Monday, October 31, 2016
Acceptance
A L O H A !
"If our early lessons of
acceptance were as
successful as our
early lessons of anger,
how much happier
we would all be."
Peter McWilliams
"The days you are most uncomfortable are
the days you learn the
most about yourself."
Mary L. Bean
"Happiness is not a matter
of intensity but of balance,
order, rhythm and harmony."
Thomas Merton
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| Mt. Diablo |
It's like I say:
Sometimes
you climb the mountain.
Sometimes the
mountain climbs you.
But isn't it great:
we get to have
mountains to
bring awe to
our days!
Hope you enjoy
YOUr view today-
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Rhymes With October
A L O H A !
"October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came –
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name. -
- The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
- Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band."
George Cooper
Find Your Joy.
Go outside if you can.
Keeping on the bright side;
That's my retirement plan.
Wishing you
a fabulous October day,
Thank You
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Free Riding The Wind
A L O H A !
"The best way to
know life is to
love many things."
Vincent van Gogh
"A good word is
an easy obligation;
but not to speak ill
requires only our silence;
which costs us nothing."
John Tillotson
"If you surrender
to the wind, you
can ride it."
Toni Morrison
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Saturday-ly, cloudia
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Friday, October 28, 2016
What You And I Are About
A L O H A !
"Life does not have to be
perfect to be wonderful."
Annette Funicello
"Wisdom is learning
what to overlook."
William James
"I think life is too
serious to be
taken seriously."
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Gosh it's so nice
to spend these
few moments
together!
It came to me
what we are all about:
We are about
feeling good
for all the
Right Reasons!
Thank YOU
for being such
and integral
part :-)
Warmly, cloudia
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Music of the World
A L O H A !
"There is a grace of kind
listening, as well as a
grace of kind speaking."
Frederick William Faber
"The best cure for
Sea Sickness, is to
sit under a tree."
Emo Philips
"Kind words are the
music of the world."
F. W. Faber
Linking to
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Warmly, cloudia
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Universal Grin
A L O H A !
"Take a breath of the
new dawn and make
it a part of you."
Hopi Proverb
"Things perfected by
nature are better than
those finished by art."
Cicero
"All Nature wears
one universal grin."
Henry Fielding
Linking to
Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Day Dusk And Moon Glow
A L O H A !
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| N. Calif Homestead |
"How I do love the earth.
I feel it thrill under my feet. -
- I feel somehow as if it
were conscious of my love,
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| This one is worth an enlarging 'click' |
- as if something passed into
my dancing blood from it."
James Russell Lowell
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Monday, October 24, 2016
People Doing the Dumb Things I Did
A L O H A !
Coast Guard, Waikiki
"Nothing is ever lost by courtesy.
It is the cheapest of
pleasures, costs nothing,
and conveys much."
Erastus Wiman
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| Waikiki Sunset 1 |
"Appreciation can make
a day,
even change a life. -
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| Waikiki Sunset 2 |
- Your willingness to
put it into words is
all that is necessary."
Margaret Cousins
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Here's to the people
doing the stupid things
that I used to do.
Wish I could reach you,
would be great if
I could teach you,
to show you,
to KNOW you.
But I watch it go by
though little escapes
my eye;
I send you with indulgence
and a little bit of grace
making peace with myself
over my own rudeness
when I was coming from
that very same place.
Appreciate YOU looking in!
Fondly cloudia
Sunday, October 23, 2016
The Bravest Wisest Age
A L O H A !
Oh My Windy Windy Feathers
Monday in the Pond with George
"I have reached an age when,
if someone tells me to wear
socks, I don't have to."
Albert Einstein
Einstein was up the road
at Princeton when I was growing up in that area. Despite his genius, I do recall some people disapproving of his habit of
not wearing socks. Even as I kid, I wanted to tell them: "He's a genius who's changed our world with his thoughts. What have YOU done with your proper attire?!"
Never did. Wanted too. Thinking about it now, this insight
is what gave me the courage to let my freak flag fly in many ways back in the "Hippie" days. Thank You Einstein!
"How old would you be if you
didn't know how old you was?"
Satchel Paige
Another One in the Books
"Too many people,
when they get old,
think that they have to
live by the calendar."
John Glenn
US Senator (and pioneering astronaut)
Glenn went on a mission aboard
the U.S. Space Shuttle at age 77
Here's to senior's.
They've been through a lot!
No one has the experience they've got.
Whoever, wherever; Deserving respect.
Zen like they savor This Minute - Today
with deep courage and gratitude
just keeping along the way.
Thank YOU
for walking with
US!
Fondly, cloudia
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Belly Breathing
A L O H A !
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| Don't Be Bittern |
"The person who has
many faults is usually the
first to criticize others."
Korean Proverb
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| Cormorant and Mallard Couple |
"A great river does not
refuse any small streams."
Korean Proverb
"The more one meditates
upon good thoughts,
the better will be his world
and the world at large."
Confucius
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Look at a cat, dog
or baby resting.
They breathe from
the belly.
Research shows that
breathing that way
calms the nervous
system, So stop,
relax, and breathe.
Ah! Felt good!
Thanks for pausing
here in YOUR Day!
Warmly, cloudia
Friday, October 21, 2016
Excess On Occasion
A L O H A !
"Walk together.
Feel the heart beats.
Experience the presence.
This is how to be thankful.
Amit Ray
"Excess on occasion is exhilarating.
It prevents moderation from
acquiring the deadening
effect of a habit."
W. Somerset Maugham,
The Summing Up, 1938
"The man who has seen
the rising moon break
out of the clouds at
midnight has been present
like an archangel at
the creation of light
and of the world."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thank You
Friend
for Playing Here
with us!
Fondly, cloudia