Sunday, January 17, 2016

Gift to Be Simple

A  L  O  H  A !
"Love and compassion are 
necessities, not luxuries. 
Without them humanity 
cannot survive."
             Dalai Lama









Saint Raphael Church & 
Mission San Rafael Arcangel
Mission San Rafael Arcangel founded December 14, 1817 
San Rafael, Marin Country
California Historical Landmark No. 220.

"Raise your words, 
not voice. It is rain 
that grows flowers, 
not thunder."
                Rumi 

 Linking to
In-SPIRE-d Sunday









"The most complicated 
skill is to be simple."
                     Dejan Stojanovic





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Thank You!
                    Warmly Cloudia

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21 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildJanuary 17, 2016 at 3:40 AM

    Love, compasion - and laughter.

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  2. Bob BushellJanuary 17, 2016 at 4:19 AM

    Gorgeous images, and like EC said............

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  3. eileeninmdJanuary 17, 2016 at 6:39 AM

    Aloha, Cloudia! Your images are pretty, I love the beautiful church and the cute girls. Happy Sunday, enjoy your new week!

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  4. CloudiaJanuary 17, 2016 at 11:35 AM

    I love you true friends <3

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  5. Betty ManousosJanuary 17, 2016 at 11:49 AM

    loving your post, cloudia. images and quotes are really great!

    alohaaa!!!

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  6. Elizabeth EdwardsJanuary 17, 2016 at 12:14 PM

    oh, i love the spires. i enjoy those quotes too. i feel i am very simple. or at least what i truly love is simple. the simple moments. ( :
    have a great weekend.

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  7. TomJanuary 17, 2016 at 12:27 PM

    What beauties!

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  8. TeresaJanuary 17, 2016 at 12:35 PM

    Lovely pictures and wonderful quotes!!

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  9. 21 WitsJanuary 17, 2016 at 12:38 PM

    The smile in your first photo will linger in my frosty thoughts all day long. My frost is melting just saying this! Hehehe!

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  10. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©January 17, 2016 at 12:53 PM

    Very sweet! Lovely duckies, too.
    ~

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  11. Nancy ChanJanuary 17, 2016 at 12:57 PM

    Love the sweet smile of the lady in the first photo.

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  12. William KendallJanuary 17, 2016 at 1:49 PM

    The mission church really stands out! I'd love to see the inside.

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2016 at 3:03 PM

    Very nice mission church!

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  14. MerlesworldJanuary 17, 2016 at 3:33 PM

    A bit of everything there.
    Merle..............

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  15. RedPatJanuary 17, 2016 at 4:41 PM

    Love your quotes and that mission church is fabulous, Cloudia!

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  16. Su-sieee! MacJanuary 17, 2016 at 5:56 PM

    Interesting thought -- simplicity being complicated.

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  17. eViL pOp TaRtJanuary 17, 2016 at 8:05 PM

    That is a charming mission church!

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  18. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 18, 2016 at 12:54 AM

    What a warm and wonderful smile in the first shot Cloudia, we sometimes forget the power of a smile, makes everything so much better :)

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  19. Billy Blue EyesJanuary 18, 2016 at 3:20 AM

    Vey nice with a Spanish look

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  20. MaggidJanuary 18, 2016 at 9:24 PM

    I so enjoy your posts . . . Agreed, being simple . . takes practice . . . isn't that peculiar?

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  21. CloudiaJanuary 19, 2016 at 1:06 AM

    thanks!

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