Thursday, February 20, 2025

Let My Soul Smile

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U
Call for the grandest of all earthly spectacles, what is that? It is the sun going to his rest. Thomas de Quincey

Let my soul smile 
through my heart and 
my heart smile 
through my eyes, that 
I may scatter rich smiles 
in sad hearts.
     Paramahansa Yogananda





 You wanna fly, 
you got to give up 
the shit that 
weighs you down.
 Toni Morrison




The spiral is a 
spiritualized circle. 
In the spiral form, 
the circle, uncoiled, 
has ceased to be vicious; 
it has been set free.
Vladimir Nabokov



If you see someone 
without a smile today, 
give 'em yours.
    Dolly Parton

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


The world may spin
At frantic haste,  
But inside, stillness
Sets the pace.  

So let the winds
Of life collide,  
But in my heart
Calm will abide.  
Pixie


29 comments:

roentare said...

Love Morrison quote. Gonna get rid off the shit that weighs you down

Teresa said...

I love the Dolly Parton quote and the Pixie poem. I thought, at first, that we were supposed to give Pixie our smiles, but after reading her poem, I realized that she is just totally chill today.

DeniseinVA said...

Thank you for giving us that smile. I have always thought very highly of Dolly Parton.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful sky images, love the doggie and Pixie!
Take care, have a wonderful day!

Tom said...

,,,shine brightly!

s.c said...

It gives a smile on my face today.

Anvilcloud said...

They cleared our roadside snowbanks overnight. It's almost worth a smile.

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Lovely sky! Hi Pixie!

RedPat said...

Love the Morrison quote and all of the smiles, Cloudia. ;-)

Cloudia said...

Thanks Friends 🙂

William Kendall said...

Cute puppy!

Barbara Rogers said...

Yes, sending smiles virtually to you, as well as some pats in favorite places for Pixie!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Thanks, Pixie, for giving us your smile today. Blessings!

LA Paylor said...

oooo if you want to fly give up what holds you down.... profound!
petting pixie in my mind. Love you Cloudia
LeeAnna

Brian's Home Blog said...

Those were all beautiful and sweet Pixie, you are beautiful and very wise! Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

Jenn Jilks said...

I'm glad you usually feature Pixie. Such a sweetie. That doggie is cute, too.

magiceye said...

Aloha! Namaste 🙏

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Thanks, Cloudia. I always enjoy your photos and uplifting quotes!

Mike said...

I don't want to fly. The seats are too small.

Light and Voices said...

Hugs to Pixie. Your pictures and quotes always make me smile.

NandiniDeka said...

that cat looks surprised

rupam sarma said...

Amazing skies, Great clicks, Lovely dogy ,Pixie looks cute :)
Beautiful post.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

My fave photos today are the cute pooch in the stroller and that gorgeous plumeria!

Annie said...

Beautiful words as always. Thank you.
Hugs,
Annie x

Christine said...

Lovely post

DVArtist said...

Can't go wrong with Dolly. I love that first photo. Not a fan of dogs in strollers. Comes from my Vet Tech days. I really love the photo of Pixie. Thank you for sharing with FFO.

Gillena Cox said...

So many beautiful quotes todays, luv the photos too
Aloha Cloudia
Thanks for linking to AFFF

Much♡love

Lisca said...

All quite profound quotes. I have given up the shit that weighed me down, although it has taken me a lifetime. And now, like Dolly, I smile at the people that don't seem to have done that yet.
Enjoy your weekend,
Lisca

My name is Erika. said...

That dog int he stroller is adorable, even though I'm not sure about dos and strollers. But, what a face. And Pixie is adorable too. I hope you and she both have a great weekend.