Thursday, July 31, 2025

The Seeds

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U
Go to where you 
are kindest.
Jaron Lanier



The good life 
is inspired by love 
and guided 
by knowledge
 Bertrand Russell





You can't punish 
yourself into change.
You can't whip 
yourself into shape. 
But you can love yourself 
into well-being. 
 Susan Skye 
  


Cassia fistula 
golden shower tree.
Native to the Indian 
subcontinent 
& Southeast Asia. 





 Scared and sacred are
spelled with the same letters.
Aweful proceeds from the same root word as Awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seeds
of transformation. Alan Cohen


𐩔𐩕𐩔𐩕𐩔𐩕𐩔
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
𐩕𐩕




Fortunately, the tsunami when it arrived was strange but manageable with some flooding and no big damage (reported so far). We dodged a bullet. 
Thanks for your support.
Here you see normally busy Waikiki Beach 
empty in late afternoon. 
A strange sight indeed!



21 comments:

Katerinas Blog said...

When I heard about the earthquake and tsunami on the news,
I immediately thought of you and your country!
I'm glad you're okay.

roentare said...

A powerful reminder that within the shadows of our fear and struggle often lie the very elements that shape our strength, insight, and awe

s.c said...

The quality of the soil in which the seed is planted determines the outcome of growth.

Ananka said...

I read about that yesterday and thought about you. Hope everyone is okay :-D

Tom said...

...stay well and dry!

Anvilcloud said...

I like the word observations at the end.

Andrew said...

I knew you would be safe, but it is good that no one was under threat.

RedPat said...

I'm glad that you are safe and that there was little damage, Cloudia. ;-)

William Kendall said...

Pixie looks relaxed. Good that you all came through.

Barbara Rogers said...

I loved the quote by Susan Skye. Thanks for the update following the tsunamis.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Loved the quote from Alan Cohen, Cloudia, as I love knowing how words came to be. Blessings!

Teresa said...

I love the quote about loving yourself into well-being! So glad that you and Pixie are safe, and the tsunami was not destructive.

Bill said...

Glad you are safe and ok. Take care.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Those are wonderful words and photos too. I'm glad the tsunami didn't do any major harm. Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

Jim said...

I like that palm tree shadow.

Photo Cache said...

So glad to hear the "damage" of the tsunami was manageable.

Worth a Thousand Words

Jocelyn said...

So glad there was not much damage.

magiceye said...

The 1st photo is marvelous!

rupam sarma said...

Glad to hear all izz well , Hear about tsunami earthquake news.Stay Safe.
Amazing sky view. Beautiful flowers. Lovely pic of Dog and Pixie :)
Great post.

Stefan Jansson said...

It was a scary day for many people.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

"Go to Where you are Kindest" - greatest quote ever.
I'm glad that the tsunami didn't cause very much damage and nobody was hurt.