A L O H A !
"You have to know how to
accept rejection
and reject acceptance."
Ray Bradbury
" No mind is
thoroughly well-organized
that is deficient
in a sense of humor. "
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
" Certainly, it takes some amount
of attention and energy.
But in smiling at strangers,
I acknowledge their humanity,
and in doing that,
in reminding myself of it,
I promote peace.
How?
By bringing joy to others
that's far out of proportion
to the investment required. "
Alex Lickerman, M.D
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cloudia
il y a de belles couleurs
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful colors! And a moving thought by Ray Bradbury.
ReplyDeleteCertainly, it takes some amount
ReplyDeleteof attention and energy.
But in smiling at strangers,
I acknowledge their humanity
Seems to me I read something similar about a cab driver coming to the same understanding. Piku 9
Got to love that quivering meatwheel in the sky!
ReplyDeletepromoting peace by bringing joy...now there is a concept...smiles...
ReplyDeleteall about it
aloha from va
When I smile at strangers, it seems they wonder what I've been up to! Your little wheelie cloud is a tiny cloud pretending to grow into a hurricane, but he isn't that mean. Your Hawaii clouds have colors that are not in the official big box of Crayons! DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue images Cloudia, Hawaii and Perth go together like strawberries and cream :))
ReplyDeleteAloha Cloudia, I'm with you on smiling my day away again, today! Yesterday, wasn't enough for me! :)
ReplyDeleteLike Ray's quote. That coming from a guy who spent a lot of his off time in outer limits. Ha!
ReplyDeletelovely skies, dear!
ReplyDeleteLike that last quote. And those skies, wow. It takes no effort to smile when I'm on this blog. Happy Sunday!
ReplyDeleteI'm usually living so far inside my head I hardly notice people around me. I need to try and do better at that.
ReplyDeleteStopping in to say "Hello" and see your beauty here today sweet Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteSmiling,
Willow
Bradbury never ceases to amaze me. What a sharp writer and a fabulous quote here. Hope all is going well in Cloudia's Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteWonderful skies and quotes yet again. Hope you had a wonderful weekend and are all set for a good week ahead :).
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteThanks each of You!
And thanks Walking Man for the shout out to my Hawaii novel. Click on the book cover on this blog and order one today, EVERYONE! :-)
Beautiful shots and post. Salut from Barcelona.
ReplyDeletenice quote by bradbury
ReplyDeletelove that sky !!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeletethank you for the beauty of your world
ReplyDeleteand the world of wonderful thoughts
Lovely post and thoughts! My thoughts and prayers are with you during the storm. Batten down the hatches, cher!
ReplyDeleteLovely sky.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely, creative skies, Cloudia. Are you getting nervous about this storm?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your wise words and creative images to go with them!
ReplyDeleteWil, ABCW Team.
So true about needing a sense of humor.
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