Thursday, December 1, 2011

Ride the Sky

A L O H A !
Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones on Grooveshark

click, please click to see these photos
Wild Horses


" Ah, steeds, steeds, what steeds! 
Has the whirlwind a home in your manes? "

Nikolai V. Gogol
'Dead Souls'
1842



 
" To ride a horse
is to ride the sky.  "

Anonymous







They call me "Mellow Yellow"
and it bugs me 
because, as you can see, 
I'm ORANGE!








"The aim of life
is to live,
and to live means to be
aware,
joyously, drunkenly, serenely, 
divinely
aware. "
 Henry Miller




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Life is NOTHING
but change.

But we are at our best
when those changes are gradual.

Humans can adapt to
ANYTHING;
We live in snowy mountains,
steaming jungles,
and everywhere in between.

Some of us make microchips
in clean rooms,
some of us work
in the sewers.

We go down into mines
and we fly into space.

We can fake it
till we make it.

We can do successive
approximations
until we get it right.

I love that word:
'incremental'


There is another word
for change that is too
Sudden:


We call it
'Trauma.'

So surf the changes,
friend;
Fake it till you make it!

As long as there is life,
there is change.

That's why we post
every day.

Thank YOU for sharing here today

                                                     Warmly, cloudia

33 comments:

Lynn said...

My family has had to adapt to a lot of change in the last two years - mostly not good. So blogging is an outlet for me and I especially love your lovely photos and musings.

Chrissy Brand said...

I always like to read your little poems and quotes, and the accompanying dramatic photos ;-)

Chrissy at Manchester: a photo a day at Mancunian Wave

Gemel said...

Surfing the changes, love it Cloudia.

Change is a boon of opportunity, a chance to begin a new and exciting canvas of ones life, if we are brave enough to take that one, tentative step.

Have a beautiful day ♥

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Love your last words today Cloudia (well not LAST words haha! you know what I mean) but you're right we are pretty amazing in the way we adapt to our surroundings,and btw the sunsets and sunrises from your new 'residence' continue to astound!!

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

Love the horse quotes. Mellow yellow is pretty unusual!

Bitch said...

Words so truly spoken...

Jeannie said...

People love stability but it is an illusion. Change is all we have.

mermaid gallery said...

...and that is why life is so interesting, fascinating, and joyful...winter is a tough season here in Canada....but the seasons are so amazing to watch.....that endless cycle of change....

wenn said...

I like changes in life.

Myrna R. said...

Change is inevitable. So it's odd that we resist it so much sometimes. I so much enjoyed the pictures and quotes as well as your own wisdom.

Daryl said...

Change .. nothing to do but go with the flow

DeniseinVA said...

Back in the day when Gregg was in the navy, and at the beginning of our marriage, we moved ten times in ten years. It taught me a great deal, to adapt to change being one of them, to be in the moment. Love this post but as I have said many times before, I love every one of your posts. Aloha Cloudia :)

21 Wits said...

Absolutely, if we didn't have change in our lives...we'd be dead....and so fake it I shall go if need be... (I kind of like the sound of that)funny how we do this without even knowing sometimes...until I make it...and even on my bluest days, as I may fake that smile, I will now recall this post !!!! and chuckle to myself....! Aloha Cloudia!

Sandy said...

wonderful words...i feel the change! It feels like the first day of winter in Vegas....Have a fantastic day Cloudia! =)

Betty Manousos said...

love the quotes and your photos!
thanks for the inspiration!

Cloudia said...

EACH of YOU truly inspires me!


Thank You

Windsmoke. said...

"As long as there is life, there is change" that's spot on in my books :-).

Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...

Love it sweetie!!! Surf the change baby...you'll never get stale.

Wonderful pictures!

May God bless your day!!! :o)

FilipBlog said...

It is true, but you need to be willing to change. This is not easy for many people.

Greetings,
Filip

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Wonderful little poems today !

Anonymous said...

Change is inevitable, and the ultimate change is death.

SandyCarlson said...

Your words are a balm to me tonight. I love these serendipitous moments. Your post is gorgeous, as usual, and your choice of the Stones, impeccable!

Cloudia said...

thank you!

G-Man said...

Cloudia Dearest...
Thank you for your affirmations.
Thank you for caring enough to visit
Thank you for the Sunshine that you spread around the world.
You Rock The Big Island, (And parts of Hilo)
Have a Kick Ass Week-End

Brian Miller said...

nice...love that hurricanes quote and yes it is constant change...that is life...

aloha from va

magiceye said...

indeed!

namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!!

Anonymous said...

Another fabulous post - so inspiring!

The Bipolar Diva said...

inspirational!

Lisa said...

Love the cloud pic up top - I see the wild horses too :) Also, lovely words...I always enjoy reading your posts.

BlueShell said...

My dear: I appreciate your lovely words: they are noteworthy to me!
These photos are remarkable! And there are very wise sentences!
Life is change: as long as there is life,there is change....
I kiss you!

Elephant's Child said...

Thank you. Change can be scary, but it will happen.

Kay said...

Aha! That's true! I do try to write about changes and growth in my life everyday. I just love your positive energy, Cloudia.

Rahul Bhatia said...

Great words n pics!