Friday, July 15, 2011

Fri- D A Y !

Aloha Friend!





" 'Alo' means the bosom,
the center of the universe.
'Ha' is the breath of GOD.
The word ALOHA
is imbued with a great deal of power.










I do not use the word casually.
Aloha is a feeling,
a recognition of the Divine.
It is no just a word
or greeting.







When you say 'Aloha' to someone
you are conveying or bestowing
this feeling.

In the Hawaii of my childhood,
this feeling bonded the entire community."


41 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love your photos today, Cloudia, especially the rainbow! Have a great weekend!

Joop Zand said...

Great shots Cloudia....very well done.

Greetings, Joop

irinapictures said...

Today I had nicest delivery: all your missed blogposts at once. So my congrats to you and Blogger, the problems looks solved!

Friko said...

Aloha to you, dear Cloudia.

21 Wits said...

Oh this is funny that you post the rainbow, which will be here soon hopefully and the wild clouds as I have taken cover in our local library so I can use the internet while the storm rages outside. Yes, it's Friday! Hooray! Tomorrow is a big day for me ....as my little (youngest) son gets married! Thanks for the bright and sunny flowers here....it's so gloomy outside !

Cloudia said...

What a jolly party!!!!


Thank YOU :)

Kay said...

I really liked this post today because Aloha is so often overused these days. Your explanation is terrific. I was glad to see your updated post at the top just now. Is Nana Veary related to Emma Veary?

Jenn Jilks said...

Cloudia, you are a beautiful person. I love you!
Aloha.

nazelet said...

How beautiful the depth of meaning of the greeting of Aloha. Like the Hindi greeting Nameste, which I imagine you know. Thank you for posting this. Another important example of how we take words for granted.

Aloha to you, dear Cloudia

Brandy Marie said...

Beautiful photos. I had no idea that Aloha had such a deep meaning. Thank you for sharing! _B

Elephant's Child said...

Beautiful words. Beautiful pictures. Thanks. Love the sky, and photos of it too.

ayala said...

Great shots, Cloudia.

Anonymous said...

THIS is Hawaii


mh, Molokai

Lynn said...

Lovely and powerful.

Kavita Saharia said...

And i can feel that power .Thanks for the beautiful explanation Cloudia.Aloha .

Rosaria Williams said...

Beautiful!

Indrani said...

Aloha to you!
Yes, a powerful word. :)

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

What a beautiful day in the Center of the Universe !
Have a great weekend !

Pierre BOYER said...

Marvelous rainbow...
Enjoy your day Cloudia !

Pierre

Joanna Jenkins said...

I'm a big fan of rainbows. We don't see them much here but when we do they're special--- like you.

Cheers, jj

Windsmoke. said...

I agree with everyone else Aloha is a powerful word, once again welcome back :-).

FilipBlog said...

Very nice shot of the rainbow

WebbieLady said...

Lovely photos, and thanks for the trivia! I thought indeedit was just a greeting.

It's cool to know new stuff, this another meaning of Aloha, the more divineone, is lovely!

Webbielady

LifeRamblings said...

Aloha Cloudia!! it's good to see you back again. your photos make me smile. the rainbow shot is especially stunning. :)

Commander Zaius said...

"In the Hawaii of my childhood,
this feeling bonded the entire community."


While the small town I grew up in had its faults it was a place where passing strangers waved and said "hello" to each other on a regular basis. When I left home I was literally shocked to have people I did not know give me strange looks when I said hello to them we walked pass each other.

Birdman said...

Thanks for the bit of translation of the word aloha.

Samantha said...

LOVED this post..what a wonderful meaning behind Aloha.

Bhavesh Chhatbar said...

The first photo is truly stunning! And great to know the meaning of Aloha.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Very lovely post Cloudia, images and words. Aloha from Perth, hope you are having a wonderful weekends.

Betty Manousos said...

well done to you!
beautiful shots!

alohaaaa!
betty xx

wenn said...

aloha..i love those cloud!

Charles Gramlich said...

Great sky!

Akelamalu said...

Aloha is a beautiful word.

nonizamboni said...

Thank you for the continued gift of your aloha to me.

happy weekend!

Travis Erwin said...

Now I wonder what Howdy means.

Thistle Cove Farm said...

love this post and learning new things.
mahalo, blog friend.

Lisa said...

hello cloudia, i always felt the special feeling of your aloha.

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU!

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

A-L-O-H-A

magiceye said...

namaste /\ from mumbai

aloha! with all the feelings it connotes!

Linnea said...

What an intense rainbow in the sky! You definitely have colorful skies where you are. Thanks for visiting. Aloha!