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A  L  O  H  A !

In an ugly world 

the only true protest 

is beauty. 

            Phil Ochs

Click Photo To Enlarge (Gummi!)

A candle is a small thing. 

But one candle can light another.

And see how its own light increases, 

as a candle gives its flame to the other.

You 

are such a light.

             Moshe Davis

Palm Tree Trimmers

The years teach much 

which the days never knew.” 

                    Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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Keep Your Sails,

Your Candles,

& Your Trees

Trimmed!

                            Fondly, cloudia

Present

A L O H A !

Sometimes merely stopping 

and regaining your equilibrium 

is the most important job 

right now,

To simply be present 

and authentic 

with those present.

Brazilian Cardinal click photo to see his mate

Kindred spirits are not as scarce 
as I used to think.

                      Ann Shirley


Linking To
Saturday Critters

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Thank You for being one!

                                cloudia

Sub-Tropical Pacific Weather

A L O H A !

Art & Auto Repair:

Honolulu's Kaka'ako Neighborhood.

Always sights to amaze or appall.

I just drink it all in!

Who remembers the sweet little Theater? Now a dive shop with a tall new neighbor abuilding.

We had thunderstorms with lightning, and flooded streets last night. Today, as above, the hungover clouds cling to the mountains. Tropical weather. All magnificent! Even our humidity is imported from Tahiti 🌴

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Glad you walked along today!

                                                                 cloudia 🌴

Shine

A  L  O  H  A !

I am my own twin.

…we're twins, and so we love each other 

more than other people…

               Louisa May Alcott

  

Growing up doesn't mean that you are older than someone, it means that you are no longer an amateur. 

           Michael Bassey Johnson

When I look into the eyes of an animal I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul.

 AD. Williams

Wake up,

dance with the light of the morning sun.

Enjoy the warmth of her love,

feel the joy of life,

feel the joy of deepest gratitude.

                Debasish Mridha

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Summer Fun

Winter Wonders

North & South

      You Shine! cloudia

Real Flowers of Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !

“The earth laughs in flowers.” 

          Ralph Waldo Emerson

 “Let us dance in the sun, wearing 

wild flowers in our hair...” 

             Susan Polis Schutz

“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him 
the stars.”

                                Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

The real blossoms of Hawaii 

are her People!

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Love Yourself!

                                                        cloudia

Linking To

Wild Bird Wednesday

Mingling

A  L  O  H  A !

If you judge after appearances, 

you will continue to be enslaved 

by the evidence of your senses.

           Neville Goddard

Palm Tree Seed Pods Link

I shut my eyes in order to see.

           Paul Gauguin

King St @ University Ave, Honolulu

The magic of the street is 

the mingling of the errand 

and the epiphany.

            Rebecca Solnit

Manoa Valley  Link

Queen Kaahumanu 

[1768 - June 5, 1832]

King Kamehameha The Great's wife, 

owned lands in Manoa. She chose to spend 

her last days in the valley. Link

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We Are In This Together

with the gift of solitude

                                                                                                                    cloudia

Honolulu New, Old, Forever

A  L  O  H  A !

Bless the people

who acquire and use

real practical skills

to build and keep

our society running!

Oahu has always been

"The Gathering Place"

Since Monarchy days.

Always changing,

always thronged with

both native born,

newcomer,

and visitor.

Crossroads of the Pacific!

We have urban Honolulu.

We also have farms and ranches.

We live close with our

history and island ethos.

The way we treat one another

is the real pull.

No place is like this place.

This is the place,

my place.

Welcome

Linking To
Our World Tuesday

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                                 cloudia

Your Own

A  L  O  H  A !

Click Mual To Enlarge

We can never obtain peace 

in the outer world until we 

make peace with ourselves. 

                   Tenzin Gyatso

Don't be afraid of the sharps, 

flats, or minor keys in 

the melody of your life. 

They give your song it's 

soul and great value. 

Makiki Christian Church Link 

Fear kills Life and Light. 

Awe builds us up and makes us Wise. 

Plug into something judged 

worthy by your own heart.

Let go when it is time, and 

you will find new delight & freedom 

WHATEVER happens next!

Links:

InSpired Sunday

Mural Monday

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Love You,

                                                         c

Victory

A L O H A!

See the golden beach sands 

and blue sky

in a cool breeze

my mind flys high.

                   Debasish Mridha

Every now and then 

one paints a picture that 

seems to have opened a door 

and serves as a stepping stone 

to other things. 

                   Pablo Picasso

I will eliminate hatred, 

envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, 

by developing love for all humanity, 

because I know that a negative attitude 

toward others can never bring me success. 

I will cause others to believe in me, 

because I will believe in them, 

and in myself.” 

               Napoleon Hill

California Memories; 

My Time With the Hummingbirds

Linking To

Saturday Critters
I'd rather be bird'n

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Refusing To Despair

Is Victory!

                             cloudia

Neighborhood Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

All real works of art 

look as though they 

were done in joy.

           Robert Henri

One's pain is one's own creation. 

There is a Tibetan expression that 

one should treat such things as if 

they were wind behind one's ear. 

In other words, just brush it aside. 

                    Dalai Lama

If you make an effort to be grateful right now, to notice and dwell on the good stuff, to actually say "thank you" internally as you go along, it will only feel weird for a while. Eventually it takes on a life and rhythm of it's own that can really draw you in as long as you wish to maintain it. Sort of a 'Comfort Spiral.' And one good thing is, that it prevents the tiny black weeds from growing up and choking your joy. Cloudia

Linking To

Skywatch Friday

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