Another Basket

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Better to illuminate

than merely to shine

Thomas Aquinas

Maturity is peacefully

disagreeing without

thinking the other person

is terrible or believing all

of their other views must

be wrong too...

...processing different

perspectives without

ego or combativeness

is a real superpower.

Yung Pueblo

You are no bigger

than the things

that annoy you.

           Jerry Bundsen

Ego loves to condemn;

peace affirms itself

without judgment.

Yung Pueblo

Another Basket of Gifts:

Another Day!

Sometimes the darkest

challenges, the

most difficult lessons,

hold the greatest

gems of light.

Barbara Marciniak

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Agile Fragile Smile

A   L   O   H   A  !

"It occurs to me that the 

peculiarity of most things 

we think of as fragile is 

how tough they truly are...

...There were tricks 

we did with eggs, 

as children, to show how 

they were, in reality, tiny 

load-bearing marble halls; 

while the beat of the wings of a 

butterfly in the right place, 

we are told, can create a 

hurricane across an ocean. 

        Neil Gaiman

Butterfly

Grace is neither gentleness nor fragility. 

Grace is treating yourself, others, and 

even inanimate objects with respect.

          Kamand Kojouri

Appreciative words are 

the most powerful force 

for good on earth!"

             George W. Crane

If we take care of the moments, 

the years will take care of themselves. 

           Maria Edgeworth

☸

Young Things, New Things

are fragile.

Old things grow tender as well.

At this time of year,

of Crone & Infant,

Wisdom, Regret, and Insight

share Lordship with the

Fragile, Hopeful & New.

Returning to the framework of routine,

we pick up the first scent

of a new year, new decade.

One thing I know

is gratitude

for coming to this day.

I feel unexpectedly

positive and expectant.

A birdsong is telling me

that things will be better.

Glad You are Here.

Together is better.

Bump, bump bump

we go

down the funny stairs.

                Fondly, cloudia

Packing Up

A  L  O  H  A !

A farewell is necessary 

before we can meet again, 

and meeting again after moments 

or a lifetime is certain for 

those who are friends.

                    Richard Bach

Hawaii Supreme Court, Aliiolani Hale Link

Dear world, 

I am excited to be alive in you, 

and I am thankful for another year.

Charlotte Eriksson

Happy trails to you, 

until we meet again. 

Some trails are happy ones, 

Others are blue. 

It's the way you ride 

the trail that counts,

Here's a happy one 

for you.     

           Dale Evans

Diligent Elves

Feelings are always purest 

and most glowing in the hour 

of meeting and of farewell.

      Jean Paul Richter

Iolani Palace, Kingdom Of Hawaii Link

Every reunion is 

a type of heaven.

            Tryon Edwards

⎅

Love You,

                                  cloudia

W E L C O M E

A  L  O  H  A !

"And now we welcome 

the new year.

Full of things that 

have never been."

                                    Rainer Maria Rilke

"Forgive quickly. 

Kiss Slowly.

Love truly. 

Laugh uncontrollably

And never regret 

ANYTHING.

Especially that which 

makes you smile."

                                       Mark Twain

"The only journey 

is the one within."

               Rainer Maria Rilke

"We shall not cease 

from exploration, and the 

end of all our exploring 

will be to arrive 

where we started 

and know the place 

for the first time."

                 T. S. Eliot

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My day begins

with coffee making

and your visits.

Thank YOU

for YOU!

             Fondly, cloudia

First Bird Aboard

A  L  O  H  A !

"Gratitude and attitude 

are not challenges, 

they are choices."

                       Robert Braathe

 "Cherish the subtractions 

and you will be blessed 

with additions.”  

                   Robert Braathe

"This way! No; Over Here!"

"What-is has 

no bearing on 

what is coming 

unless you are continually 

regurgitating the 

story of what is."

  Abraham-Hicks

Linking to

Saturday Critters
&
The Bird D'Pot

The first morning

of 2016

I woke up and saw

the first bird

we've ever seen

on the dock.

The gull above

blessed with her

presence,

but did not

baptize with

mementos.

A good omen

I'd say!

What have you

already noticed

in 2016?

Thank You

for Visiting!

                            cloudia