Rest here in legendary Waikiki for a spell. . .
People simply love this giant banyan right on Kuhio Beach"Basic research is what I'm doing
when I don't know what I'm doing."
Wernher von Braun
Spires used to be high places in the old days.
Now the residential & commercial towers are higher.
But all remains grounded in flowers...
...in Aloha.
“An instinctive taste teaches men to build
their churches with spire steeples
which point as with a silent finger to the sky and stars.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Light!
Light's the WHOLE thing,
in nature,
and in US.
>>
"Our job
is to tend to our own growth as people,
our grace and integrity and humility.
We need no other goal.
The core of our being
then grows into a substantial
power,
externally as well as internally.
Our ministry becomes
a direct line of creation,
from God
through us
to all mankind."
Marianne Williamson
Well, we are influencing others all the time...
what "mood" what "attitude"
are YOU contributing?
I'm a recovering nervous wreck,
so really living these truths
is what makes my life
livable.....
It feels a lot better,
and people respond better.
And the last US combat brigade has left Iraqi soil.
Good luck to the Iraqi people.
Little by little. . .
First?
ReplyDeleteHi there! I'm first to comment today! Yay!!
ReplyDeleteOoh! I love that giant banyan tree. So you have this tree in Hawaii too? I remember seeing huge banyan trees while I was holidaying in Guilin, China!
ReplyDeleteShi Shi, Foong!
ReplyDeleteWhat a huge tree and welcome home troops! Who knew you were a nervous wreck?
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Great post, Cloudia. I love the banyan tree and the quotes today.
ReplyDeleteMany fine words.
ReplyDeleteGrace, integrity, humility--that's the trinity. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHow I miss not knowing what I do. Surely a great way to measure time and life. Yet again you are able to have the pulse of the world at your fingers. Please have a good Friday.
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Lovely tree and quotes, cher! Aloha!
ReplyDeleteAloha, Cloudia --
ReplyDeleteIs it time for a sunset kayak cruise to help your nerves? The turtles can chat with you, too.
Mahalo for the photos. DrumMajor
amen
ReplyDeletenamaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!
I echo the lamp lit greetings here... aloha, namaste, I am listening to Joni Mitchell (I could drink a case of you darlin' and still be on my feet) and imagining the moving beauty that surrounds you.
ReplyDeleteAloha!
ReplyDeletehi cludia how r u. good post.
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dinesh chandra
I agree with anonymous that its time for a sunset kayak cruise for relaxation. As always, your photos are stunning and I really like the quotes. What a big banyan tree! Back home there's a myth that says banyan tree is home for bad spirits....and of course I don't believe it.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day. Salaam my friend.
Have agreat weekend! Tot ziens! Wil
ReplyDeleteIt looks so inviting. :)
ReplyDeletenice. it is the small touches that influence many times over the larger...i wish them well...
ReplyDeleteIt may not have been the most profound, but I enjoyed the first quote best.
ReplyDeleteWhat is making you nervous?
ReplyDeleteWith the slope of the church roof to the right and the slope of the church roof to the left doesn't that make the steeple the middle finger.
ReplyDeleteWhich is exactly what the peoples of Iraq and soon Afghanistan are going to be giving us as we turn them over to Iran.
Bring ALL of the troops home now and quit financing their corrupt leaders.
Wonderful tree and pretty red alpinias !
ReplyDeleteI think about Irak the american army made in this country trouble, difficult life and the people despair. This war seeded death
on both sides of.
Basic research is the best!
ReplyDeleteAh well, from one nervous wreck to another ;) enjoyed this lovely post as always and thanks for the interesting info on Capt Vancouver. Aloha Cloudia.
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ReplyDeleteI used to have a chat room friend and her name was Nervouswreck911. Is that the best name ever, or what?
ReplyDeleteLove that banyan. I thought it was in Maui for a minute. Have a wonderful weekend, Cloudia.
ReplyDelete90 is better than 111,
ReplyDeletehave a fun weekend.
Thank YOU!
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