A Howdah is a seat or platform for
sitting upon an elephant.
" You empower them a little bit,
they empower you. It’s all a battle
against the futility and the
existential loneliness!
It may be that we are
all huddled together
around the fire and
trying to fight off that
sense of the inevitable.
That’s what we do
for one another. "
Bruce Springsteen,
in the New Yorker 30 Jul2012
Sky Pearl in Fiery Setting
" We are fed a steady
diet of superficiality.
Spruce up your character
instead of your wardrobe. "
Jessica Hagy
I'll build a stairway to paradise
"When one door closes,
another opens,
but often we look so long
at the closed door
that we do not see
the one that has opened
for us”
Helen Keller
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Warmly, cloudia
Wise words of Helen Keller and Bruce Stringsteen. And lovely pictures.
ReplyDeletetrue in how we mourn that closed door often missing the new one that is open for us...
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I like reading these quotes again and again!
ReplyDeletethat Jessica Hagy quote is right on.
ReplyDelete"When one door closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us”
ReplyDelete- Helen Keller
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My brother's cat needs to learn this.
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I've always enjoyed sitting around a fire, even all by myself. Funny you mention around the fireside, because the very living tree in my living room right now, shall give back my ornaments, slowly of course, and then- "My plans this year, are to set in in the center of our fire pit. To be lit once our weather becomes a bit more tolerable!"
ReplyDeleteThat Keller statement really speaks to me. Have a great Sunday, Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteHow I love your skies. And your words of inspiration.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photoes and wise words Cloudia♥
ReplyDeleteMahalo for sending us a warm fire to huddle around.
ReplyDeleteDrumMajor
nice quotes
ReplyDeleteWise words and colourful skies.
ReplyDeleteMerle...........
Wonderful advice to spruce up our characters rather than our wardrobes. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that Springsteen quote!
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play everyone! ♥
ReplyDeleteLoved the stairway to paradise!!
ReplyDeleteNamaste /\ from Mumbai
Aloha!!
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ReplyDeleteWonderful clouds! I hink I also love your country and you!
ReplyDeleteJ'adore your cloud imaginings Cloudia :)
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