Scratch That Itch

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog     Link

Look at this window:

it is nothing but a

hole in the wall, but

because of it the whole

room is full of light. Zhuangzi

Are you looking for gold, friend? Look around you; anything useful to you is pure gold, pure silver! Mehmet Murat ildan

A circle is the

reflection of eternity.

It has no beginning and

it has no end -

and if you put several circles

over each other, then

you get a spiral.

Maynard James Keenan

Dare to love yourself

as if you were a rainbow

with gold at both ends. Aberjhani

💡💡💡💡💡💡💡✏

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

Scratch That Itch, Ducky!

Proud

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Every path,

every street in the world is your

walking meditation path.

Nhat Hanh

Candid shot on the fly. 

I never want to make anyone uncomfortable,

though anything/anyone visible to the

public is legally fair game for a photo.

So I am expert at swinging

around like a tourist appearing to 

take random shots, 

grabbing a snap on the fly. . . 

occasionally yielding:

A Photograph. 

VERY Proud of this young man.

Son of my good friends - Ohana really -

Genshu Price.

Dad Mike suggested that G collect deposit bottles

and cans to help fund his college. (G is 13) 

Well, Genshu took it to the extreme the way energetic, smart, young people do when supported. 

Bottles4College is a 501-c 

Nonprofit that has partners at schools,

markets, and restaurants around our island!

Mom Maria Price (a WONDERFUL friend and

incidentally EXCELLENT Oahu Realtor)

took this photo on Friday Oct 1

by the Queen Liliuokalani statue

at Hawaii's State Capitol after

Genshu was recognized with an

award by the legislature! 

Follow your path, 

and let the people talk.

Dante Alighieri

Pixie, get the dust buster!

Be proud of every scar

on your heart,

each one holds a

lifetime's worth of lessons.

Wallace Stegner

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

Over The Rainbow in Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

"Don't leave Hawaii.

You can never come back."

That's what the 

local people say.

The lure of owning a home, 

of better wages, the heat. . . . 

It all tempts Hawaii residents

to go California, or 

Vegas, or Seattle.

But once you are there ,

Hawaii calls 

in a million and one ways. 

The warmth of her people, 

the technicolor skies and 

mountains,not to mention 

Hawaii's food and music!

All have a way of calling 

in your dreams

like a siren song.

I heard that song for almost 

four years in California.

And coming back ISN'T easy!

But today I write to you 

from my Waikiki

of almost 30 years. 

Home Again.

Brother IZ Surfboard

I will never leave my friends, 
family and islands again.
Welcome back!
We are in Waikiki together once again.
Truly. Somewhere over the rainbow.

Mahalo for your visit. 
You are MOST welcome here!

A  L  O  H  A
Pumehana

ㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄎㄘ

Thank YOU

Friend!

                Fondly, cloudia

Hawaii Photo of the Day

 A  L O  H  A !

Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Street Smarts

A L O H A !

" We never really grow up, 
we only learn how 
to act in public. "
Bryan White

" Enjoy

 the little things, 

for one day 

you may look back 

and realize they 

were the big things. "

                         Robert Brault

A perennial quote 

well worth repeating. 

Like a mantra. 

cloudia 

" You get tough 

when you grow up 

unloved. 

People described me 

as a boyish girl - 

rather shy, but I didn't show it. 

I had an attitude. 

I was rather wild. "

                       Maj Sjowall

As an adult,  

I realize that  

 though I was not  
loved as I wanted, 

or needed at the time. 

I WAS loved. 

cloudia  

" The greatest day in your life 

and mine is when we take total 

responsibility for our attitudes. 

That's the day we truly grow up. "

                                    John C. Maxwell

['^']

Are You street smart,

do you look both ways?

That's one kind.

The deeper ways

of Street Smart

were taught me

young

by my father,

a city boy

who was in WWII

and raised me

in a new suburban home

on a new street

in a new subdivision

where I went

to a new school

outside his old City.

The new adventure:

SPACE.

[God Speed John Glenn!]

So I'm walking in

The City

with my dad,

down a gritty sidewalk

wider than our street.

The air is full

of sounds and smells.

Nothing is new.

Buildings various

in age, style, height,

profused

before my green 
suburban eyes.

Classic rube pose:

eyes up high.

Classic line:

"Lookit all them 

tall bildins!"

Dad didn't smack me

on the back of the head,

but he didn't have to.

His reaction

and horror

were imprint enough

[this is over 50 years ago]

" You DON'T walk

on the sidewalk

looking UP!"

He said.

I can hear

his inflection.

"Look like you

know where you are,

like you belong there,

like you know

where you are going,

Don't stand out 

as a stranger."

To this day,

I behave

as if I belong

everywhere I go

no matter 

how different

in geography

or culture.

This trait

has gotten me

into some 
really

cool places.

It must have 
gotten me

into a few

rough places

and close calls

as well.
But I can't recall any!

Oh well,

such is vie!

I traveled by train

into the city

by age 14,

disappearing 

for the day.

[before mobile phones

and helicopter parents].

I made the City

mine too

with knowledge

and experience,

places and people.

Today, "children"

skype parents daily

from college!

I had my own apt

at age 16.

Maybe I grew up

too fast.

But dad respected

people who worked,

and paid their way.

I always will too.

Some of us

contribute else

than paychecks now.

I prepare

a modest feast

for Friends.

And YOU

make it so

by visiting!

Thank You Friend!

                       Fondly, cloudia

Island of Misfit Relationships

A  L  O  H  A !

It takes two.

Even a saint cannot

repair a damaged relationship.

All you can do

is behave as your best self,

and limit contact.

[even when you are together]

Your courtesy,

non-violent manner,

- even friendly overture -

cannot effect repair

unless the other party

wants it,

is capable,

can even SEE

the overture!

Linking to Weekend Reflections

Some can only

run the scripts

that they have always run,

forcing you into

the role assigned to you.

That's all that

they can see.

They're not even present

to themselves.

It's not your failure

but the nature of

free will.

Don't slam doors,

or say in anger

the thing they will

repeat.

Just continue

on your happy way. . .

Damaged relationships

do not heal

if neglected.

The forgetting scab forms,

covering unresolved tissues.

You can go on with

your life.

Only when

the possibility of healing

expires

with one side,

does survivor find

the grace to finally

heal it alone.

It is over.

Done.

You may forgive.

Then the scab

 falls away

revealing freshness,

that portends only

good.

Until then

slam no doors

when you get out

to salvage

yourself.

Thank You

for Musing Here

with Us!

             Warmly, cloudia

I Director

A  L  O  H  A !

" Simple

 can be harder

 than complex. "

                   Steve Jobs

 "If you ever find yourself 
in the wrong story, 
leave."  
                   Mo Willems

"The two of them were 

very proud of that scene 

when it was done 

because it seemed 

simpler than it was. "

                      Paris Barclay, 

                        Director

(/.\)

During Holiday Seasons

there is a lot of work,

expectations, and pressure

in the air.

Routines

are disrupted;

And some of us

rely on our routines

to regulate our days.

We may be separated

from companions,

or worse:

our companion animals!

When I get tense

It's does me good 

to remember

that I am director

of my own movie.

Call a five minute break.

Assess the scene.

Sometimes, it's what

DOESN'T occur

that makes the piece!

[so it comes off simpler

than it is]

Don't play someone else's

role they've created for you.

Just tell yourself:

"CUT."

Then play it your way,

or not at all.

If voices be raised,

yours need not

be one of them.

Remember:

You are the Star

of your own movie!

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Thank You

for your appearance

here!

                 Warmly, cloudia