Sunday, September 10, 2023

Eloquence of Silence

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Not until just before dawn 
do people sleep best; 
not until people get old 
do they become wise.
             Chinese Wisdom



A good society is characterized
not just by liberty but by
mutual respect and responsibility.
When this breaks down
it takes a lot more than
police officers to put things right.
   David Lammy




Mimosa pudica, known as the sensitive plant
responds to touch by rapidly closing its leaves and drooping.
When you're sensitive,
you're alive in every
sense of this word in
this wildly beautiful world
 Sensitivity is your strength.
Keep soaking in the light
and spreading it to others.
   Victoria Erickson




“E lei no au i ko aloha”
I will wear your love as a wreath.




Continue to do good, and
heaven will come down to you.
Hawaiian Proverb


You become what you think about.
Napoleon Hill

Now let me sit here,
on the threshold
of two worlds.
Lost in the
eloquence of silence.
Rumi


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie



Linking To

Monday Murals 


Hawaiians Share a Honi
Honi is a traditional
Hawaiian greeting that involves two
people pressing their noses together
and inhaling at the same time.
The exchange of breath
the "HA"
is significant in 
Hawaiian Culture





18 comments:

  1. Thanks for the gorgeous post with cool quotes and a lovely sound track. Pixie is definitely immersed in the sound of silence.

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  2. David Lammy must know about tRUMP.

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  3. I like that first quote very much.

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  4. I always love Rumi quotes - and the sensitive plant is a beauty.

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  5. Beautiful sky and a lovely flower and leis.
    Great quote and photos. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

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  6. I wonder if we really do sleep best before dawn. I certainly didn't sleep well for much of last night, so I probably did best before dawn.

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  7. Every day you open a door with your beautiful photo's and quotes for our minds.

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  8. "I will wear your love as a wreath."

    💙

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  9. Beautiful quotes and images to go with them, Cloudia. ;-)

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  10. Good morning and Aloha to you and Pixie and I completely agree with your comment you left me about preaching up one side of the street and I the other side, with doses of wonderful quotes. You know secretly many don't know but when I'm feeling down or blue I'll grab wonderful words, quotes and writings of others and boom all is good again! Take care sweet Lady!

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  11. Wow! That's a great message! And each of you bring a unique flavor and tempo and sweetness that we appreciate so much. Wishing you all the best, dear people

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  12. Lovely poems and pictures, Cloudia & Pixie.


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  13. Always a fan of your work, poems and pictures. Have a great week!

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  14. I agree that it takes a lot more than police officers to make things right, but there must also be respect on both sides.

    What a fabulous mural. I learned a lot when you described it.

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  15. Interesting post and a great mural!

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  16. Great quote and photos. Interesting mural and thanks for the explanation.
    Honi would have been impossible during Covid.
    Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Cloudia.

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  17. honi is also a custom among Inuit Eskimos...
    what a beautiful suite of pictures.

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