Sunday, September 30, 2018
The Condiment
A L O H A !
"The greatest discovery
of all time is that a person
can change his future by
merely changing his attitude."
Oprah Winfrey
I have discovered this to be
true in concrete practicality!
"To me there is no picture
so beautiful as smiling,
bright-eyed, happy children;
no music so sweet as their
clear and ringing laughter."
P. T. Barnum
"Failure is the condiment
that gives success its flavor."
Truman Capote
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Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
Saturday, September 29, 2018
The Kindness Of Recognition
A L O H A !
"A fool flatters himself, a
wise man flatters the fool."
Edward G Bulwer-Lytton
"It's hard to practice compassion
when we're struggling with
our authenticity or when
our own worthiness
is off-balance."
Brene Brown
"Service is a smile.
It is an acknowledging wave,
a reaching handshake,
a friendly wink,
and a warm hug.
It's these simple acts
that matter most,
because the greatest
service to a human soul
has always been the
kindness of recognition."
Richelle E. Goodrich
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Friend!
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Friday, September 28, 2018
Grasp 📀
A L O H A !
"Words are mere
bubbles of water,
but deeds are
drops of gold."
Chinese Proverb
“If you can be content with who you are, how you look and then try every day to make a difference to someone else, then it leads to a wonderful life. It’s a shame more humans can’t grasp that fact.”
M.K. Clinton
"You only live once,
but if you do it right,
once is enough."
Mae West
"Words are mere
bubbles of water,
but deeds are
drops of gold."
Chinese Proverb
M.K. Clinton
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
A Society of Friends
A L O H A !
Society of Friends = "Quakers"
"Justice Bennet of Derby, was the first that called us Quakers, because I bid them tremble at the word of the Lord. This was in the year 1650." George Fox
"Right is right, even if
everyone is against it, and
wrong is wrong, even
if everyone is for it."
William Penn
“I shall pass through
this world but once.
Any good therefore that
I can do or any kindness
that I can show to
any human being,
let me do it now.
Let me not defer
or neglect it,
for I shall not pass
this way again.”
Stephen Grellet
"O Lord, help me not to
despise or oppose what I
do not understand."
William Penn
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When I was a child
I lived in the Quaker City
of Philadelphia. The ethos
of the Society of Friends, and
the Pennsylvania Commonwealth's
founder William Penn, was one of
doing right to all in good faith,
all with deep simplicity
and humility. This helped to
shape my concepts or Right & Wrong,
preparing me for the revelation of,
and my lifetime devotion to, the
important values of ALOHA.
Quaker Stephen Grellet
and his friends,
were granted audience with several
European rulers: Kings,
Queens, the Czar.
The Friends shared their ideas about
abolishing war, and lifting up the
peasants and common folk. Reportedly,
several rulers were receptive and
appreciative of the spirit the Friends
shared. But sadly they explained, that
their "absolute" power was contingent
on maintaining the system in place.
Should they make the heavenly
changes advocated by their Quaker
visitors. . . . well, they would no longer
be ruler! As a child this impressed me
very much. While we often make enemies
of persons, persons who say, or do, or
advocate that which we find wrong,
we are all part of a giant human dance
through time. A dance in which we
all participate, though some sit and
watch. Though responsible for our
own steps, though, each of us
exerts a genuine influence on the
dancers around us, and on the
dance itself, none of us is
responsible for guiding the dance.
We play but a roll. Even Kings,
Queens, and Presidents.
So dance kindly, Dance towards
the Light. Change your partners,
swing around, reach out to be
steadied. Get giddy sometimes.
But Dance!
Your Friend, cloudia
Society of Friends = "Quakers"
"Justice Bennet of Derby, was the first that called us Quakers, because I bid them tremble at the word of the Lord. This was in the year 1650." George Fox
"Stephen Grellet (2 November 1773 – 16 November 1855) was a prominent French-born American Quaker missionary.
He was born Étienne de Grellet du Mabillier in Limoges, the son of a counsellor of King Louis XVI. Raised as a Roman Catholic, he was educated at the Military College of Lyons, now the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon, and at the age of 17 he entered the personal guard of the king. During the French Revolution he was sentenced to be executed, but escaped and eventually fled Europe to the United States in 1795.
Impressed by the writings of William Penn, George Fox, and Quaker beliefs, in 1796 Grellet joined the Society of Friends. He became involved in extensive missionary work across North America and most of the countries of Europe, in prisons and hospitals, and was respectfully granted meetings with many rulers and dignitaries, including Pope Pius VII, Czar Alexander I, and the Kings of Spain and Prussia. He encouraged many reforms in educational policies and in hospital and prison conditions.
It is reputed that Grellet was the last living person who could have identified the "Lost Dauphin", the heir apparent of France.[citation needed]
Grellet died in Burlington on 16 November 1855 and his body was buried there, behind the Quaker Meeting House at 340 High Street."
Wikipedia Link
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Egrets
A L O H A !
Great Snowy Egret
"Even if I was certain
of going to heaven
I would pray God to let me go
from the longest possible route."
Nikos Kazantzakis
Lesser Egret
"I realized that If
I had to choose,
I would rather have
birds than airplanes."
Charles Lindbergh
NOT an Egret
"I may not have gone
where I intended to go,
but I think I have ended up
where I intended to be."
Douglas Adams
You'll never regret being well groomed!
"I will never regret
loving someone
because the feeling of love
for five minutes is greater
than an eternity of hurt."
Kurt Langner
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Friend!
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Have More Of It
A L O H A !
"There is no such thing
in anyone's life as
an unimportant day."
Alexander Woollcott
Novato, CA
“The growth of understanding
follows an ascending
spiral rather than
a straight line”
Joanna Field
"Make it a habit to tell people
thank you.
To express your appreciation, sincerely
and without the expectation of
anything in return.
Truly appreciate those around you,
and you'll soon find
many others around you.
Truly appreciate life, and
you'll find that you
have more of it."
Ralph Marston
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Friend!
Warmly, cloudia
Monday, September 24, 2018
Three Characters I Met Yesterday
A L O H A !
“. . .sometimes one feels freer
speaking to a stranger
than to people one knows.
Why is that?"
“Probably because a stranger
sees us the way we are, not as
he wishes to think we are.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“Smile at strangers and you
just might change a life.”
Steve Maraboli
“I am a free soul, singing
my heart out by myself
no matter where I go and
I call strangers my friends because
I learn things and find ways to
fit them into my own world.
I hear what people say. . .”
Charlotte Eriksson
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Friend!
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Sunday, September 23, 2018
The Color Of You
A L O H A !
Let go when it is time, and
you will find new delight & freedom
WHATEVER happens next.
"If I could tell you about red
I would sing to you of fire sweet
like cherries burning like cinnamon
smelling like a rose in the sun."
Dixie Dawn Miller Goode
“Yellow is the colour of the sun.
Blue is the colour of the sky.
Green is the colour of grass.
Brown is the colour of your eyes.
Black is the colour of the night.
Orange is the colour of truth.
Red is the colour of love.
And...
Rainbow is the colour of you.”
Anthony T. Hincks
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Dare To Shine Your Colors!
Thank YOU
Friend!
Fondly, cloudia
