Petaluma CA
Relic of the
Abstinence Movement
[Water Fountain of Course!]
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Kindness, Sarcasm, Wild Turkey
A L O H A !
"If you have zest
and enthusiasm
you attract zest
and enthusiasm.
Life does give
back in kind."
Norman Vincent Peale
begets kindness."
Greek Proverb
It's 'Kill them
with kindness.'
NOT
'Kill them with
sarcasm.'
cloudia
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| Wild Turkey, Novato CA |
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| Pour Vous |
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Morning's Good Light
A L O H A !
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| Morning Light |
"Learning to ignore things
is one of the great
paths to inner peace."
Robert J. Sawyer
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| DEMON |
The scariest demons
of darkest night,
fade in the glory of
morning's good light.
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"The best ideas
come as jokes.
Make your thinking
as funny as possible."
David Ogilvy
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Ducky!
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Monday, May 29, 2017
What You See What You Carry
A L O H A !
"The soul always knows
what to do
to heal itself.
The challenge is to
silence the mind."
Caroline Myss
"You see in the world
what you carry
in your heart."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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| 한국의 전통 드레스 |
"We either make ourselves
miserable, or we make
ourselves happy.
The amount of work
is the same."
Carlos Castaneda
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Wanderer's Home
A L O H A !
Sitting in Waikiki
Looking out to sea
I wonder if you
ever think of me
Linking to
Shadow Shot Sunday
Shadow Shot Sunday
Sea Birds know:
best to forage
as you go.
When the sky
is your home
You're never alone.
Linking to
Only Marin
of the Golden Dawn.
In the chorus of
The Golden State
Mesmerizing with
Her song.
한국 전통
So many have come
from immemorial times -
- With their songs
foods, values, cultures
over centuries
these very hills ring!
[First Nations, Miwok, Pomo,
Spanish, Mexico, Americans,
Swiss, Italian, British,
Chinese, Danes, Jews,
Dentists. . .]
California -
"The area became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its [Mex.] successful war for independence, but was ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican–American War. The western portion of Alta California then was organized as the State of California, and admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850."
Wikipedia Link
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May this be said of me
and of you too:
"She is free in her wildness,
she is a wanderess, a
drop of free water. She
knows nothing of borders
and cares nothing for
rules or customs.
'Time' for her
isn’t something to
fight against. Her
life flows clean,
with passion, like
fresh water.”
Roman Payne
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Friend!
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Saturday, May 27, 2017
The Kind
A L O H A !
"Kindness is the
golden chain by which
society is bound together."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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| Old Petaluma |
"Be kind to unkind people -
they need it the most."
Ashleigh Brilliant
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| Mallard Family |
"Write injuries in sand,
kindnesses in marble."
French Proverb
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Friday, May 26, 2017
Thoughts and a Mountain
A L O H A !
"Eyes and ears are
poor witnesses to
people if they have
uncultured souls."
Heraclitus
"People take different
roads seeking fulfillment
and happiness.
Just because they're
not on your road
doesn't mean they've
gotten lost."
H. Jackson Browne
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| Mt. Tamalpais Link |
"Too often we underestimate
the power of a touch, a smile,
a kind word, a listening ear, an
honest compliment, or
the smallest act of caring,
all of which have
the potential to
turn a life around."
Leo Buscaglia
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
Wisdom Discovered While Walking
A L O H A !
“Every walker is a
guard on patrol to
protect the ineffable.”
Rebecca Solnit
“When patterns are broken,
new worlds emerge.”
Tuli Kupferberg
"The soul should
always stand ajar,
ready to welcome the
ecstatic experience."
Emily Dickinson
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Two Goslings
A L O H A !
"I want to do to you
what spring does
with the cherry trees."
Pablo Neruda
"Nature is not a
place to visit,
it is home."
Gary Snyder
what spring does
with the cherry trees."
Pablo Neruda
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| Marin CA Hills |
"The Marin Hills are a series of steep high ridges and peaks in southern Marin County. They are a part of the long Pacific Coast Ranges mountain system. The centerpoint of these hills is the 2,571 foot Mount Tamalpais near Mill Valley."
A kind word is
like a Spring day."
Russian Proverb
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Styles of Blessing
A L O H A !
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| Museum of the American Indian, Novato |
“May the stars carry
your sadness away,
may the flowers fill
your heart with beauty,
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| Mr. Bugeia, Miwok Descendant |
may hope forever
wipe away your tears,
and, above all, may
silence make you strong.”
Chief Dan George
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| Hawaiian Kahu |
E oʻu mau kiaʻi mai ka pō mai
O my guardians, from remote antiquity
E nānā ʻia mai ka hale o kākou
Watch over our home
Mai luna a lalo
From top to bottom
Mai kahi kihi a kahi kihi
From one corner to the other
Mai ka hikina a ke komohana
From east to west
Mai ka uka a ke kai
From (the side facing) the upland
to the (side facing the) sea
Mai loko a waho
From the inside to the outside
Kiaʻi ʻia, mālama ʻia
Watch over and protect it
E pale aku i nā hoʻopilikia
ʻana i ko kākou nohona
Ward off all that may
trouble our life here
ʻĀmama, ua noa
ʻĀmama
(the prayer) is freed
Handy & Pukui
1998, 141
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| Chinese Lion Dancers |
"I am grateful for everything
life has given me, even though
it’s not all happiness.
Though you haven’t received
everything you want in life,
you are blessed enough to
have all that you need.
Life is just like a piano.
White keys represent joy
while black show sadness.
As you go through life,
remember the black keys
make music too."
Chinese Saying
The kiss of the breeze,
or the simple benediction
of a child. . . .
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