Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Loyal to the Face

ALOHA! 
              Glad YOU Came By Today :-)





Kalakaua Avenue

"Undisturbed calmness of mind
 is attained
 by cultivating friendliness toward the happy,
 compassion for the unhappy, 
delight in the virtuous,
 and indifference toward the wicked."

  Patanjali








"I want to grow old without face-lifts.
 I want to have the courage 
to be loyal to the face
 I have made" 

 Marilyn Monroe








Dancing on the beach

"The personal life deeply

 lived always expands
 into truths beyond itself."

Anais Nin





This lovely world
is a habitrail for humans.
Along the street,
up & down escalators,
past the beach;
Our cities are tunnels
of commerce and feeding.
Of parting
and meeting.

This human ant-farm-
Isn't it lovely to be
a part of it all!

Aloha Everybody!

I know we all agreed
to "not know each other'
for a while-
and that game is fun
with all sorts of possibilities.

But I could never keep a
secret;
I remember quite clearly:
We love one another!

So aloha brother, sister,
cousin -
ALOHA!
                                                                                    warmly, cloudia

35 comments:

the walking man said...

sista' When you hit Detroit hey? This not knowing each other for awhile thing, you seen it happen? Good means the connection still alive. It is an odd world we live in and a strange place that never fails to provide fascination--if we but look.

BALLET NEWS said...

another great post ! Aloha !

Indrani said...

Great quotes, you present them so well.

Myrna R. said...

Aloha! I love the quotes.

Vagabonde said...

I really like the first quote. With blogging we get to know the world as it comes to our computer and we make friends everywhere. Thanks for coming to my blog.

The Weaver of Grass said...

Your sayings are always very true Cloudia and are food for thought.

Marguerite said...

Aloha, cher! You are spot on, as usual! Cheers!

Pete said...

Aloha, lovely photos. Love the sun, sea and sand!

Charles Gramlich said...

a habitrail for humans. Now that's an interesting thought.

Daryl said...

I always come here to bask in the beauty of your photos and clever quotes

Cloudia said...

Every time I come to this forum,
it's like Christmas morning:
GIFTS! Thank YOU

Kay said...

Have a happy day, Cloudia!

Freda said...

The Marilyn quote is extremely poignant. I'm saved from worrying about face-lifts and so on, by the cost involved.

Anonymous said...

Such gorgeous shots and wise quotes... a lovely way to round off my day.

Maude Lynn said...

I love that Marilyn Monroe quote!

Hilary said...

Always a fine post in your neck of the woods. That Marilyn Monroe quote is kind of sad.

Gledwood said...

I love the Hawaiian golden light you capture so well. I have bipolar depression so I'm feeling really shitty today but your blog gave me a lift. Thank you so much for that.

You left a message at my friend's saying:

><}}(°>

what on earth does that mean. Without pondering it all night I dont think I'll work it out! If you can tell me I'd be ever so grateful. My blog is gledwood2.blogspot.com just chuck in a comment there, if you've time.

Thanks ever so much and Aloha back to you!

Laura said...

:-)

Cloudia said...

We share this day. . .


golden

Leovi said...

Interesting reflections to accompany a great pictures.Saludos.

Cloudia said...

Coming from YOU, Leovi,
that is BELLA!

Margaret Gosden said...

And not a word about your erupting Volcano? I caught a glimpse of it on CNN and thought of you all in harm's way....how is it there, actually?

KrippledWarrior said...

Indifference toward the wicked is extremely difficult for me.

Rosaria Williams said...

What great vibes today!

Mary Bergfeld said...

Another lovely post. Sad, that two of those you quote met such early and untimely deaths. Have a great evening. Blessings...Mary

Anonymous said...

The 'Nin' quote is wonderful. Something to learn. Thank you for teaching once again. Please have a good Thursday you all.

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

Happy Wednesday.
lovely quotes.
the images are always stunning.

Raph G. Neckmann said...

I love that first quote!

(And undisturbed calmness of mind is also attained by wearing the teacosy over one's ears during noisy family gatherings :)

SandyCarlson said...

That was some great post! I love that Anais Nin quote, and the Marilyn Monroe....and your thoughts. Thanks.

Brian Miller said...

ok so i guess i'll stick with the face i have...smiles. aloha from va!

Pietro Brosio said...
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Pietro Brosio said...

Wonderful images and quotes, Cloudia!
I like your words, and the first quote is so nice!

claude said...

Nice prints in the sky !
I love the wuot of MM.
Thanks for your words in French, Cloudia
ALOHA !

Dave King said...

Wonderful quote from Nin - one that deepens as you think about it.

Commander Zaius said...

"I want to grow old without face-lifts.
I want to have the courage
to be loyal to the face
I have made"

Marilyn Monroe


It would have been interesting to see how Marilyn matured and grew as a person as she aged.