A L O
H A !
" No great deed,
private or public,
had ever been
undertaken in a
bliss of certainty."
Leon Wieseltier
the unpleasant.
But overlooking
part of experience
only gives us
'blind spots."
When we observe
ourselves,
without shying away
from the pain,
insight has a way
of finding us.
Pain brings truth
as pleasure does.
And a wrong turn
can bring you
to unexpected
vistas,
fresh insights-
especially
about ourselves.
Honesty
to Self & Other
to Self & Other
is a source of
power.
Pause briefly
from being
from being
the Hero,
or Victim,
and inhabit
the place of the
Witness.
" Everything changes
once we identify with
being the witness
to the story,
instead of the
actor in it.”
Ram Dass
^.^
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Thanks for visiting!
Warmly, cloudia
' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '
Thanks for visiting!
Warmly, cloudia
A lovely collection of quotes, as ever. I even got a good laugh out of one, unexpectedly. Quotes are so often just worthy and always highly moral or cautionary, so a funny one sticks out immediately.
ReplyDeleteHappy days!
Beautiful pics, darling!
ReplyDeleteLove Steven Wright ;)
xoxox,
CC
Got up to 60 degrees in Kansas; and we were waving at the heat!
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I'd very much like to wave our heatwave goodbye Cloudia :) you've captured beautiful skies and words today.
ReplyDeletei love steven wright. :)
ReplyDeleteand i love your 2nd photo.
Stunning shots, Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Friends
ReplyDeleteFunny that you mention Heat waveeee, as I have been bowing down in great thanks, trying to send it kisses in hopes, that it would stay longer!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Cloudia:)))
ReplyDeleteYour words are an inspiration today, Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteOutstanding, Cloudia!
ReplyDelete"No good deed goes unpunished."
ReplyDeleteP.S. Stephen Wright: genius.
I spilled spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.
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Spectacular views !
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Spectacular views !
ReplyDeleteGreetings
I like your words Cloudia. Very wise to look inward and watch ourselves being. I breathe. Will try to kiss the sky.
ReplyDeleteHappy Day.
You capture the most amazing cloud pictures, Cloudia. And I find your thoughts to be soothing also.
ReplyDeleteLove the J.G. Holland quote.
ReplyDeleteThe witness of a story versus the character in it. Very much some food for thought there.
ReplyDeletehonesty is power itself...
ReplyDeleteand pain def can open the door to new truthes.
aloha from va
nice quotes
ReplyDeleteOver here it's hot like mad. There are hotspot sprouting up everywhere :(.
ReplyDeleteSteven Wright's delivery has always been brilliant when he's on stage.
ReplyDeleteGreat views of the sky.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great invitation to honesty. Beautiful, Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteMy mother is forever saying that you must suffer a little to understand just how wonderful the happy times are. Love your photos, Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteIf I saw a heat wave I would turn my back and do my best to pretend it wasnt there.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for the wisdom, the beauty, and the smiles.
Incredible! Love this post. Those skies are marvelous and your words/quotes? Always inspiring.
ReplyDeleteHonesty to self is probably one of the hardest things to achieve. That second photo totally amazed me! Wow! What an awesome effect!
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