Sunday, April 7, 2013

Only Those

A  L  O  H  A !


" Only those

within whose own consciousness 

the sun rises and sets,

the leaves burgeon and wither,

can be said to be aware 

of what living is. "

Joseph Wood Krutch 









“It's possible to forget 


how alive we really are. 



We can become dry and tired,


 just existing, 


instead of really living. 



We need to remind ourselves 


of the juice of life, 


and make that a habit.



 Find those places inside 


that jump for joy. . . 



Anonymous









" Life

is like playing a violin solo 

in public 

and learning the instrument 

as one goes on. "

Samuel Butler 












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34 comments:

  1. I'm trying out "jumping for joy," but the public solo without just a little bit of practice takes more bravery. DrumMajor

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  2. For each of us, dear. Thanks for visiting!

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  3. Wow!! Che scatti! Bellissimi!!
    Ciao,saluti dalla Sardegna!!

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  4. I don't know Joseph Wood Krutch. I'm going to have to look him up!

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  5. Aloha Cloudia
    I'm starting to dream my summer vacations in your wonderful islands... day by day august is coming :-)
    See you
    Stefano

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  6. Existing is the pauses between living. I am cool with that.

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  7. What a sweet post! Love that first image. Wow!

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  8. I've always really liked that violin quote.

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  9. such beautiful inspiration you have for us always,

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  10. remind ourselves of the juice of life and make that a habit...i hear you there...and great quote...happy sunday

    aloha from va

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  11. Upbeat word today to prepare for a VERY busy weak ahead. Thanks.

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  12. I love these quotes and how perfectly they go with the pictures.

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  13. Thank goodness I'm still striving for that juice of life, because there are so many that have given up ship- and that is the worst thing ever to do. Life is meant to be LIVED out loud!!!!

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  14. You have such good quotes today, Cloudi. I love the one about jumping for joy, and I totally agree with the one about the violin solo!! Great pictures, too! I love the guys jumping.

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  15. Life is certainly learning from experience. too bad there's not a save system like with video games.

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  16. the 2nd and 3rd quotes are wonderful!

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  17. Aloha! Thank you for juicy words! It's so nice to be a childe of the World! Absolutely amazing! Somewhere, someone writes something, somebody is reading, feels ... Connection. Thanks to you, in a far country I have my smal piece Hawaii... My dreams slowly come true.
    Agnieszka

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  18. It's amazing how the wrong spelling of a word can hamper the solving of a crossword puzzle..the answer was 'aloha' for some reason I spelled it 'aloah'..you would think I would know better Cloudia :)

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  19. The sun is on fire, that's always the case but here you clearly see it.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  20. Ciao & Thanks each of you dears!

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  21. yes, i shall search for such places. thank you for this reminder. much.

    please have you all a good new week ahead.

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  22. º° ❤♫°
    Olá, amiga!
    Essa última foto é um show!!!
    Bom domingo!
    Boa semana!

    °º♡♡♫
    °º♡ Beijinhos do Brasil.
    º° ♡ ❤♫°

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  23. Lovely and uplifting reminders, darling - thank you!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  24. So true and so beautiful. We need to stop and breathe. Thanks for the reminder.

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  25. Thinking about 'Izzy', my Pandora Ferron station played Over the Rainbow. I tear up, honestly.

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  26. Thank you. This resonates strongly - I have made a decision to have a life, not an existence, no matter how hard it sometimes is.

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  27. YOU each honor me, and I appreciate the dialogue we have!

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  28. Thank you for reminding me how alive we are!

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  29. Very colorful captures!
    Have a great week ahead!
    I will look up once I am back from trip. :)

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  30. That is such an amazing sunset photo!

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