Thursday, May 1, 2025

Laughing, And Invite Them In

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U
This being human is
a guest house.
Every morning
is a new arrival.
A joy, a depression,
some momentary awareness
comes as an unexpected visitor...
Welcome and entertain them all.
Treat each guest honorably.
The dark thought, the shame,
the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
Rumi


Faces Reflect the morning, Untethered, Untouched by clouds. Seen across a quiet space. Nothing to hold, nothing to let go.
Cloudia
Lily Visitor
 Relationships  
 are the point,  
 not the tool. 
 Jon Osorio 



Stay hopeful;
you never know what
tomorrow will bring.
Buddha


She sits- small and still- the world reflected in her eyes.
She gazes- wide open as the sky, each thought a bird lifting, vanishing.
Pixie

⛯⛯⛯⛯⛯⛯⛯⛯⛯⛯⛮⛯⛯⛯⛯
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


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30 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful and profound reminder from Rumi—embracing all emotions and experiences, both light and dark, as teachers that guide us on our journey.

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  2. Mr. Gecko and Miss Pixie could have a play date, maybe? Linda in Kansas

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  3. Rumi was such a wise man. Huge thanks to you and Pixie too.

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  4. What joy in the woman's face, and the man to the right seems happy about something.

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  5. The guest house is a very good metaphor.

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  6. ...I wish you a Merry Month of May!

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  7. I love Pixie's words today, Cloudia. ;-)

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  8. Each beginning offers an opportunity to be hopeful. Happy May Day!

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  9. Such a collection of poems and sayings!
    Thank you so much for sharing them.

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  10. Love the gecko and Pixie.
    Great poems and quotes, Pixie's words were my favorite.
    Happy May to you, have a great new month!

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  11. Some nice ones
    Happy Thursday. My favourite today is the one by Oprah.

    Much♡love

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  12. Nice poems from you both. Happy May to you and Pixie.

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  13. I love your poem and Pixie's thoughts. She is in Zen master mode today. That last picture is wonderful (so is the gecko).

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  14. Your thoughts were just what I needed to read today. Thank you.

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  15. Those are all such wonderful words and photos and I love yours too Pixie! Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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  16. We Adore Each of You Dears and LOVE reading your comments!!!

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  17. Wise words to reflect on. Thanks Cloudia!

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  18. Beautiful photos -- have a great week.

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  19. That's a fabulous photos of Pixie. The green in the background really brings out her eyes. Happy May to you.

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  20. Wow! What a beautiful, peaceful post. I love your poems and quotes and the photos are wonderful. Thank you for joining FFO and have a nice weekend.

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  21. A beautiful post and I enjoyed the words of Rumi. Thank you for linking up and have a great week ahead!

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  22. That quote by Rumi is wonderful.

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