Saturday, July 13, 2024

Ability and Art

A L O H A From Honolulu!

For everything you have missed,
you have gained something else...
  Ralph Waldo Emerson





Praise and blame, gain
and loss, pleasure and sorrow
come and go like the wind.
To be happy, rest like a giant tree
in the midst of them all.
     Buddha




Ordinary riches can be stolen,
real riches cannot.
In your soul are
infinitely precious things
that cannot be taken from you.
Oscar Wilde




Wealth is the ability to
fully experience life Henry David Thoreau


One cannot get protection
from wealth nor education.
The only factor that can give
protection from the destructive
effects of anger and hatred is the
practice of tolerance and patience. Dalai Lama





The art of living is to
know how to
grow old gracefully.
Montaigne

ꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿꦿ

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie



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21 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Love those ducklings and agree wholeheartedly with the Dalai Lama.

Teresa said...

That little gecko peeking out is so cute, as is Pixie growing older with grace. Great quotes and sentiments today. Thanks for spreading peace and love in the world.

roentare said...

The art of growing old is a true form of art

Anvilcloud said...

Up at 3:30 after a few hours sleep, I am not sure that I am aging gracefully. 😊

Cloudia said...

Love you both 💞

Tom said...

...growing old gracefully ain't easy.

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
Love the cute Gecko, your sweet Pixie and the ducklings are adorable.
Beautiful sky and trees and inspiring quotes.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

Barbara Rogers said...

Thanks for the inspirations...and beautiful photos. Like seeing trees framed at an angle for a change.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Growing old with grace is what I wish to do.
Blessings, Cloudia!

s.c said...

As always great to see and think about.

RedPat said...

The words and pics of this post strike home for me today, Cloudia. Thanks. ;-)

magiceye said...

Beautiful captures and quotes!

Bill said...

Growing old gracefully can be a challenge. It's something that needs a little adjustment every now and then.

Sharon said...

Such a lovely set of photos. Those ducklings are adorable.

Jenn Jilks said...

I think I've given up on graceful aging! It is such a pain!
Lovely flowers, as always.

21 Wits said...

Aloha Cloudia I don't want to miss anything I want to see and feel it all. It's a wonderful world out there we must grab all that we can quickly! Love that little critter ever so sweetly move forward, Take care.

William Kendall said...

Sneaky little gecko.

Mike said...

I need a bucket truck to get to some of the limbs that need trimming on my trees.

Shiju Sugunan said...

Beautiful words. So true and inspiring.

Katerinas Blog said...

Love the Oscar Wilde quote!
Beautiful photos and inspiring words ClÎżudia!
Have a beautiful and creative week!

Arun Goyal said...

Adorable ducklings, Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.