Saturday, March 16, 2024

Convincing Monkey

A L O H A From Honolulu!


Kindness is unconquerable.
But you must not do this
with sarcasm or reproach,
but lovingly and without
anger in your soul.
 Marcus Aurelius






Every time you praise something,
every time you appreciate something,
every time you feel good about something,
you are telling the Universe,
"More of this, Please."
Abraham Hicks




Stony king
Your head held high,
How your mane and tail
catch my eye!

No roar required-
your pose demands:
"I'm fearsome leader
of the sculpted lands!"

You are a friend,
Lion carved in stone,
Silent guardian of the
years we have known.




We should measure the
prosperity of a nation not by
the number of millionaires, but
by the absence of poverty,
the prevalence of health, the
efficiency of the public schools,
and the number of people who
can and do read worthwhile books.
    W. E. B. Du Bois



Dare to love yourself
as if you were a rainbow
with gold at both ends.
 Aberjhan



Nothing is worth more
than laughter. It is
strength to laugh and to
abandon oneself, to be light.
Frida Kahlo


 ꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤꫤ 

Love You, 
 Pixie & Cloudia







16 comments:

Mike said...

Laughter is the best medicine, literally.

Kay said...

I really really love the Du Bois quote. It is so very true!

roentare said...

Rude people are indeed never convincing

Cloudia said...

We all agree it seems ❤️

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful sky capture and the flower is lovely. Pixie always looks adorable.
Great quotes, the Du Bois quote is a favorite. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

Tom said...

...I guess that I'll chose convincing.

Mae Travels said...

Your quote from W.E.B.Dubois is really perfect for our time.

“ We should measure the
prosperity of a nation not by
the number of millionaires, but
by the absence of poverty,
the prevalence of health, the
efficiency of the public schools,
and the number of people who
can and do read worthwhile books.
W. E. B. Du Bois”

So many of us need to think about this.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

Barbara Rogers said...

Thanks again for the beauty of your photos. I liked the other quote about praise and appreciation. Will probably copy it for my quote "file."

William Kendall said...

Pixie looks at ease.

RedPat said...

We all seem to like the Du Bois quote. Nice post, Cloudia. ;-)

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

That's so true about rude people. And I am always appreciative of what I see in nature and it leads to seeing more and more! Happy weekend!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

May we all take time to be sincerely kind to others.
Blessings, Cloudia!

Cloudia said...

Thanks Friends!

GreenComotion said...

Wonderful photos! I showed the Lion statue to Genghis (my Chow Chow son) and he approved of the Lion's hair style :):)
Be well!

Teresa said...

I love Pixie and the lion!

Yvonne said...

Wise thoughts.