Monday, August 18, 2014

Happy Wise

A L O H A !

" The longer we dwell 
on our misfortunes
 the greater their power
 to harm us. " 
                                 Voltaire










"  For every minute 
you are angry 
you lose sixty seconds
 of happiness. "
                            Ralph Waldo Emerson











"Be happy.
 It's one way 
of being wise." 
                        Colette 








" Every word, facial expression, 
gesture, or action
 on the part of a parent 
gives the child some message 
about self-worth. 
It is sad that so many 
parents don't realize 
what messages they are sending. "
Virginia Satir


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Thank YOU
                   Warmly, cloudia

18 comments:

Birdman said...

After my posting today, I must tale Voltaire's words to mind. Cleansing is good.

TexWisGirl said...

thanks for the wisdom, cloudia.

Anonymous said...

Love the hibiscus shot and quote.

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Beloved ship, Kilauea
Sea-roving steed that roams this ocean
Hauling back and forth, then the voyage home

Now Kilauea's prow heads into the wind
Smoke breaks from stack, ripples over the sea,
Paddle-wheel slowly revolves and
Passes Kala`au Point

Moloka`i up ahead
Lahaina yonder, awaiting freight
The Kilauea unloads cargo
At Pala`au
Heave-ho and shove down below

Like a flock of seabirds upon a waste of sand
A hungry horde races along this shore
Were it not for
Chief Kamehameha
The sheep would have no supplies or life
The shepherd, wise in matters of life
Kama`ipu`upa`a, the life-bringing kahuna

Now let his famished flock feed on
Olive leaves given with a King's love
This is the end of my song
In praise of Chief Kamehameha
~

21 Wits said...

Aloha Cloudia, You always have a way of making me smile! Such lovely captures too.

Myrna R. said...

Always nice to be here. Love that first quote.
Have a great day.

Cloudia said...

Thanks VERY much each of YOU for being such true friends!

Maude Lynn said...

I love that last quote!

Elephant's Child said...

How true it is. And dwelling on misfortunes takes sooooo much more energy than revelling in joy.

carol l mckenna said...

Lovely and colorful photography ~ and great quote ! have a great week and thanks for coming by ~

artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

Brian Miller said...

happy is the way...it takes so much more energy to be upset or angry...and so much more unhealthy as well...smiles.

aloha from va

eileeninmd said...

Hello cloudia, a wonderful post and images. Wise words for all of us follow... Thanks for sharing, have a happy week!

Adam said...

nice quotes

William Kendall said...

As ever, Emerson is wise.

Merlesworld said...

Good to see some sunshine we are missing it lately .
Cute lizard.
Merle.........

Other Mary said...

These are really wonderful, important messages. Thank you for reminding us Cloudia! Peace!

Indrani said...

That message is so important for all parents. Thanks for the lovely pic too.

Teresa said...

Great quotes! I like the Voltaire quote. We don't need to dwell on the bad things.