift,
no longer a problem to solve,
or a job to accomplish.


A L O H A, cloudia

24 comments:

  1. http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/oh-my-the-snakeman-is-after-me-help-awards/

    awards for poetry,
    check it out!
    enjoy!

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  2. very impressive post,
    love ocean views and more...
    thank you for the timeless fun!

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  3. I went to statue of liberty in New York city when I lived in Princeton,
    you added some humor on it,
    creative and fun!

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  4. ha! the dog's office, not yours! hello, Cloudia.

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  5. Well, I needed that this morning as I face a rascally principal over some misbehaving young ladies.

    Life is a gift. It's all good. It's all learning. All we have to do is open our eyes and arms.

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  6. Gratitude has changed my life, so I whole-heartedly agree with your words!

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  7. exactly, no money can buy good friends or family :)

    btw - tried befriending you in facebook again, message was i already sent the request... no reply

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  8. Even a problem counts on the abundance side of the ledger for if there were no problems left to solve there would be no growth in understanding to add tot he abundance.

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  9. Lovely sentiments and photos as always, Cloudia.

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  10. Noticing previous unnoticed abundances...WOW...i loved it.Aloha Cloudia.

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  11. My soul sister Emily Dickinson would agree with you about the sheltered life.

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  12. Your office mate looks as if you disturbed his nap time!

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  13. Cloudia...
    Everything that you say or do is beautiful. What a marvelous human being you are...G

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  14. Nice pictures.... particularly the office picture

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  15. dietrich deitrick
    pump kin
    E trick
    68 ing courage a way
    along came out sighter
    knelt down be sighter
    and liked at the mound
    all gawd damned day

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  16. How relaxing.

    I needed a break !

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  17. Love the abundance that is budding and blossoming. The dog under the desk is priceless :)

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  18. liked your images and your words. lyndax

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  19. I was counting my blessings as I read your post. Good to do that and be grateful for the riches we have and I don't mean the coin kind.

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  20. hi good office with good post.

    Regards

    Dinesh Chandra

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  21. Yeah, the dog's office...I don't have an office :)

    Thanks for stopping by today!

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