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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
No Less
A L O H A !
"Look at the sky.
We are not alone. -
-The whole universe
is friendly to us and -
- conspires only to give -
- the best to those
who dream and work."
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. "
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Thank You
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Tuesday Thoreau
A L O H A !
"Removing toxic people
from your life
is like breathing
fresh air while
walking alongside
of the ocean."
Marala Scott
"To affect the
quality of the day,
that is the
highest of arts."
Henry David Thoreau
"A lake is a landscape's
most beautiful and
expressive feature.
It is Earth's eye;
looking into which
the beholder measures the
depth of his own nature."
Henry David Thoreau
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What an influence
Thoreau had on me
when very young!
My first philosopher.
Making my solitude
and love of nature
a font of virtues.
Then he taught me
to put my thoughts
into words,
to be a writer.
Did you have such
an influence yourself
at a young age?
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Thank You
Dear Friend!
Warmly, cloudia
Monday, August 29, 2016
August Light
A L O H A !
"One of these mornin's
You're gonna rise up singin'
Then you'll spread your wings
And take to the sky"
George Gershwin &
Dubose Heyward,
Porgy and Bess
"Do not anticipate trouble
or worry about what
may never happen.
Keep in the sunlight."
Benjamin Franklin
“Bad things can happen,
and often do--
but they only take up a
few pages of your story;
and anyone can
survive a few pages.”
James A. Owen
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Thank YOU
FRIEND!
Fondly, cloudia
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Revoke Those Permissions
A L O H A !
"Our greatest strength lies
in the gentleness and
tenderness of our Heart.”
Rumi
"Be with those who
help your being."
Rumi
"You only live once,
but if you do it right,
once is enough."
Mae West
Once upon a time
in your life,
certain behaviors
[let's call them 'symptoms']
presented themselves to you.
Would you like to respond
with Anger in this situation?
Do you choose fear,
or despair?
Sarcasm?
And we gave them permission,
invited them in. We tried them on.
And they became 'our' way.
I've been noticing:
'Here's where fear begins'
and watching how
that moment Before
Anger [or saying something
dumb] presents a choice
- everytime - to
which we long ago
gave permission:
'Yes, I'll get angry!'
'Yes I'll say that
marginal thing.'
It became a habit
that some call
'Personality'.
But what if we
revoke those permission?
What could come of that?!
When I find I'm irritated,
or about to make some
flippant remark I'll regret.
I tell myself:
"I revoke those permissions."
Just like on your mobile device:
Those apps are deactivated.
Your permission
has been revoked.
And you know what?
It's working!
I revoked those permissions.
And do not click "Accept"
when they present themselves.
Who KNOWS what could
come of THIS!
Bumpy Bump Bump
Down the funny trail. . . .
Thank YOU
FRIEND!
Fondly, cloudia
Saturday, August 27, 2016
The Green Black and White
A L O H A !
"Adopt the pace of nature:
Mahogany, Ebony, Ivory
"The only person I ever
want to be better than;
is the person I
was yesterday."
William Chapman
want to be better than;
is the person I
was yesterday."
William Chapman
Little Green Heron [ i love thee]
"Never say anything
about yourself
you do not want
to come true."
Brian Tracy
about yourself
you do not want
to come true."
Brian Tracy
Black Crowned Night Heron
"Adopt the pace of nature:
her secret is patience."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Friend!
Fondly cloudia
Friday, August 26, 2016
In A Reverie
A L O H A !
"Sit in reverie and watch
the changing color of
the waves that break
upon the idle seashore
of the mind."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Thought is the labor
of the intellect,
reverie is its pleasure."
Victor Hugo
"Any creation of art
is conceived and born
under influences, amidst the
atmosphere of reverie. . . "
Emile Galle
"Do anything rather than
give yourself to reverie."
William Ellery Channing
[William Ellery Channing was the foremost
Unitarian preacher in the United States
in the early nineteenth century]
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Some people
like to travel by car.
Others prefer
to walk.
I like to move about
in a reverie,
relaxed open awareness,
floating
that's me!
.
In a reverie
that's where I want to be.
Wrapped in a tingle
vibrating with the woof and wingle.
All life's wisdom do I possess.
Now if I could only
choose the right dress.
Thank YOU
FRIEND for
drifting with
the cloudia
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Hobo Tramp and Bum
A L O H A !
"Enlightenment must come
little by little - otherwise
it would overwhelm."
Idries Shah
"Life is not about how
to make others happy,
Life is about how you
share your happiness
with others"
Chinese Proverb
I tried to
catch some fog...
I mist!
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A Hobo is a migratory worker
of great pride and skills
who rides the rails from harvest to harvest,
The term probably originated in the
Northwestern United States
[where they work the apple harvest]
around 1890.
The Tramp" walks ['tramps'] everywhere,
works only when absolutely forced to.
Bums never work.
They survive on the largess
of their fellow citizens and
of the system they disdain.
Thank YOU
for Migrating Here!
Fondly, cloudia
! BONUS !
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Compromise But Stay On Course
A L O H A !
"Always remember that
you are
absolutely unique. -
- Just like
everyone else."
Margaret Mead
"Lasting change is a
series of compromises.
And compromise
is all right, as
long your values
don't change.
Jane Goodall
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Friend!
Fondly, cloudia